La Excelencia November 7, 2008

La Excelencia

11-07-2008 19:00 at S.O.B.s
204 Varick Street at West Houston, New York, New York 10014
Cost: Free (5-6), $5 (6-7), $10 (7-8), $15 (After 8PM)

S.O.B.s Latin Concerts Presents: La Excelencia Doors: 5:00 PM Happy Hour: 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM Dance Class: 7:00 PM Shows: 8:00, 10:00 PM Dance Class with TBA Tickets Free Admission: 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM 2 for 1 Drinks and 1/2 Price Appetizers: 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM $5 : 6:00PM to 7:00 PM $10 and Free Salsa Lessons: 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM $15 and Live Orchestras: After 8:00 PM

LA EXCELENCIA:
La Excelencia is co-owned by Julian Silva and Jose Vazquez-Cofresi who in 2005 formed the orchestra in New York City. The orchestra was created with the intention to bring a new outlook to salsa music by being hip, young, writing about social issues, and breaking the mold yet not losing the true roots of salsa. The hard life of the barrio is reflected in La Excelencia music through their hardcore salsa sounds known as ‘salsa dura’. The music of La Excelencia has been referred to as fresh, original, danceable, contagious, and bringing social awareness to all.

In 2006 La Excelencia released their freshman project 'Salsa Con Conciencia' which was highly received through out the world. 'Salsa Con Conciencia' sold over 9000 units without major distribution. The entire CD 'Salsa con Conciencia' and two singles from the CD "La Salsa y el Guaguanco" and "La Lucha" were chosen to be voted on by the Latin Grammy's and The Grammy's making it as far as the second round. La Excelencia's music can be found on countless salsa/world music compilations, motions pictures, instructional DVDs, and can also be heard on radio stations and satellite radio both nationally and internationally.

With the immediate success of 'Salsa Con Conciencia', La Excelencia began touring extensively headlining some of the top festivals, venues, salsa congresses, and performance art centers around the world. On tour La Excelencia has sold-out venues at maximum capacity and continues to build momentum by garnering a loyal fan base worldwide. A few of the events La Excelencia has performed at are, The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (USA), The Afro-Latino Festival (Belgium), New York International Salsa Congress (USA), Oslo Kongressenter (Norway), and Lincoln Center for Performing Arts (USA) to name a few.

Now with much global anticipation La Excelencia will be releasing their sophomore CD January 2009. This CD showcases the versatility of La Excelencia and its many talents within the orchestra. Vocalist Edwin Perez and Gilberto Velazquez do a great job of interpreting 10 tracks plus 1 bonus track. A few of the new songs were performed at the New York International Salsa Congress in New York City and were highly received. As the success of La Excelencia grows so does the orchestras fan base which is quickly making La Excelencia one of the most sought out salsa orchestras in the world.

Salsa Groove:
Every Friday evening @ S.O.B.’s, New York's hottest contemporary salsa bands perform live, taking their inspiration from legendary orchestras of the past like Tito Puento, Orchestra Aragon, El Gran Combo, Manolito Simonet Y su Trabuco and mix it up with the Latino sounds of today, like merengue, bachata and Reggaeton. From the novice to the smoothest salsero, everybody gets on their feet to dance at Salsa Groove. And even if you're hopeless on the dancefloor, come by at 7pm for a free salsa lesson and New York's most experienced (and patient) dance instructors will be on hand, prior to the show, to guide you to razor sharp moves. Plus, the Mojitos at the bar are the best in the city, so that helps too! Once the show starts, the vibe is electric. Whether its Jimmy Bosch, Issac Delgado or Johnny Pacheco, the band will take you through a salsa experience unlike any other that will have you groovin' from the minute you walk in to the second you walk out. When you need a break, sit down for dinner and enjoy our delicious menu of Nuevo Latino cuisine with food like platanos, empanadas, and mariscada. After Salsa Groove, the party continues so stick around for the late-night Manhattan Haitian Dance party with the best live bands in Konpa music. Every Friday 5-11pm. FREE for women/$10 for men before 7pm, $15 for all after 8pm. S.O.B.'s 204 Varick Street @ the corner of Houston Take 1 train to Houston 212.243.4940

Official Website: http://www.sobs.com/latin_salsa/2008/1107.html