Candela (band)
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Candela, a San Francisco-based nine piece salsa music band created in 1987 under the direction of Uruguayan born lead singer and conga drummer Edgardo Cambón. It consists of piano, bass, trombones, conga drums, bongo drums, timbales and vocals .
Its repertoire includes various kinds of Latin music: Salsa Son, Bolero, Mambo, Cha-cha-chá, Merengue, Timba, and Latin Jazz.
The band plays live in many cities of United States and abroad and their music is heard on local radio stations: KCSM, KPOO, KPFA and KUOP (NPR), appeared on San Francisco television station KBCW, and releases albums.
When the band plays in major clubs, often its performance is preceded by a lesson of Salsa dancing.
[edit] Production
- Illusiones (1990), Orfeo label, Uruguay
- Madre Rumba, Padre Son (2000), Pan Caliente Records, USA
- Salsa from San Francisco, TV video clip