La Excelencia

La Excelencia is an eleven-piece salsa dura band from New York City founded in 2005 by percussionists Julian Silva and Jose Vazquez-Cofresi. The band's music has a salsa dura style, with themes incorporating immigration, poverty, and discrimination. La Excelencia recorded and released three albums in their first seven years. The group disbanded in 2012, with Vazquez-Confresi and some of the membership reforming as Orquesta SCC. The band reunited in 2017 under the direction of Silva to start working on their 4th album, "Machete."

Members

Current

• Julian Silva - Owner/Producer/Composer/Arranger/Timbales (2005–2012, 2018–present)
• Luis Arona - Bass (2005–2006, 2018–present)
• Ronald Prokopez - Trombone (2005–2012, 2018–present)
• Mike Engstrom - Trombone (2010–2012, 2018–present)
• Willy Rodriguez - Piano (2005–2012, 2018–present)
• Jonathan Powell - Trumpet (2007–2012, 2018–present)
• Gilberto Velazquez - Vocals (2008–2010, 2018–present)
• Nerio Matheus - Congas (2022–present)
• Nestor Villar - Bongos/Cowbell (2011–2012, 2018–present)
• Danny Enrique - Vocals (2023–present)

Former

• Jose Vazquez-Cofresi - Former co-owner/Composer/Congas (2005–2012)
• Jack Davis - Trombone (2005–2008)
• Charles Dilone - Bongos /Cowbell (2005–2012)
• Sam Hoyt - Trumpet (2005–2008)
• Rene Leslie - Vocals (2005–2006)
• Hector Luis Pagan - Vocals (2005–2006)
• Edwin Perez - Composer/Vocals (2005-2012)
• Jorge Bringas - Bass (2007–2012)
• Miki Hirose - Trumpet (2007–2012)
• Tokunori Kajiwara – Arranger/Trombone (2007–2012)
• Junior Beltran - Background Vocals (2010–2012)
• Yuniel Jimenez - Tres/Background Vocals (2010–2012)
• Jonathan Gomez - Congas (2019)

Discography

• Salsa Con Conciencia (2006)
• Mi Tumbao Social (2009)
• Ecos Del Barrio (2012)
• Machete (2020)

Single

• Salsa Na'Ma (2019)

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