INTRODUCTION

 Through this paper we try to explain in detail, the various musicians that make up the sauce in Colombia in a very understandable for anyone who sees it.

Also designed a practical and simple way to begin to know a little of this extraordinary music, so knowing its specific characteristics and some of the main characters of this music

I hope that this work will contribute something, as it consists of a video that can help us generalize everything about this issue more briefly.

CONCLUSION

In conclusion this genre is well recognized nationally and internationally. It has a boom in our country, this varies various artists and bands that are world renowned for their music albums, for his successful awards. Etc.

It is also generally a genre of Colombian origin, but was removed from Cuba, but dare we conclude that the years were taking great importance in Colombia, as this great artists have emerged globally recognized.

SON DE CALI

Salseros heart, and professional musicians are WILLY GARCIA JAVIER VASQUEZ voices and leaders of Caliban, who live for music. With an extensive career of over 20 years, these artists have devoted their all in multiple theaters worldwide in order to transcend borders and let his legacy among the greats of the sauce.
WILLY GARCIA from Young demonstrated his talent, his versatility. Not only is known for its distinctive tone, a voice that falls and seduces his fans. Also for his ability to compose, produce and support new talent. Skill has been recognized by SESAC, authorial society where Garcia recorded for a while his musical works.
Of the four unreleased productions Caliban, Willy Garcia has been the composer of most of the songs that have been consolidated with the orchestra hits. Since the first production "style", Willy stood out with the topics: "how are you" and "as I say", "Someone Like You", "So Good", "And Then" and "Again".
In the second album, Growing, Garcia excels as a composer of 7 of the 9 subjects of production: "Ta crazy", "For me away", "Suspended", "I miss", "come", "Oh, Ay, Ay "and" What About You ". And changing history, all are songs of inspiration. The new production "WE", has the hallmark of this great composer, seal guarantees that the album has the recognition, appreciation of loyal to the group. Of "WE" are already known two singles "Because it was" which received wide acceptance and favoritism of dj connoisseurs of good salsa. And "You owe me" a currulao tribute to Colombian folklore, to our roots and generally throughout Colombia.
In the last two productions of Son de Cali, Willy Garcia stands out as its producer. Responsible for converting his compositions in a masterpiece to take charge of supervising the instrumental arrangements, the direction of the musicians, the recording of his album and even staging.
Meanwhile Javier Vasquez, comes from a family of primarily the love of music. For its particular timbre is unmistakable among salsa, especially those who like the 'sauce hit', the traditional. Even so, constantly renewed in each of the productions of Son de Cali. His great musical journey, makes salsa experienced, owner of the platform, the audience cheers him on each of his presentations, who enjoys great fondness.
In March 2002, during the last tours made by Willy Garcia and Javier Vasquez each with extensive experience in clustering Jairo Varela (García Vásquez eight years and fifteen years), between conversations in hotels, airplanes and airports, had the idea to stop his own orchestra.
A grouping sugar illusion born of Willy Garcia and Javier Vasquez, extensive international vocalists, who wanted to form his own orchestra. Thus arose in the Valle del Cauca one is Cali, are pal'mundo, pal'mundo whole ORCHESTRA Caliban.
The recognition of the legends of this genre "Salsa Show 2002" was the perfect time to launch. It presents to the public the orchestra Caliban and his name is a tribute to the city that forged the great artists of the sauce.
The most representative of this new group has to its credit a wealth of experience and musical taste. Javier Vazquez takes the swing and love for music in their blood. This Cauca grew amidst chants, guitars and sopranos of her parents, brothers and uncles, who instilled in him the love for music and the taste of the chords of the Pacific, on a farm laborers in Puerto Tejada.
Javier Vasquez has made memorable part of clusters, which have given him 15 years of experience to his extraordinary musical career. He was in the plains, there lived in Arauca - San Jose and learned to play the four. Counts as anecdote in the estate to guitars and basses with bamboo, until his father bought him a touching and seeing tiple learned its management then instructed the guitar.
Willy Garcia at an early age he discovered his talent. He formed his own band and jokingly says that his instruments were pots of his house, which became cymbals, drums and congas. At 14 he began his adventure farewell to his mother and brothers to try their luck in Buenaventura in Cali and contracted in places where needed someone to sing.
In September 2002, Caliban released her first album titled "style". Compositions of Omar Alfano, Eddy Santiago, Armando Manzanero and Willy arranged by Tommy Garcia Vilariny, Jose Aguirre, Alberto Barros and Andrew Viáfara, interpreted equally by Willy Garcia and Javier Vasquez, formed this first album.
The song "So Good" by Javier Vasquez, quickly achieved first places in the United States, reaching important positions in the lists of Billboard magazine. Meanwhile in Colombia, two issues became the successes of the first production of Caliban: "And then," the voice of Willy Garcia and "So Good" by Javier Vasquez remained until December with excellent rotation. A similar reaction occurred in Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru.
This was an opportunity to demonstrate the undeniable talent of Willy Garcia, who jumped into the ring with the authorship of six themes: "how are you" and "How to say" were songs that sounded loud in their salsa and ballad versions. "Someone Like You", "So Good", "And Then" and "again" were other titles of this album, which was recorded in salsa version and achieved an overwhelming success.
By now the orchestra are from Cali and her song "And Then" starring Willy Garcia plays on radio stations reaching the top of popularity in Colombia, becoming the song feeling the holiday season, in the undisputed theme the Forty-Fifth Feria de Cali. With this success started Caliban Orchestra with style, a fusion of cumbia and peaceful rhythms.
The young group becomes one of the most required for the fairs and festivals of our country. More than 50 presentations he broke through Roldadillo Fairs, Buga, Tulúa, Palmira, Pasto Carnival Ocaña, and a series of performances in nightclubs in Bogota and other cities. Through hard work, the production becomes Personal Style Gold in Colombia.

With the theme "Suspicion" Willy Garcia received the April 26, 2005 in Miami, the SESAC Latina Awards at most talked songs. SESAC is authorial society where Garcia recorded his musical works, thereby recognizing the great talent of this Colombian musician, one of the leading voices of the group Son de Cali.


Again the salsa orchestra visit the European continent during the month of June 2005. Participate as special guests at the Festival Eurodisney, French salsa festival recognition at Latin tropical music, making their mark among the event attendees. According to organizers Caliban brought the audience to vibrate at their own pace, breaking the ice and enjoying with her are.


The orchestra takes this trip and takes a tour which included performances in France, England, Switzerland and Spain among other countries.


Definitely a waste of talent and good music is the letter of Caliban, a young group that brought pride to fans and followers of the unmistakable flavor of Latin tropical music, which surprised his audience with his new album , loaded with current rates changing history.


"Crying" is the appetizer of the 13 tracks that comprise this new production. It's a song where the color mixture of popular music with the flavor of the music of the Pacific, giving rise to an infectious salsa rhythm that vibrates to lovers of this genre.


Other hits followed: "Pal year" declared Tropical Song for one of the largest radio networks in Colombia in December 2006. "I do not want to sleep", "what about us" and "I Love You" are other subjects who have "stuck" in the country during 2007. In addition, further evidence of a job well done is more than 90 presentations in Colombia, 6 in Latin America, 20 in the United States and 10 in the European continent had the orchestra during this new year.


Picking planting blockbusters that Caliban made in 2007 and after participating in the festivities year-end flagship in southwestern Colombia, in various national presentations, have the support of his followers, his successful tour later this year and a high international recognition as the most representative of the genus orchestra salsa, Caliban has toured Europe and the United States

GALY GALEANO

Trying to describe the life of Galy Galiano in a few paragraphs is bit easy task, but if you can cite some elements that have marked the evolution of this great singer - Colombian author. Your Caribbean origin (Chiriguaná Cesar) has scored significantly proper lifestyle and music. Conforma his first band ("Diamonds Cesar") with neighborhood friends where he played the bass at age 14 began his performing career with local vallenato. His drive led him to studies Ingeson in Bogota, where his songs to show Ricardo Acosta who months later decided to record it and who is named artistic. In 1981 achieved record their first album COLD OF ABSENCE, the song that took him to Guatemala to receive the award SILVER LADY by the biggest selling album of the year in Central America and even think his name was not known or had left the first disc in Colombia. He took first place in Billboard magazine for 3 consecutive months. Its sales were remarkable millions in Colombia, just as throughout Latin America, including the U.S. Hispanic Cologne. With songs like Cold Aisencia, not believe in you, lonely soul, Fear of Forgetting, like yesterday, I have not decided, Jealous, pray managed enre highlight it as the author of the moment and one of the artists of colossal success. His music was focused on the ballad but with innovations that production is the subject as soon as I miss an event in Mexico and chart success of salsa in 1991. In 1992 appears another sweeping work that breaks with conventional schemes, and the title of it all: just gravy, a production that involves the salsa market, characterized by its enormous competitiveness, but the concept of this album confirms its talent to exploit other musical boundaries. The sauce completely captivated him, surprised the audience while abroad with its excellent product, placing it as a novelty at the time of its kind. The results abroad were swift in Latin USA, Mexico, Central America, Venezuela, Ecuador and Colombia of course with hits like The event, which takes you away from me, you forgot me, was her first time and other international quality. In 1994 he was recognized with the award of Venezuela to ROUND selling album. In 1994 returns to him, and with the style that was announced: the ballad, with the album LOVE SPRING again placing him in the top of the charts and performed Mexican sales passing the 400,000 copies of this production . In 1996 an amazing turn leads him to discover another facet of this singer - Colombian author who decides to explore the genres of ranchera music, releasing a of his biggest productions that led him to break records sales in this genre between the Colombian public. From his work I drank YOUR MEMORY achieved sales of over 500,000 copies, achieving the top spots on the music charts ranchera. Between 1997 and 1998 launches two productions of the same genre: drinking to forget and not marry again respectively, receiving an enthusiastic response from the public as well Nacinal International takes to tour Central and South America. So Galy Galiano becomes one of the most recognized Colombian artists in the field of speech hispanadel new continent. So summarizing the career of one of the greatest songwriters Colombians who left in each of their presentations corazó'n part of his charisma and Bueb name of our country.

FRUKO Y SUS TESOS

This story began when Julio Ernesto Estrada, in his youth, he traveled to New York as part of the Corraleros Majagual and had the opportunity to get closer to the stars of a new musical movement that was just knowing the name of salsa. Fruko came to fret about this genre in the mid-sixties and began to propose the idea to the managers of Discos Fuentes, Pedro and José María, to create a Colombian group with this style.

The orchestra and its Tesos Fruko, born after Joseph and Mary Pat Fisher Fruko saw a very promising future. They believed in the project and encouraged him to record a first LP in 1970, which, as all trials that begin, hardly resonates. This event, as expected, made ​​Fruko and Messrs. Sources resume their efforts, motivation throughout Colombia today thanks because without their work, the Colombian salsa would have taken a long time to be born. Thereafter began a meteoric rise to stardom.

The roster of musicians from the original band consisted of Julio Ernesto Estrada "Fruko ', as director and on bass, and the pianist was Hernán Gutiérrez, who died in Miami, Jesus" Chucho "Villegas was responsible for the bell and bongos and Fernando, his brother, on congas; Jorge Gaviria as first trumpet and Carlos Escobar "Pajarilla" as a second; Mariano Sepulveda on electric guitar, running to replace the treble sound of the Cuban tres and did the vocals, the first trombone was conducted by Gustavo Garcia, "Panther", the second with Gilberto Hernandez 'Tripaseca', on timbales and Germán Benítez Rafael Carreño, on trumpet low. The lead singer was led by Humberto Muriel.

RICHIE REY Y BOBBY CRUZ

In 1974, after winning a competition bringing together the best orchestras in Puerto Rico, which was originally known as "The Durísimos", went on to become the undisputed "Queen of Salsa".

The story began in New York when, (after living his childhood in Puerto Rico), Bobby decides to reside in the city of skyscrapers, while Richie (Puerto Rican parents) born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. It was in 1963 that Richie and Bobby unite their talents without knowing that their sound would revolutionize the genre, forming the binomial most important in the history of tropical music.
Aware of the great competition that existed, Ricardo Maldonado and Robert Cruz, face a very difficult challenge. Tito Puente, Tito Rodriguez, El Gran Combo, Joe Cuba, Ray Barreto and others controlled the Latin music scene.

Faced with this challenge creativity join Bobby composer and musical preparation of "concert" of Richie emerging first "Latin Boogalu" then "El Sonido Bestial" model and prototype of what later became known worldwide as the " Salsa Brava ".

After nearly two years of hard work they released their first production "Ricardo Ray Arrives" which marked the birth of his first hit song, "Comejen". Early reviews were disappointing, because their sound is out of the ordinary and acceptability for its time. However, the strength of them broke ground Comejen Walk of Fame.

Among its main achievements are: Agúzate, Madam, My Flag, The Zafra, Amparo Rapture, Richie's Jala-Jala, My Way, Pancho Cristal, Guaguancó Sad, the mulatto, and the issue that gave emphasis to Salsa, " The Sonido Bestial ". The Sonido Bestial Ricardo and Bobby separated from others, consecrating Richie as the most complete pianist of tropical music.

The Senate of Puerto Rico has praised and honored in the race twice Richie Ray and Bobby Cruz after passing resolutions recognizing the trajectory of these legends "Boricua".
They are original members Fania All-Stars, winners of the "Congo Gold" in Colombia, and the "Golden Momo" in Venezuela, regular at the "National Day of Salsa" in Puerto Rico, and members of "The International Congress Salsa ".

His music was baptized in Venezuela, where for the first time a well known speaker defined the music of The Durísimos as "Salsa". The sauce was defined as the mixture of different musical influences such as Mambo, Guaguancó, Son Montuno, Jazz, Rock & Roll, Pop and Classical music on the same piece of music on an Afro-Cuban rhythm.
Ricardo and Bobby continue traveling, doing live performances with his orchestra, bringing their new album "Return To Music," which features a Bestial sound and style that has caractizado for over 40 years.

This past November 2006 after 43 years of career, 103 musical productions, millions of records sold and 15 gold and platinum albums, the Latin Academy of Grammy Awards were granted to Durísimos Award for Excellence his career.
For these and many other reasons, Richie Ray and Bobby Cruz, and will remain the undisputed "Queen of Salsa".

Latin Grammy winner

JOE ARROYO

In the mid 70s, Arroyo became leader of Latin Brothers, with this band trombone and violin had the opportunity to edit excellent albums. He also recorded some songs at that time with the band leaders. In 1981 he formed his own group, The Truth, whose debut album is titled Arroyando. In 1983 he nearly lost their lives due to drug abuse.

In 1985 he played a theme on the album came from the band Alberto Barros Titans, beginning a fruitful collaboration. Barros played trombone and helped arrange some of the discs Arroyo and La Verdad. Charlie Pla, brother of Latino leader and interpreter Roberto Pla timbales, percussion dealt with the truth in several of his albums.

In 1989 he performed at the Empire Ballroom in London. His albums Fire On My Mind (1988), In Action (1990) and War of the silent (1991) were published in the UK through Island Records subsidiary, Mango. The album Fire in My Mind (1989) contains a piano solo Chelito de Castro and several songs influenced by African music and contemporary salsa.

In 1990, because Arroyo had won the Gold Award in the Congo Barranquilla Carnival numerous times, created the Super Congo de Oro award for him, so that he could give other bands a chance to qualify for the prize. On July 19, 2003, the eve of Independence Day of the country, the Colombian community of New York paid tribute crowded.

In addition to playing a variety of traditional Latin rhythms like salsa, son, cumbia montuno and native, Joe Arroyo experienced and developed, from the fusion of Colombian and Caribbean rhythms, a style that would be called a shunt name: the Joesón. He pioneered in the mid-80s, in the form of merger is called Pan Caribbean, and many of his records, excellent, are paradigmatic examples of the best salsa Caribbean.