Larry Harlow (salsa)

Larry Harlow, born as Lawrence Ira Kahn, also called " El Judio Maravilloso " ( born March 20, 1939 in Brooklyn ) is a salsa musician, composer and producer American descent.

Life

Larry Harlow is the son of Jewish parents; his mother Rose Kahn with artist name Rose Sherman was an opera singer, while his father Buddy Kahn under the name Buddy Harlowe as a leader in the Latin Quarter Nightclub worked.

Larry Harlow came to prominence as a multi-instrumentalist and salsa bandleader a name. In Cuba, Larry Harlow studied the roots of Afro-Cuban music and combined this with elements of jazz. The Cuban Revolution in the 1950s forced him to leave the country before he could make his degree at the Academy of Music. Larry Harlow and the Orquesta Harlow was by Fania All-Stars, the second group of the label Fania Records, produced with the Harlow 106 albums for other artists and 50 albums under his name. Among the most popular albums was " Abran Paso " and " Tributo a Arsenio Rodriguez " with Ismael Miranda as lead singer. From the unforgettable musical Tommy the rock group The Who inspired Larry Harlow Hommy wrote, in which Celia Cruz sang. The musical was performed at Carnegie Hall in New York. Larry Harlow also played piano with the Fania All-Stars and starred in the films Our Latin Thing ( Nuestra Cosa ), live in Africa and salsa with. In 1977 he produced with La Raza Latina Rubén Blades, which was nominated for a Grammy Award. 1994 Larry Harlow made ​​with Ray Barreto, Adalberto Santiago and Yomo Toro, the Latin Legend band that it is made ​​to order to educate American youth about the roots and heritage of Latin American music.

Larry Harlow and his wife live in New York and occasionally occurs even on the Latin Legends of Fania.

Discography (selection)

  • Heavy Smokin ' (1965 )
  • Bajandote (1966)
  • El Exigente (1967 )
  • Harlow Presents Miranda ( 1968)
  • Me And My Monkey (1969 )
  • Electric Harlow (1969 )
  • Abran Paso (1970)
  • Arsenio (1971 )
  • Harlow's Harem (1971 )
  • La Oportunidad (1972 )
  • Hommy - A Latin Opera ( 1972)
  • Salsa ( 1973)
  • Live in Quad (1974 )
  • El Judio Maravilloso (1975 )
  • Harlow Flamboyan Con (1975 )
  • Con Mi Viejo Amigo (1976 )
  • Best Of Harlow And Miranda ( 1976)
  • New York Latin All-Stars (1976 )
  • Belmonte Afro Latin Seven (1976 )
  • El Jardinero del Amor (1976 )
  • La Raza Latina - A Salsa Suite ( 1977)
  • Latin Fever (1977 )
  • El Albino Divino (1978 )
  • La Responsabilidad (1978 )
  • The Sweet Smell Of Success ( 1979)
  • Así Soy Yo (1980 )
  • Our Latin Feeling ( 1981)
  • Yo Soy Latino (1982 )
  • Flamingo Rouge ( 1987)
  • Salsa Brothers ( 1989)
  • My Time Is Now (1991 )
  • Harlow's World ( 1995)
  • Larry Harlow 's Romance En Salsa ( 1998)
  • Larry Harlow 's Latin Legends ( 1998)
  • Sofrito (2000)
  • Best Of Orquesta Harlow (2004)
  • Larry Harlow's 35th Anniversary Live From Puerto Rico ( 2004)
  • Larry Harlow 's Latin Legends Of Fania 40th Anniversary (2007)
  • Larry Harlow's Herencia (2007)
  • The Best of Larry Harlow (2008)
  • Historia De La Salsa ( 2009)

Prizes and awards

  • Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2008)
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