Biography: La Sonora Carruseles, La Sonora Dinamita, La Sonora Matancera, La Sonora Ponceña, La Tabaré, Les Shleu Shleu, La Tropa F, La Tropa Vallenata, La Turca, La Union,

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La Sonora Carruseles Biography, Photos, Pictures

Colombian Sonora Carruseles burst into the local tropical scene performing Afro-Caribbean rhythms, including a traditional style known as salsa brava, originated in the 1960s

La Sonora Dinamita Biography, Photos, Pictures

Colombian arranger/composer Lucho Argain (born Luis Guillermo Pérez Cedrón) made his first record in 1959 after signing up to Antonio Fuentes Estrada’s label Discos Fuentes

La Sonora Matancera Biography, Photos, Pictures

Led by 90-year-old guitarist and vocalist Don Regelio Martinez, La Sonora Matancera has been called, by the Guinness Book of World Records, “the group with the longest duration

La Sonora Ponceña Biography, Photos, Pictures

Puerto Rican La Sonora Ponceña, one of the most popular tropical acts ever, was formed in 1954 by local musicians Enrique Lucca Caraballo and Antonio Santaella, who were previously playing in a band formed in 1944, called El Conjunto Internacional

Uruguayan Latin rock band and theater company la Tabaré began performing live by the end of 1985, participating in a festival called Montevideo Rock in 1996, playing along with Argentinean Sumo and Chilean los Prisioneros, among others

Les Shleu Shleu Biography, Photos, Pictures

Shleu-Shleu, the Haitian forerunner of what in NYC became Ska-Shah #1, was one of the great bands Their combination of swing and delicacy was one reason, but from this distance what stands out from that pre-funk era is their strong Creole flavor, not just in the melodies but in the wonderful solo sax, a style no longer heard

The Tejano group La Tropa F comprised members of the musical Farias family — Joe (bajo sexto and vocals) David (lead vocals and accordion), Juan (drums), Jaime (keyboards), Jesse (bass) and Jesse Jr

La Tropa Vallenata Biography, Photos, Pictures

Emerging in 1986 from Mexico’s Monterrey, Nuevo Leon region, Tropa Vallenata were long at the forefront of the cumbia style Their 1996 LP Los Caminos de la Vida was their commercial breakthrough in the U

Electric funk/blues band from Argentina la Turca was formed in 1994, making their live debut at a local venue called La Parada del Blues After touring the local club scene, in 1998, the seven-piece act independently released its first album, called En Algun Lugar De La Ciudad

Spanish pop/rock band La Unión got involved in the local scene in the early ’80s Singer Rafael Sánchez, bass player Luis Bolín, guitarist Mario Martínez, and keyboardist Iñigo Zabala hit the charts in 1984 with their song “Lobo Hombre en Paris,” releasing Mil Siluetas that same year, produced by Mecano’s Nacho Cano and followed by El Maldito Viento in 1985

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