New release: "RICO TUMBAO"
"Ladies and Gentz. As a Salsa Latin DJ we have to have good ear
for good music for the dancers. Get this CD!
Its off the hook, Rico Tumbao --its a great Cha-cha-cha.
Montuno Swings version of Nabori is pleasing" - DJ Jesse Jazzy.
Buy it now! (15 songs for the price of 10 wow!You'll be delighted with 15 songs which include a variety of Latin styles: Salsa, Merengue, Cha Cha and Bachata + 2 Bonus tracks which feature the San Francisco Salsa All stars.
The leader of the band, Christian Tumalan, was born in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico. His music career started at the early age of 7, when he began acquiring the most important concepts of music and live performance. In addition to his piano studies, he felt a powerful attraction to musical composition. He has performed Jazz, Salsa, Pop and Latin Pop as well as Peruvian and Afro-Cuban music, and produced recordings for stage plays and broadcast "jingles." He has performed with the likes of John Santos, Giovani Hidalgo, Pete Escobedo, Los adolecentes Orchestra, Eddie Santiago, Tony Vega, Johnny Rivera, Johnny Polanco, Rub Blades, Tony Perez, Eddie Marshall, Chucho Valdez jr, Bill Watrous, Danny Lozada & La charanga Habanera, Louie Romero, Orestes Vilato, Benny Velarde, Ray de la Paz, Chino Espinoza, Poncho Sanchez Band among many other local and international artists.
His most recent work as a Leader includes two very successful Latin Projects in the Bay area such as Montuno Swing and Pacific Mambo Orchestra
Monuno Swing is a salsa band that produces a big crisp sound. It's a combination is a collection of outstanding San Francisco Bay Area musicians hailing from Latin America and the US, with a sound that reflects their eclectic backgrounds. The collective brings together juicy trombone tunes, long-tickling piano solos, and clever percussion beats to send you spinning across the floor. Montuno Swing is not only a music lover’s gem, but also a dancer’s band. They give salseros a lot of structure for movement and groove.