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LA PALABRA A TASTE OF CUBA
"[His] music is an exquisite taste of Cuban folklore combined with other Latin rhythms that make La Palabra one of the most prominent Latin bands of this new millenium." READ MORE
- Estrenos Magazine -
PALABRA'S SOUND GOES ON
"Always re-inventing, changing and creating his own path, La Palabra (producer/pianist/songwriter/arranger/composer/singer/bandleader) has established himself as one of Latin music industry's leaders since the late '80s while many have stood still." READ MORE
- Ivan Fernandez, Latin Beat Magazine -
ORQUESTA LA PALABRA - BREAKTHROUGH REVIEW
"...the blends are effortless and organic, with enough edge to push them beyond the merely routine...the opening 'El Temblor' - fast-clipped, aggressive, straight-ahead salsa - is a dancefloor smash-in-waiting..." READ MORE
- Leila Cobos, Billboard Magazine -
NEW TAKES ON CLASSICS SWING
"Hats off to La Palabra...he's on his own with a magnificent salsa orchestra and one of the year's top tropical music releases, Breakthrough... La Palabra is firmly rooted in the salsa dura sound of the seventies - and with its mambo-tempo rhythm, percussion breaks and horn solos, it recalls the era perfectly" READ MORE
- Mark Holston, Hispanic Magazine -
ON DECK - BREAKTHROUGH - LA PALABRA ORQUESTA
"La Palabra takes the premier sounds of Cuba, New York and Detroit and blends them together on Breakthrough, creating a flowing masterpiece with something for lovers of every groove from traditional cha cha, to hip-hop, Motown and pop." READ MORE
- Kevin Herrera, Los Angeles Wave Newspaper -
ORQUESTA LA PALABRA - BREAKTHROUGH
"Simply stated, there are some tracks on this CD that are unmatched
for the dance club. If you know someone who never gets out of his chair, cue up "Ahe Ahe" and watch him get up and dance his arse off. It's a slammin' salsa track that is hard to resist. The salsa La Palabra produces is about as hard as they come..." READ MORE
- Editors Pick, Descarga.com -
CD REVIEWS - BREAKTHROUGH - ORQUESTA LA PALABRA
"It's been almost four years since La Palabra's last release, On Fire,
and what a difference a few years make!... Palabra is here to stay and keep proving that the west coast is a force to be reckoned with."
- Omar Walker & Jacira Walker, SalsaPower.com -
SALSA ROMANTICA
"With all the Buzz that has been going on with Salsa and "Salsa Romantica", it is remarkable that very few people know that the trend that revolutionized salsa which is called "Salsa Romantica" started here in the city of Los Angeles by a local musician, composer, and arranger named 'La Palabra'." READ MORE
- Nelson Rodriguez, Latin Beat Magazine -
SALSA ROMANTICA - EDITOR'S FORWARD
"During his association with Orquesta Versailles in the mid-eighties, Palabra created what was to become the first "Salsa Romantica" tune,
(a tropical dance tendency of the period that took North American pop hits and rearranged them to a more sensual tropical beat, keeping the lyrics in English). He wrote an arrangement for the then popular Lionel Richie composition "Lady," set to a sexy tropical beat which blew the
lid off the Latin charts from coast to coast." READ MORE
- Rudolph Mangual, Latin Beat Magazine -
"sazon cubano en hollywood"
"Un gran pianista Cubano, un excelente compositor, un profesional arreglista y un cantante de fama internacional es este hombre sencillo
y humilde "La Palabra." Ahora abriendo puertas en el mundo artístico con su última gira musical." READ MORE
- Roberto Fernández, INPL -
'LA PALABRA'... SINONIMO DE SALSA ROMANTICA
"Respeto su identidad y proclamo mi orgullo por haber conocido a un músico como él, que nos dio y nos sigue dando el placer de gozar la salsa, también, en el género romántico. Que Dios te guarde 'La Palabra'." READ MORE
- Victor Romero, LA PRENSA Colombiana -
El Tun Tun de Tu Corazón en #1 por ocho semanas consecutiva
"Les cuanto que hemos recibido noticias de nuestro gran amigo, 'La Palabra' y el mismo está rompiendo las barreras del mundo musical..." READ MORE - Qué Pasa Bulletin -
SALSA DE HOLLYWOOD PARA EL MUNDO
"Orquesta La Palabra se encuentra disfrutando del gran triunfo
que ha tenido su último CD 'Breakthrough'... READ MORE
- 20 DE MAYO Newspaper -
SALSA PARA APAGAR LA LUZ
"Después del fuego, La Palabra regresa con 'Breakthrough'. El pianista
y arreglista de origen cubano Fito Foster, continúa la tradición de no dejarse venver por los ires y venires de la música. Armado hasta los dientes con los ritmos caribeños y el romanticismo que lo hizo acuñar
el concepto de la 'balada salsa' cuando versionó la canción 'Todo se Derrumbo'." READ MORE
- Alicia Monsalve, Al Borde Newspaper -
ORQUESTA LA PALABRA 'BREAKTHROUGH'
"Ahora, para la alegría de los que extrañábamos su sonido y calidad, esta gran agrupación basada en Los Angeles, California, regresa con
otra explosiva producción, una que tiene algo para todos los gustos." READ MORE - Vista USA -