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Tito Puente’s 94th Birthday
Orquesta La Ley salsa band performs at Congahead Studios
Peruvian trombone player brought an exceptional band, Orquesta La Ley of first call musicians to Congahead Studios for an exciting session of two original tunes.
MecániK InformaL perform at Congahead Studio
Panamanian band, MecániK InformaL brought its unique style Cuban timba mixed with Panamanian rhythms to Congahead Studio by performing the song El Party Se Pone Caliente & Deja La Tekilla.
A view of the Upper East Side of NYC
As part of my quest to photograph NYC’s skyline, I went to the top of Willy Rodriguez’s apartment building on East 77th Street off York Ave. to get some shots at sunset
Logan Hicks’s Spectacular Bowery Mural
I was grateful to get a parking space a couple of blocks away from this amazing mural which is at the NW corner of Houston St. and The Bowery so I could photograph it while it was unblemished.
Randy Weston at Charlie Parker Festival. Marcus Garvey Park, Harlem, NYC
Randy Weston at 90 years old, wowed the audience at Marcus Garvey Park with his African inspired jazz. A must attend concert for jazz lovers. This performance was held at Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem, NYC.
Fort Tryon Park/The Cloisters
Way uptown in Manhattan is a treasure of a park called Ft. Tryon Park that houses The Cloisters.
The Highline/Hudson Yards, NYC with friends
The construction around the Highline and Hudson Yards in NYC is beyond anything I have ever seen.
Herencia de Timbiquí perform at Congahead Studio
Colombian band Herencia de Timbiquí stopped by our studio while on their U.S. tour to perform Sabrás. This is the first time we had the Marimba de Chonta in our studio. Herencia de Timbiquí a mesmerizing band from the Pacific coast of Colombia, enjoy!
Los Van Van Perform at Congahead Studio
While on their US tour, some of the members of one of the most famous bands that came out of Cuba, Los Van Van, came by our studio to perform a couple of their songs, Por Encima Del Nivel & Somos Cubanos, in an instrumental version.
Itai Kriss and The Havana Special at Congahead Studios
Israeli flute player Itai Kriss brought his band, The Havana Special to Congahead Studios
Leslie Cartaya at Congahead Studios
Leslie Cartaya stops by our studio while touring around the New York area to perform one of compositions, Bolero Blue.
Dos Santos brings its psychedelic cumbia to Congahead Studios
Dos Santos: Anti-Beat Orquesta is a Chicago-based band that rocks the sounds of popular Latin dance genres with psychedelic flare, from Colombian Cumbia to Afro-Caribbean Salsa. They stopped by our studio to perform La Diablera & Epilogue 66 / El Puerto de Animas.
Los Muñequitos De Matanzas in Matanzas, Cuba.
During our visit to Cuba on April, 2016 we had to opportunity to visit Matanzas, Cuba.We are forever grateful for Los Muñequitos de Matanzas opening their home to us.