Gerardo Rosales - Síguelo (Challenge Records 2013)
"Everyone that knows my work can appreciate the evolution and changes I
have made. Nevertheless, my musical line is clear and concrete; I’ve
been influenced by other cultures, but my specialty is the salsa. I do
have to make it clear that when I talk about salsa, I don’t mean the
dance that people learn in a superficial way on dance academies. I was
born in Caracas, Venezuela, one of the countries responsible for the
development and dissemination of this music in the world. I witnessed
the birth and development of this genre. Cuba is the mother of what we
call salsa, because the son, the mambo, the guaracha, the cha cha cha,
the guaguancó and the pattern of the clave are the origin of everything.
I have a collection of 5000 vinyl records, audio cassettes and
historical documents that I keep close by; they are my treasure and the
fundamental base of what I bring into the world. This album is the more
danceable and spontaneous I have ever produced. The musicians involved
in it have a very positive energy, full of talent, wisdom and
spirituality, all contributing to their knowledge so that you have a
quality product. Challenge Records
