Alfredo de la Fé

Alfredo de la Fé ( born February 6, 1954 in Havana, Cuba) is a living in New York City violin players of Cuban descent. Through his artistic work, the violin was included as an ingredient in many salsa and Latin jazz groups. Alfredo de la Fé appeared as solo violinist in large Salsaorquestern and was shown at over 30 international tours live. Throughout his career, he played with Eddie Palmieri, Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, José Alberto " El Canario ", Cheo Feliciano, The Fania All-Stars and Santana together. His second album in 1979 received a Grammy nomination for " Best Latin album ".

Career

The father of Alfredo de la Fé was an opera tenor in Havana. 1962 Alfredo de la Fé began violin studies at the Amadeo Roldán Conservatory in Havana -. Later he made another musical education in Warsaw, Poland. With the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, he led the Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky compositions on in New York's Carnegie Hall. In 1972, he changed his style from classical music to salsa and was a band member in Eddie Palmieri 's Orchestra. Then he moved to San Francisco and had a short-term commitment with Carlos Santana. 1980 wrote de la Fé a recording contract with Sars All Stars and produced 32 albums with this label. In 1981 he became musical director of Tito Puente 's Latin Percussion Jazz Ensemble. In 1982, he began a solo career and moved to Colombia, where he produced the albums "Made in Colombia ", "Dancing in the Tropics " and " Alfredo De La Fé Vallenato ". 1989 wrote Alfredo de la Fe at discos Fuente, a renowned Colombian record company until he joined Sony Music in 1997.

Discography (selection)

• Salsapassion
• Caribe Atomico (1989 )
• Triunfo (1992 )
• Latitudes (2000)
• Hard Salsa Coast to Coast (2002)
• La Llave de Oro (2006)