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Those house-rockinâ guys with the âNew York attitudeâ â those âLa Pelucaâ guys,â Dave Santiago & Latin Affair â are back and keepinâ it real with their long-awaited, outrageously-fresh and more-heavy-duty-than-ever second production! (Iâm not kidding you â as I sit here writing while listening to this CD, I find Iâm typing in clave!)
âRumbeando En El Solarâdelivers hard-driving authenticity, sparkling musicianship and dazzling originality throughout. Seven of its nine tracks were penned by Dave Santiago, Sr. and members of Latin Affair, and all arrangements -- including those of two refreshingly-presented standards -- plus the releaseâs recording, artwork, and production, are âin-house. Made in NYCâ.
Core members onboard with founding bandleader, lead vocalist and percussionist Dave, Sr. are his son, flutist, arranger and now, Latin Affairâs musical director, Dave, Jr. â a prodigy whoâs matured artistically before our eyes -- plus mega-talented bassist Willie Rodriguez (son of the late Roberto Rodriguez, Sr.), amazing pianist Amy Millan, conguero, Rolando âtakin- it-to-the-next levelâ Ramos, and original member, timbalero/bongocero Danny Morales, trombonist, arranger-extraordinaire and âmain staple,â Rick Faulkner, stellar Grammy award winner and nominee trumpeter Ray Vega, original member and composer, tres, cuatro and guitar maestro Luis âCarrasceaoâ Rodriguez, inimitable lead vocalist Pete Pagan (the-guy-whose-energy-rivals-that-TV commercial-rabbitâs), and talented newcomer, singer/composer Chuito Dejesus.
Add dynamic trumpeter Vicente Cantu, bongocero Jose âPee weeâ Quintana, and invited guests conguero Tito Roque, guitarist John Campos, trombonist Dave Chamberlain, pianist Edwin Sanchez , violinist Ali Bello, and voice overs by Evelyn Rojas to the mix, and the result is a must-have production that inspires, energizes and heals -- physically, emotionally and spiritually.
âRumbeando En El Solarâ elegantly bridges the past, present and future, as well as generational divides. Showcasing Luis Rodriguezâs and John Campoâs eloquent Cuatro and Guitar artisty is the touching âDon Aquilino,â composed by Dave Santiago, Sr., a goose bump-rendering number not only paying tribute to his father, who passed away before the recording was completed, but also, in Santiagoâs words, âto our Jibaro heritage, and those who paved the way for us here in the U.S.â
âAnd after all is said and done,â concludes the bandleader, âDave Santiago & Latin Affair never forgets its Bronx roots, and represents that Latin music with a New York attitude, everywhere they go!â And they just keep getting better and better!

Vicki Solaâ, 89.1 WFDU-FM radio host/producer of âQue Viva La Musica,â
and columnist, Latin Beat Magazine