Janeen Puente y Su Orquesta Sabor

for Booking information call 323-803-3206- or visit our website at www.janeenpuente.comJaneen Puente has been singing and dancing since the age of four. Born into a family of performers, Janeen is the grandaughter of the late legendary music icon Tito Puente. Her father, Ron Puente, a prodigious musician and uncle Tito Puente jr. both carry the musical torch by continuing in their father's footsteps with the Tito Puente Orchestra and the Tito Puente jr. Orchestras, respectively. The day Janeen first picked up a microphone, it was obvious that her contribution to the legacy would be singing.Raised in New York City, Janeen honed her performance in NYC nightclubs performing her brand of NY style dance music with Latin rhythms and influences. She has also had the great privilege of performing on stage with her grandfather on many occasions. In NY Janeen was also actively involved in various charitable events including donating her time and performances to such causes as Breast Cancer Awareness and UNICEF. Additionally, Janeen had the unique experience of growing up around and closely watching such great singers such as Celia Cruz and La India perform with her grandfather. “I remember being so fascinated with the singers, particularly Celia Cruz, that I would go home and mimic her”. Her dream was to one day perform in front of her own big band and now that time has finally come.The Janeen Puente Orchestra was born of her chance meeting with Eddie Del Rios- an accomplished percussionist who has played with Johnny Polanco y Su Conjunto Amistad and the Tito Puente Jr. Orchestra among many others. Also from New York City, Eddie had the same vision of bringing a fresh brand of salsa to LA. Having played all over the world including Spain, Holland, Canada, Hawaii, Italy, Singapore, England, Costa Rica, China and Japan, Eddie has played for some of the biggest names in salsa from New York to Puerto Rico, and has even opened up for Prince. He also endorses Audix microphones and Volcanic Percussion. Says Eddie, who has also played professionally in the Los Angeles salsa scene for years, “There are so many amazing dance songs that were once performed by the great Latin icons of our time-Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, La Lupe- that have been forgotten- and I felt that the time had come for these songs to be brought back to life”. Also noting that there are very few female singers fronting salsa bands, Janeen and Eddie saw this as opportunity to bring out a whole new repertoire of untouched songs that have been recorded and performed by female singers. Pooling together some of Los Angeles’ finest musicians, and under the leadership of Eddie Del Rios and the distinctive voice of Janeen Puente, The Janeen Puente Orchestra is already captivating the LA salsa scene having appeared on LA’s 1 early morning show “Primera Edicion”/Univision and featured on KXLU’s “Alma Del Barrio”. ________________________________________________________ The band plays for all special events including weddings, anniversaries, quinceneras, private parties, nightclubs, festivals, fundraisers, premieres, etc For more information please call 323-803-3206 or email jpsabor @yahoo.com, or check out our website at www.janeenpuente.com