THE LEBRON BROTHERS : SALSA Y CONTROL
the end of the sixties, American ethnic minorities to question their marginal return and claim their rights to full citizenship. This awareness leads to cultural policy and Latino New Yorkers to turn to a more authentic lifestyle and closer to its roots. Soon known by the name of salsa, this new music exalts love the musicality of blacks and the beauty of the country (Cuba or Puerto Rico) and expresses the hardness of the street and gangster-infested Driga.
The sauce makes its debut at the St. George Hotel in Brooklyn, where the Lebron Brothers, Puerto Rican, excite the public. The Cheetah Club, Manhattan, replaces the Saint-George as a meeting of the New York salsa, and the success of this music, Latinos in New York recover the values \u200b\u200bof identity and pride.
Lebron Brothers are an institution within the Caribbean music. The orchestra comes in times of Boogaloo, and the end of the 60 members of that select group of chefs with good flavor flavored salsosa expression. They are the first to use the word "Salsa". Her song "Salsa y Control" is a worldwide success. They have over forty years and are still performing and recording as the start of their careers.
In 1989, Lebron Brothers got a brand: placing more than 60 thousand people in the Plaza de Toros de Cali, this is never repeated in any activity of this compound. It was the definitive consecration of its popularity on Colombian soil country that adopted since then. BRIEF
In 1954 Francisco Lebron Feliciano and his wife decided to try his luck in the north country. His eldest son Paul, born in Aguadilla (Puerto Rico) 30 June, and showed signs that the music ran in his veins and reach the U.S. created a group called "Three Coins" which lasted until 1965 when a Arecibo Orchestra. Furthermore José Angel and also showed his talent in the group "Elton" created in 1962.
the night of July 7, 1967 saw the Lebron Brothers record their first album entitled "Psychoeelic Goes Latin" which brought the hit "Descarga Lebron" plus four boogaloos with English lyrics.
was an immediate success and supported by the black community of Brooklyn, Lebron sold thousands of copies of this disc.
then goes to market the album "Salsa Y Control" (1970-Cotique-1049) real classic salsa and define the directions of the band for years siguientes.En this production features Frankie Lebron on congas and still have the participation of trumpeter Ray Maldonado.El song "Salsa Y Control" characterizes the contribution of Lebron to the sauce, if one part put in parentheses the instrumental arrangements in line with the Soul and Rhythm & Blues, by In addition to the sauce incorporating the influence of doo-wop: building their vocal choirs for six voices. In this way managed to keep the harmony necessary for the evolution of their temas.Esta production reached high levels of sales, thanks to this unique style in the choirs and allowing the orchestra to be heard in a unique and different winning once and ears salsosa community.
Currently the orchestra is comprised of:
ANGEL LEBRON: Composer, bassist, vocalist, singer, director. CARLOS LEBRON
: Composer, bongo, showgirl, singer, Ringer. FRANK
LEBRON: conga, producer.
JOSE LEBRON: Composer, pianist, vocalist, singer, arranger. VIRGILIO
HURTADO: vocalist Cali who plays the most recent success of the orchestra "If I may," as well Complicated and Culebra. DISCOGRAPHY
:
GOES PSYCHEDELIC LATIN, 1967 Cotique
1.SUMMERTIME BLUES (Jose Lebron) 2. SOUNDS (Jose Lebron) 3.TALL TALE (Jose Lebron) 4. MI MAMBO (Gabriel Gill / Johnny Rivera) 5. MARY, MARY (Jose Lebron) 6. MY COOL BOOGALOO (Angel Lebron) 7.MALA LUCK (Jose Lebron) 8.DESCARGA LEBRON (Angel Lebron). THE BROOKLYN
Blums, 1968 Cotique
1.You 'VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weit) 2.The VILLAGE CHANT (Eliot Rivera, Gabe Gill) 3.BOOGALOO PA'MI SAN JUAN (Jose Lebron) 4.VACILON (Jose Lebron) 5.LET 'S GET STONED (Jose Lebron) 6 . HURRY (Jose Lebron) 7.SON Sabroson (Jose Lebron) 8.THE SINGER (Jose Lebron) 9.MONEY CAN NOT BUY LOVE (Jose Lebron).
SALSA Y CONTROL, 1970 Cotique
1. You came into my life (Paul Lebron) 2. SALSA Y CONTROL (Jose Lebron) 3. THAT PANA (Jose Lebron) 4. BACK TO ME (Jimmy Webb) 5. THINK WELL (Jose Lebron) 6. BONGO CRAZY (Angel Lebron) 7. I'M CRAZY (Javier Vazquez) 8. Typical flavor (Angel Lebron).
WE, 1970
CREOLE picadillo, 1971
IN THE UNITED WE STAND, 1972
1.DULZURA (Jose Lebron) 2.Solid TU (Jose Lebron) 3.LA ENVY AND THE TOMB (Jose Lebron) 4. HOW ARE THINGS (Jose Lebron) 5. I SWEAR THAT WAS TRUE (Jose Lebron) 6. MOORS AND CHRISTIANS (Jose Lebron) 7. NIGHT ARE UNFAITHFUL (Jose Lebron) 8. SO IF YOU WANT TO DESTINATION (Jose Lebron).
1.NO sweat it (Jose Lebron) 2.ÑEÑE (Jose Lebron) 3.and IN AIR (Jose Lebron) 4.SABOREA (C. Curet Alonso) 5.PRENDA LOSS (Jose Lebron) 6.SI BITE BITE (Jose Lebron) 7.NO FIGHT THE FEELING (Jose Lebron) 8.PROSTITUCION (Jose Lebron) 9.ESCLAVO'S SON (Jose Lebron) 10.TIMBALE (Angel Lebron).
LEBRON 4 + 1, 1974 Cotique
1.EXPERIENCIA TE HABLA (Jose Lebron) 2.APAGAME FIRE (Jose Lebron) 3.COM you like (Jose Lebron) 4.DOLORES (Mon Rivera) 5.ME HE CONCENTRATE (Jose Lebron) 6.MI MORENA (Jose Lebron) 7.AMAZONA (Jose Lebron) 8.SLOW DOWN (Jose Lebron) 9.PARAISO (Jose Lebron) 10.CURA YOUR WOUNDS (Jose Lebron)
distinct and different, 1976 Cotique
1.In the TREPAO CLOUDS (Jose Lebron) 2.AL IMPULSE (Angel Lebron) 3.MACHO CIMARRON (DRA) 4.A FOR A SHOW NO MONO (Jose Lebron) 5.com WALK MY CHINA (Lyrics by Kelvin Manzanette / music by Jose Lebron / Freddie Cruz) 6.VAMOS BREAK (Jose Lebron) 7.MY CHERIE AMOUR (H.Cosby / S.Morris / S. May) 8.LOOKIN 'GOOD (Jose Lebron).
10th Anniversary, 1977
THE NEW HORIZONT, 1978
LAW, 1980 Cotique
1. THINGS THAT (Jose Lebron) 2. MY WEAKNESS (Jose Lebron) 3. DREAM (Angel Lebron) 4. SALUTE TO COLOMBIA (Angel Lebron) 5. COME AND SEE (Jose Lebron) 6. LAW (Jose Lebron) 7. PATRIA DULCE MIA (Angel Lebron) 8. SORROW AND PAIN (Angel Lebron) 9. COME WITH ME (Jose Lebron).
HOT STUFF (LEBRON), 1980 Cotique
1.TRAICIONERA 2.ESA I took it I 3.ACABARA 4.INSPIRACION 5.LET 'S MAKE UP HAPPY 8.SEÑORA 6.LLEGAMOS 7.SOY 9.com LUCK AROUND 10.Verification
1. I sing (Jose Lebron) 2. ALWAYS BE (Jose Lebron) 3.VOY A WALK (Jose Lebron) 4.ESPOSA AND DEAR (Angel Lebron) 5.MADRE (Angel Lebron) 6.DIEZ TEARS (Angel Lebron) 7.SABOR A MI (Alvaro Carrillo) 8. THERE IS NO BLACK GUAGUANCO (Angel Lebron) 9.Open ROAD (Angel Lebron).
SALSA LEBRON, 1986
THE BOSO, 1988
Take care, 1989
MOST RECENT
The earliest record of the orchestra have been performed as simple in the city of Cali as well: If I
, 2007
GUAGUANCO TRUE 2008
COMPLICATED AND SNAKE 2009.
Sources:
Leymarie, Isabelle. Latin American music and dance rhythms of a continent. P. 83. Ediciones Grupo Zeta. 1977. Http://thelebronbrothers.com/home