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2005 |
Plays in the Salsa Congress in Los Angeles, California.
Tours Greece performing at Giannana, Kreta, Nafpaktos, Athens and other cities.
Tours Europe playing at: Brussels, Italy, Holland, France and performs at the Red Sea Jazz Festival in Eilat, Israel.
Plays with AThe Conga Kings in Chicago and tenerife, Spain.
Plays in Tirana, Albania
Performs with Israel Lopez (Cachao)
Plays in Yerbabuena´s new CD.
Plays in the Salsa Cruise as guest artist for Larry Harlow´s Latin legends band.
Plays in La Feria de Las Flores in Medellín, Colombia.
Plays with the Medellín Philharmonic Orchestra a concert title Alfredo De La Fé Sinfonico, playing famous Cuban songs.
Records new CD title Alfredo De La Fé and Fruko (The golden Key) rendering tribute to Charanga, to be release in January 2006. |
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2004 |
Records with El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico.
Plays throughout the US with his band.
Records his Jazz CD title Dancing Jazz and mixes Latin and Middle eastern rhythms.
Records with Jimmy Bosch
Plays with Oscar D´ Leon
Plays at the Veracruz Festival in Mexico.
Tours Europe and Israel.
Plays with Larry Harlow and the ALatin Legends Band.
Records with the Cha Cha Chá All Stars.
Tours Greece. |
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2003 |
Plays at the ASydney Jazz Festival in Australia.
Records with Celia Cruz.
Tours Europe.
Plays in Martinique and Guadalupe with his New York band.
Plays Madison Square Garden with the Fania All Stars.
Participates in the tribute to Celia Cruz done by Telemundo in Miami.
Plays at La feria de Cali in Colombia. |
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2002 |
Records a Latin Pop CD
Travels to Portugal with his band
Tours Europe with Celia, the New York Salsa All Stars, and his band
Plays in Montreal, Canada as guest artist with Fodé Kouyaté in the Festival Nuits d` Africa.
Returns to New York and plays with different salsa artist throughout the US.
Forms his New York band. |
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2001 |
Plays at the World famous APavarotti and Friends for the children of Afghanistan together with Celia Cruz.
Makes European tour with his band and accompanies Celia Cruz as her musical director.
Forms the New York Salsa All Stars with José Alberto (El Canario), Giovanni Hidalgo, Dave Valentin, Jimmy Bosch and his band and tours Europe.
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2000 |
Records a CD titled "LATITUDES" under the Ryko latino label. It accompanies Celia Cruz with his orchestra in "The Dance of the Rose" event of great importance in the world made each year for the Grace Kelley foundation by the Principado of Monaco. Travels to Cancún, Mexico with Oscar D' Leon, José Alberto "El Canario" and Millie Puente. |
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1999 |
Tours with his group participating in Festivals like: Roskilde in Denmark, Roots in Holland, The Defense Jazz Festival in Paris, Istambul Festival in Turquia, Sfinks in Belgica, Euro Disney in Paris. Himself reencuentra with Eddie Palmieri for its rotates European and participates like invited artist with Israel Lopez (Cachao), Willie Colón, Ruben Blades, Celia Cruz, and José Alberto (El Canario). It accompanies Cheo Feliciano on European tour. |
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1998 |
Plays with his group, in some of the most important Festivals in Europe. Becomes part of Larry Harlow and The Latin Legends. |
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1997 |
Records with "Fania All Stars" and "Papo Lucca and The Cuban Jazz All Stars" in Havana Cuba in the month of January. Co produces "The National Synfonic Band" of colombia next to the maestro Francisco Zumaqué in February. Tours with "El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, Larry Harlow, Ismael Miranda and Junior Gonzalez in April. Signs with Sony Music in the same month. |
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1996 |
Ralph Mercado and Jerry Massucci contract Alfredo to form part of the " Fania All Stars "Receives offerts to record with the Fania, RMM, and MP Lables.Makes the music for the colombian TV Series " Otra en Mi " |
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1995 |
Writes the music and works as an actor in the serial " MAMBO ". Makes summer tour through Europe playing some of the most important Jazz Festivals. Plays in the PROMOTON for drugs rehabilitation in the city of PANAMA. Three of of the songs from his reasent production " THE SALSA OF THE GODS " are on the first ten list of that country. |
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1994 |
Makes tour though Europe in February Visiting this time Germany, France and Italy and obtaining a big success on television, radio, press and concerts. In March he visits Venezuela, Martinique, Guadaloupe and Cayenne. In the month of November he returns to Europe and Makes presentations in Switzerland, France, Germany, Italy and in former Yugoslavia, showing that he still is one of the first salsa artist in the Word. |
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1993 |
Records " Con Toda la Salsa ", considered his best musical work to date. This album includes: " Excelente Amante "and Sal" Historia de Dos salseros " in tribute to salsa's greatest, Richie Ray and Bobby Cruz. Travels to Ecuador to represent Colombia in the Telethon for Homeless Children".
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1992 |
Obtains the Colombian citizenship and is selected, by President " Cesar Gaviria ", to represent Colombia at Expo 92 in Seville, Spain. He records Volume 2 of " The Violins of Alfredo De La Fé " titled " Sentir de Cuba ". |
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1991 |
Makes European tour with his own group and plays in Geneve, Paris and Rome where he rejoins with Eddie Palmieri. Records " Salsa y Charanga " with hit songs like: " Tendras que llorar " y " America Cantemos " song that was made to conmemorate the 500 years of the discovery of America. That same year he participates as a musician and an actor in the most popular t v soap opera in South America: "Azucar". |
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1990 |
Signs with Fuentes Records and records two L P's: " Salsa " and " " Los Violines de Alfredo De La Fé " wich is an instrumental album whith some of the best songs of the vast Cuban repertoire. |
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1988 |
Records " Dancing in the tropics " Phillips Records with hits like: " Acuyuyé " and " The N.Y. of Colombia'"dedicated to the city of Medellin. |
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1985 |
Records " Alfredo De La Fé Vallenato " Phillips Records ( with diferent stars from that folklore). |
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1984 |
Records an album title: " Made in Colombia " Phillips Records with hits like: " La botija de abuelito " and " Te necesito ". |
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1983 |
He is contracted to play in Colombia for three weeks and decides to live in that beautiful country. |
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1982 |
Form his own group and records " Triunfo " Toboga Records. That album was number two in salsa sales and two songs from that album are still played on the air today: " Somos los reyes del mundo " and " Oyelo Tocar ". |
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1981 |
He release two records: "Para Africa Con Amor" y "Alfredo De La Fé y la Charanga 1980" |
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1980 |
He joints the " Tito Puente's Latin Jazz Ensamble '" as musical director and travel through Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America. They also participate in the most important jazz festivals in the world.1981 He records two albums: " Para Africa con amor '" and " Charanga 1980" Sacodis Records. |
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1979 |
Records first solo album entitled " ALFREDO " LP Ventures wich was nominated for three grammy awards. The song " Hot to trot " from the same album reached the top 100's list in the United States.He plays with jazz artists such as: Dizzie Gillespi, David Amram, Chick Corea, Larry Coryel, etc. Becomes part of the SAR All Stars and produces for that lable 40 LP's for artists such as: Roberto Torres, Papaito, Henry Fiol, Charanga 76, etc. |
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1977 |
He returns to New York and begings to play with Tipica 73, the best band that salsa had in those days.
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1976 |
Moves to San Francisco to form part of Carlos Santana's group. |
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1972 |
Meets Eddie Palmieri becoming the first solo violinist in the salsa field. He then adds electronics to his violin. Cheo Feliciano, Hector Lavoe, Fania All Stars, Ismael Miranda, among others. |
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1966 |
Becomes part of José Fajardo's orchestra.(Fajardo is considered The best flute player in the world of salsa and Cuban music) changing from the classical to the salsa field. His career starts to ascend through great Salsa stars such as: Celia Cruz (his godmother) |
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1965 |
Moves to New York and performed the Medelssohn and Tchaikovski violin concertos at Carnegie Hall. That event won him an other scholarship to Julliard Arts. The same year he started to play at the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. |
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1954 |
Alfredo De La Fé was born in Cuba on February 6, descendant from musicians that had his own name. He started studying violin at the age of seven in the Amadeo Roldán Conservatory in Havana. Two years later, he wins an schoolardship to study in the conservatory of Warsaw in Poland. |
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PRESS ARTICLES: Village Voice, N.Y. - New York Post - New York Times - San Francisco Post - San Francisco Examiner - Washington Post - Le Matin Paris - Liberation Paris - Telerama Magazine Paris - Pariscope magazine - Rock & Folk Magazine Paris - Paese Sera Italy - Unitá Italy - Corriere Adriatico Italy - La Repubblica Italy - L' Unione Sarda Italy - La Nazzione Italy - Down Beat Magazine - Cash Box Magazine - What' s happening in Stockolm Magazine Sweden - Holland News - Denmark Chronicle - TV Magazine, France Antilles - Telerama, Paris - Paris Scope - France Antilles Magazine - Liberation, France - Le Monde, France - El Mundo, Colombia - El Heraldo, Colombia - El Tiempo, Colombia - El Universal, Colombia - El Colombiano, Colombia - El Pais, Colombia.
AWARDS: Nomination for Grammy (in three categories) Violinist of The Year 1977, 1978,1979, 1980, 1981 (Latin N Y Magazine).
PARTICIPATION IN GRAMMY AWARDED RECORDS: "The Sun of Latin Music, Eddie Palmieri".- "Siembra, Rubén Blades".- " Unfinished Masterpiece , Eddie Palmieri".- " On Broadway, Tito Puente "- " Hot to Trot " ( from the LP "Alfredo" on the Billboard Top 50 disco charts - "Congo de Oro" award to the best solist at the "Barranquilla Carnival in Colombia".
JINGLES: Vermouth "Cinzano" _ "Mac Donald" - "Kool Cigarretes" - "Eastern Airlines" - Aguardiente "Antioqueño" - Rum "Galeón" - Rum "Medellin Añejo".
FILMS: Violin with special effects on "The Shining" with "Jack Nicholson" - Sound track on " San Antonio, vida cotidiana desde abajo " Focine, Colombia.
ARTISTS AND GROUPS WITH WHOM HE HAS PLAYED: José Fajardo - Larry Harlow - Willie Colón - Celia cruz - Cheo Feliciano - Rubén Blades - Hector Lavoe - Fania All Stars - SAR All Stars - Eddie Palmieri - Ray Barreto - Tipica 73 - Charanga 76 - Charanga Casino- Orquesta Broadway - Orquesta Novel - Dave Valentín - Aquarian dream - David Amram - Manolo Badrena - Herb Alpert - Dizzie Gillespi _ Chick Corea - Ray Mantilla.
CONCERTS AND FESTIVALS: Carnegie Hall - Seventh Avenue South, NY - Fat Tuesdays, NY - Kool Jazz Festival: NY, Florida, Philadelphia - Oktober Jazzman Festival, Berlin - Montreaux International Jazz Festival - North Sea Jazz Festival, Holland - Montmartre, Copenhagen - Green Moon Festival, San Andres Islands - Festival of Bands " Carnaval de Barranquilla - Palladium concert Hall, Gineve - New Morning Discoteque, Paris - Salon Hodge, Paris - Alpheus Concert Hall, Rome - Festival Caraibi & Caribe, Rome - Havana Club, Bologna - Barfly, Recanati - Salsodromo, Sesto Calende - Ill Jazzino, Cagliari - Network Torino - Charleston, Torino - Sabor Tropical, Milano - Hotel Bayericherhof, Munich - Albisriederhaus, Zurich - Discoteque Manila, Florence - Ancien Palace Des Expo, Gineve - Snoopy Club, Bari - Dona Flor, Mestre - Three Soldi Theatre, Foiano - Revellions des Mondes, Paris. |
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