Member Since: 3/10/2007
Band Website: www.zondelbarrio.com
Band Members: Aurora Flores, Founder & Leader, composer, vocalist, small percussion David N. Fernandez, Musical Director, arranger, keyboards, percussion Sammy Ayala, Lead vocals Sammy Rosa, Lead vocals, Luisito Ayala, coro/percussion Ruben Lopez, bass Oreste Abrantes "Hey Kidd", congas Eduardo "Tito" Gonzalez, bongos Nelson "Space Mathew" Gonzalez, timbales YOMO TORO: Guest ArtistZon del Barrio: MI BANDERA from DANCE OF THE WHITE DRESSHere are some photos from our Easter Weekend Performance @ St. Lucia's Kalalu Festival in the West Indies. It was a BLAST! ..Check out our interview over NBC's Weekend Today Show:Here's a clip from our 2008 Christmas Show w/ Yomo Toro & Danza Fiesta: ¡WEPA!REPRESENTIN' ON 5: Zon del Barrio was the official houseband for BOTH the National PR Day Parade & the Hispanic Day Parade up Fifth Avenue: Check out our salute to Ruben Blades as he leads the Panamanian contingency:Here's a clup of our LIVE rendition of Mi Bandera as we did it for our 100 Years of Latin Music concert @ Flushing Town Hall featuring Yomo Toro & Danza Fiesta:
Influences: Rafael Cortijo Ismael Rivera Mon Rivera Roberto Roena Eddie Palmieri Tito Puente Celia Cruz Pan American Orchestra Bobby Capó Myrta Silva Flora Purim Airto Art Tatum Oscar Brown, Jr. Nina Freelon Pleneros Quinto Olivo Rafael Cepeda Familia Ayala Familia Cepeda Odilio Gonzalez La Calandria Chuito Ramito Augosto Coen Rafael Hernandez Pedro Flores Jao Gilberto Benny Moré Roberto Faz Juan Luis Guerra Convite Luis Kalaf Milly Quezada Chamaco Ramirez Marvin Santiago Bobby Valentin Ruben Blades Oscar D'Leon Chucho Valdes Papo Lucca Jose Lugo Truco y Zaperoko Cachete Maldonado Ray Barretto Al Santiago Alegre All-Stars La Lupe
Sounds Like: The Future of Salsa: PHAT Sound, Small band, contagious rhythms, catchy songs GET DOWN DANCE MUSIC.Here we are backing up Johnny Rivera & Frankie Negron during the National Puerto Rican Day Parade where Zon del Barrio was the house band on the main stage:Here's a short clip from a fan @ the Boston Boricua Festival where we headlined this past Sunday, June 29, 2008 in Franklin Park in Roxberry, Mass. Zon del Barrio performed with Yomo Toro, Sammy Ayala & 10 dancers from Danza Fiesta. This was our finale: Fin de Fiesta and if you look close, you'll see Yomo Toro's nephew Ralph Toro dancing w/ one of the Tall Cabezudos: ¡Wepa!
Record Label: Barrio Zone Music & Emusica / Fania / Protel
Type of Label: Indie