Alfredo in the 1980's

Alfredo de la Fé is a Cuba-born and Colombia-based violinist, responsible for transforming the violin into an important sound of Salsa and Latin music. The first solo violinist to perform with a Salsa orchestra, De la Fe has toured the world more than thirty times, appearing in concert and participating in more than one hundred albums by such top-ranked Latin artists as Eddie Palmieri, Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Jose Alberto "El Canario", Cheo Feliciano, The Fania All Stars and Santana. His second solo album, Alfredo, released in 1979, received a Grammy nomination as "Best Latin album". A violin The violin is a bowed stringed musical instrument that has four strings tuned a perfect fifth apart. ... Eddie Palmieri (born December 15, 1936 in New York City) - pianist and bandleader. ... Tito Puente Tito Puente (April 20, 1923 – May 31, 2000) was an influential Latin jazz and mambo musician. ... Celia Cruz (Úrsula Hilaria Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso) (October 21, 1925 – July 16, 2003) was a Cuban salsa singer who spent most of her career living in New Jersey, and working in the United States and several Latin American countries. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Santana during concert in Barcelona 2003 Carlos Santana (born July 20, 1947) is a famous Mexican rock and roll guitarist, originally from Autlan de Navarro, Jalisco. ...

A child prodigy, De la Fe began studying violin at the Amadio Roldan Conservatory in Havana in 1962. Two years later, he received a scholarship to attend the Warsaw Conservatory in Poland. In 1965, he performed compositions by Mendelsson and Tchaikovsky with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in Carnegie Hall. A scholarship to Julliard Arts enabled him to further his studies. De la Fe launched his professional career, at the age of twelve, when he switched from classical music to Salsa and accepted an invitation to join charanga legend Jose Fajardo's Orchestra. In 1972, he joined Eddie Palmieri's Orchestra. He remained with the group for a very short period, moving temporarily to San Francisco where he joined Santana. Returning to New York, de la Fe joined La Topica '73 in 1977. Two years later, he released his debut solo album, Alfredo. Havana (Spanish in full: San Cristóbal de La Habana, usually shortened to just La Habana; UN/LOCODE: CU HAV) is the capital of Cuba and, with a population of more than 2. ... Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian Пётр Ильи́ч Чайко́вский, sometimes transliterated as Piotr, Anglicised as Peter Ilich), (May 7, 1840 – November 6, 1893 (N.S.); April 25, 1840 – October 25, 1893 (O.S.)) was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. ... Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 7th Avenue, occupying the east stretch of 7th Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ...

In 1980, de la Fe signed with Sars All Stars, and produced thirty two albums for the Latin record label. His second solo album, Charanga '80, was released the same year. In 1981, De la Fe became musical director of Tito Puente's Latin Percussion Jazz Ensemble. The following year, he resumed his solo career, signing with Taboga, for whom he recorded the album, Triunfo. Relocating to Colombia in 1983, de la Fe signed with Phillips and released three albums - Made In Colombia, Dancing In The Tropics and Alfredo De La Fe Vallenato - by the end of the 1980s. In 1989, de la Fe switched to the Fuentes label. Although he joined the Fania All Stars in 1995, de la Fe continued to pursue a solo career. He signed with Sony Music in 1997. Two years later, he toured with his own band, appearing at festivals in Denmark, Holland, France, Turkey and Belgium, and reunited with Eddie Palmieri's Orchestra for a European tour. A charanga is a Cuban orchestra composed of piano, strings, vocals, flute and Cuban musical style characterized by this kind of orchestration. ... Taboga is a small island in Panama Bay, easily accessible by Ferry from Panama City. ... Phillips can refer to: // People Antony Phillips resident of Worcester, Famous actor and well known celebrity Cory Michael Phillips, singer-songwriter, originally from McAllen, Texas Ethan Phillips, American actor, playwright and author Henry F. Phillips, American businessman and inventor John George Phillips (wireless officer), Senior Wireless operator on the RMS... ... Holland is a region in the central-western part of the Netherlands. ...

External links

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