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I absolutely love it when I put a new CD on for the first time, and with the very first song, I just KNOW I’m not going to be able to sit still for at least the next 45 minutes!
Tumbando Cabeza does just that – it knocks your head off with Tabaco y Ron’s high energy, big salsa band sound that just doesn’t quit – all the way through the CD. It’s a non-stop Salsa Party!
Formed in Los Angeles 6 years ago, Tabaco y Ron have a huge West Coast following, and it’s no wonder – it’s quite evident from this, their latest CD, that they are one of the tightest bands around today –
and they keep getting better. This is a band that has one goal in mind – get the folks up and dancing!
The arrangements of pianist / producer / band leader, Héctor Manuel Rivera, are nothing less than superb.
Talented lead vocalist Martín Padilla has a great salsa voice with a sound and style comparable to the great Oscar D' León, but he always makes it fresh, fun and full of his own personality. His delivery and the voices of the coro are a match made in salsa heaven.
César Espinosa, lead percussionist, shows off his soul-pounding rhythm in Herencia Rumbera, but the truth is, that not only he, but all of the musicians of Orquesta Tabaco y Ron are very accomplished at what they do. They play to the dancers.
If you always wanted to know what is West Coast Swing, but were afraid to ask, check out the 2nd (and title) track, Tumbando Cabeza. Oh, man! It just doesn’t get better than this! I take that back – there is a way it could get better – kidnap the whole band for a weekend show on the east coast!
In the meantime, hurry up and buy this CD, at
- Diane Honer Padró
On "Que Se Sepa", West Coast band Tabaco y Ron deliver contemporary Salsa with an old school flavor. On this CD, their second release, vocalist Martin Padilla and band-leader/pianist/arranger Hector Manuel Rivera continue to impress with their sure-fire recipe for high-energy Salsa Dura. The roots of Salsa music are clearly heard in the classic Guajira "El Son Te Llama". I'm telling you - Buy it!
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Discography
We have released 5 CDs.
#1 "SALSA DE VERDAD", released 1999.
#2 "QUE SE SEPA", released 2001.
#3 "TE LO DIJE", released 2004.
#4 "PONLE SALSA A TU NAVIDAD",(Christmas Album) released 2005.
#5 "TUMBANDO CABEZA", released 2006.
All this productions were arranged, produced and recorded by Hector M. Rivera for Dimelo! Records.
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ORQUESTA TABACO Y RON
Orquesta Tabaco Y Ron was borned in1998. OTR is the most exciting Latin band today. Their high-energy, hard-edged brand of salsa music has appealed to devoted salsa dancers and Latin music DJ's worldwide. OTR is a 11 piece "Big-Band" orchestra, composed of musicians from all over Latin America including Puerto Rico, Cuba, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Peru, Colombia and Mexico. OTR's stunning rhythms create a contagious energy that revives the almost extinct salsa sound of generations past.
Their arsenal of hard salsa tracks has gained OTR recognition and respect by tropical music aficionados worldwide.
Orquesta Tabaco y Ron has performed to audiences everywhere in the world. Their worldwide tours have taken them from Puerto Rico to Costa Rica, Mexico and even the U.S. troops in Korea! They recently had the honor of performing at The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York.
Locally they are regular performers at Disneyland's Mikey's Mambo Club, the Los Angeles County Fair, L.A. Salsa Congress and the Puerto Rican Festival at the Queen Mary. They also perform nightly at all the the top Latin clubs in Southern California.
HECTOR MANUEL RIVERA
Hector Manuel Rivera has produced and arranged all five Orquesta Tabaco Y Ron productions. He has solely produced, arranged, recorded, engineered and mastered all of their releases. As the band leader, he is known to his fellow musicians as "El Pianista Del Barrio." Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Hector Manuel discovered his passion for music at the age of nine while being inspired by such artists as the Sonora Ponceña and Papo Luca on the piano. These great artists influenced the young aspiring musician to become fascinated by the sound of salsa music, later triggering him to become obsessed with the piano. Hector Manuel would eventually claim the piano as a musical weapon of his own.
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