Alberto Diaz Lead Vocals, Guitar
Anibal Collazo Congas, Percussion
Luis Batista Bass-Backup Vocals
Tony Rodriguez Bongó, Backup Vocals
Juan Gerena Drums, Backup Vocals
This December, our song "Elena" was selected by the editors of Global Rhythm Magazine to be featured at their website! This is the second time Soulsa has had one of their songs selected by their editors of Global Rhythm Magazine and Ourstage.com.
Influences
Afro-Cuban, Dominican and Puerto Rican music from the 60's through the late 70's. Everthing from Maelo, Beny Moré, to Willie Colón & Hector Lavoe, El Gran Combo, Oscar D' Leon, Ruben Blades and music from the FANIA label. Classic rock from The Beatles, Zeppelin, Hendrix and NY Punk and Hardcore (Bad Brains, Cro-Mags). And while not an influence that's seen on a first listen but nevertheless, still there, Soul music from Motown (Holland-Dozier-Holland) to Philly Soul (Gamble and Huff). All good music that has heart passion, celebrates life and has social perspective.
Sounds Like
Our sound is a fusion of classic Salsa music from the 50's through the 70's and classic rock like The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and Led Zepplelin
What's up SoulsaGente! We just got back from our first overseas show in Helsinki Finland and it was an amazing experience! We were pleasantly surprised at how Latin music is so loved and appreciated in all parts of the world. We performed at the nearby town of Vantaa as part of a Latin music festival where we performed a full 2 hour show of all of our original music plus encores. The Finish definitely know how to rock out and dance their butts off! To our friends and fans that have already written to us regarding photos, We have just added a new photo album with many photos from the trip. We also want to give a big thank you to all of you that gave us their well wishes. Abrazos to all of you!
Backstage before the show From Left to right: Anibal Collazo, Alberto Diaz, Juan Gerena, Luis Batista and Tony Rodriguez (photo credit: Michelle Zapata)
Performing at Finland's Martinus Concert Hall, Saturday March 15, 2008 (photo credit: Michelle Zapata)
Newspaper review of the performance
FREE DOWNLOADS!
We have made the 6 songs on our music player available for free! Just click under the song's title where it says "dowload", drop it in your mp3 player and enjoy! We also welcome your support. If you would like to help out and purchase our self released music, click on any of the 2 links below.
SOULSA'S MUSIC IS AVAILABE FOR SALE
You can purchase mp3 files by going to the iTunes store (click on the iTunes image below).
You can also purchase an actual CD (click the image below).
Recently, Soulsa had the pleasure of performing with mexican pop group called Grupo Jeans. The show was a special event held at the famous Radio City Music Hall in NYC and was televised in Latin TV channel Telemundo. We had a great time!
Soulsa was also the backup band for Latin Grammy winner Laura Pausini. We perfomed at the Central Park Summerstage for People en Espanol's 2006 FIESTA event in front of thousands. It was an amazing night!
Guitarist/Lead vocalist Alberto Diaz receives a write up on Guitar Player Magazine! (11/06)
Thanks for dropping by SOULSA's profile here at MySpace.com! First! We want to thank everyone for showin' us love and leaving those wonderful comments but please keep the pasted images and animation to a minimum! (seriously, we've had our fill of tweety bird images that say "dropping by to show some love"!) It really slows everything down when other people visit the profile! If you comment was removed it was simply because the image you attached really slows everything down. A nice hello or comment goes a long way because we know it came from the heart!
Now for the MUSIC!!!We have our own self released CD and we've posted 6 songs for you to enjoy. If you'd like to hear more, drop by our main website at: www.soulsaband.com!
[SOULSA BIO]"An urban voice that grows with every performance". Those are the words that El Diario, the largest Spanish language newspaper in New York City, used to describe Soulsa.
Soulsa is an established Latin band that provides an exciting mix of Caribbean rhythms and modern rock music. The group was formed in 2002 in Washington Heights, a New York City neighborhood known for embracing Latin music and culture.
With a sound that is both classic and modern, Soulsa's music contains the groove of classic salsa with the raw energy of a nyc rock band. To create a fresh sound, Soulsa replaces traditional salsa instruments like horns and piano with the modern sounds of the electric guitar resulting in a more “stripped-down” sound without ever loosing their Caribbean roots. The intense percussion from Juan Gerena, Antonio Rodriguez and Anibal Collazo compmliments the electric guitar
resulting in a sound that is both primal and energetic - without ever losing the roots of Caribbean music and classic rock. Its essentially Rock with Clave y Sentimiento! But most importantly, Soulsa's essence comes from its original compositions. Songwriters Alberto Diaz and Luis Batista create sophisticated and humorous songs that reflect the daily lives, struggles and triumphs of Latinos.
Soulsa has played in a variety of venues through out New York City including Nuyorican Poets Café, China Club, Southpaw, D’Antigua and Gonzalez & Gonzalez. They have also headlined at multiple private events for Oscar de la Renta, VOGUE magazine, Havana FilmFestival and Time Warner's publishing division Time Inc. The band received national recognition when they performed during Telemundo’s nationally syndicated morning show “Hoy en la Mañanita” and was invited for an encore for the midday news program.
hi soulsa nada tenia mucho que no pasaba por aqui wow finland me alegra mucho saber que les fue bien por aya eso es producto de la buena musica sigan asi y si tienen algun concierto aqui en ny mandenme un msg nada voy a estar mas pendiente a la pagina bueno mucha suerte en todo bye lol (o. 0)___V
GRACIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS, BELLO DETALLE... NO HABIA PODIDO RESPONDERLES, CASI NO TENGO TIEMPO PARA CONECTARME... PERO SIEMPRE SE RECUERDA A LA GENTE LINDA QUE LE DESEA TAN LINDAS COSAS A UNA... UN BESO FELICIDAD Y EXITO...
HEY THER BOY'S STOP TO SAY THANKS FOR THE APPROVAL. I SEE A GREAT PICTURE OF PAUSINI LOVE LOVE PAUSINI. WISH YOU A VERY AMAZING DAY TODAY. AND THANKS AGAIN FOR THE APPROVAL. -NATHALIE ROBLES.
Welcome back, Soulsa! Al, I hope you had a terrific time apart from your great experience performing in GRAN FINLANDIA...I hear it's an interesting place to visit. Hope to hear more about it soon. Un abrazo para todos. Tanya
