From New York, a Salsa Group With Street Cred - By Larry Rohter (The New York Times)

At its shows in Europe and across the United States the 11-piece orchestra La Excelencia is often introduced to audiences as personifying “salsa from New York.” So it is paradoxical that on its home turf the band’s hard, tough sound and fondness for lyrics that address social issues has led traditionalists to regard the group as somehow outside the salsa mainstream ... read more