Alfredo De La Fe & Fruko – La Llave De Oro

Released 2005
Colibri Records

Alfredo De La Fe & Julio Estrada (Fruko)
Executive Producer & Musical Director

Available at Descarga

1. Somos Los Reyes De Mundo 5:22 (Alfredo De La Fe)
2. Julio El Gitano 4:51 (Rafael Barros)
3. Anhelos 3:55 (Alfredo Gutierrez)
4. Ritmo Sabroso 4:41 (D. R.)
5. Kukucha Ku Cha 4:31 (Raul Alonso)
6. No Soy De Aqui 4:35 (Facundo Cabrales)
7. Nostalgia De Mi Tierra 6:20 (Pedro Carrasquillo)
8. Soy 5:17 (Willy Chirino)
9. Manana 4:38 (Marin Medina)
10. Sibanicu 3:34 (D. R.)
11. La Botija De Abuelito 5:29 (Jose Fajardo)
12. El De Los Ojos Negros 5:12 (D. R.)

This is a collaboration between Colombian Salsa legend Fruko and renowned Cuban violinist Alfredo De La Fe. Sibanicu made salsanewyork.com list. Ritmo Sabroso is fun.

Musicians:

Alfredo De La Fe / Violin, Cello
Pablo Grajales / Piano
Giovany Montoya / Bass
Vladimir Hurtado / Trombone
Leon Giraldo / Flute
Jaime Gale / Timbales, Conga, Campana, Guiro, Bongos
Carlos Andres Caballero / Tiple, Guitar
Alcidez Diaz / Accordion
Ricardo Arango, Tomas Rocha, Sandra Monsalve, Alvaro Parra, Julio Lozano / Chorus
Ricardo Arango / Vocals
Sandra Monsalve / Vocals
Tomas Rocha / Vocals
Linda Estrada / Vocals
Carlos Mario Aguirre / Vocals
Oscar D’Leon / Vocals (3)
Jose Alberto “El Canario” / Vocals (2,8)

Alfredo De La Fe – Latitudes

Released 2000

RykoLatino

Produced by Alfredo De La Fe

Available at Descarga, Amazon, etc


1. Latin New York 6:23 (Alfredo De La Fe)
2. Asomate A La Ventura 4:37 (Alfredo De La Fe Sr.)
3. Xiomara 4:45 (Chucho Valdez)
4. Somos El Nuevo Milenio 6:02 (Alfredo De La Fe)
5. Sandra Mora 4:45 (Traditional)
6. Hilda 4:55 (Alfredo De La Fe)
7. Descarga Melao 4:24 (Alfredo De La Fe)
8. Que Manera 4:38 (Manolo De Valle)
9. Ge Ge 5:00 (Cesar Correa)
10. Muneca 4:40 (Eddie Palmieri)
11. Batusalsa 4:38 (Alfredo De La Fe)

Arrangements by Cesar Correa & Alfredo De La Fe.

Latitudes reflect the journey Alfredo De La Fe took from his native Cuba to New York in the 60s and 70s then to Colombia in the 80s. Musical influences ranging from Eddie Palmieri and Tipica 73, both of whom Alfredo De La Fe worked with in the 70s, to Tito Puente in the 80s to Colombian Cumbia is explicit in this album. By the time of this album’s release in London, Alfredo De La Fe had relocated to Italy.

Muneca made salsanewyork.com list.

All songs in this album apparently was re-released in 2006 by Discos Fuentes in the CD "Esta Es Mi Salsa" with two bonus tracks. Check Prodland or Amazon for this CD.

Musicians:

Alfredo De La Fe / Violin, Viola, Cello, Congo Vocals (11)
Cesar Correa / Piano, Accordion (11), Solo Synthesizer (9)
Eduardo “Dudu” Penz / Electric Bass, Baby Bass, Brazilian Percussion & Chorus (11)
Rodrigo Rodriguez / Timbales, Maracas, Guiro, Guira (1), Rap Vocals (5,11), Quinto (3), Chorus and Lead Vocals (2,5,7,11)
Luis Aballe / Conga, Bongos, Cowbell (4)
Nene Vasquez / Bongos, Cowbell, Conga (4), Quinto (1)
Leonardo Govin / Lead Trombone
Don Randolph / Trombone
Carmine Pagano / Trombone
Elvio Ghigliordini / Flute, Baritone Saxophone
Ruth Mery Carvajal / Chorus
Jose Rodriguez / Chorus
Armando Miranda / Chorus, Lead Vocals (3,4,5,8,10)
Carlos Irarragorri / Tres (2,4)
Bruno Genera / Djembe (11)
Francesco Manzoni / Trumpet, Flugelhorn (9)
Gilson Silveira / Brazilian Percussion (11)
Amik Guerra / Trumpet (11)