Angel Fernandez

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CRITIC'S REVIEW:
Headed up by salsa scene mainstay Angel Fernandez, who has worked with Obie Bermúdez and Michael Stuart, and served as musical director for Marc Anthony's band for over a decade, Transito's debut album is an intergenerational tour de force. Featuring salsa greats Ray Sepúlveda, Tito Allen, Alexa Rojas, George Lamond. and Johnny Rivera, the vocal lineup is a dream team of sorts. Featuring some of today's hitmakers alongside the pioneers of the style also boils over into the attitudes of the arrangements here. Classic salsa styles stand beside reggaeton loops and hints of timba funkiness. Unlike many all-star projects, the music is as engaging as the star power. Fernandez being one of the genre's strongest arrangers and producers, it will come as no surprise that Nueva Combinacion is sonically sparkling, and the band is among the very finest in salsa today. Transito's members include Bobby Allende, Marc Quiñones, Edy Martinez, Luis Quintero, Jimmy Bosch, Mario Rivera and a host of others. With a credits list like that, and leadership like Fernandez, Transito has a bright future before them. Albums like Nueva Combinacion mean sunny days ahead for salsa fans as well.

Discography: Classic Salsa
Various Artists
CD title:     Beginner's Guide to Salsa
Song:          "La Musica Es Mi Vida" for Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Role:         Arranger
Genre:      Classic Salsa
Record Label: (P) © 2003 Import
Ray Barretto (1980; Angel's first recording with Ray. One month later, he joined Barretto's band.)
CD title:     Giant Force
Role:         Trumpet
Genre:      Classic Salsa
Record Label: (P) © 1980 Musica Latina Internacional, Inc. FANIA
CD title:     Soy Dichoso
Role:         Arranger
Genre:      Classic Salsa
Record Label: (P) © 1992 Sonido Inc. Fania
CD title:     Irresistible
Role:         Arranger (Night in Tunisia) and trumpet
Genre:      Classic Salsa
Record Label: © and (P) 1989 SONIDO INC.
LP title:      Todo Se Va Poder
Role:         Arranger, Trumpet
Genre:      Classic Salsa
Record Label: (p) © 1984 Musica Latina Internacional
LP title:      Aquí Se Puede
Role:         Arranger, trumpet
Genre:      Classic Salsa
Record Label: (P) © 1987 SONIDO INC.
Celia Cruz & Ray Barretto
CD title:     Ritmo En El Corazon (*1990 Grammy award winner)
Role:         Arranger, trumpet
Genre:      Classic Salsa
Record Label: (P) © 1988 SONIDO INC. FANIA

Domingo Quinones
CD title:     Poeta y Guerrero
Role:         Producer, director & arranger
Genre:      Classic Salsa
Record Label:         (P) © 2000 RMM Records (dist. By Universal Music)
Grupo Niche
CD title:     A Prueba De Fuego
Role:         Arranger
Genre:      Classic Salsa
Record Label: (P) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment (Colombia) S.A.
Ismael Miranda & Junior Gonzalez
CD title:     Cantar o No Cantar
Role:         Arranger
Genre:      Classic Salsa
Record Label: ® © 1995 Asefra Music Productions
Junior Gonzalez
CD title:     Lo Pasado, Pasado
Role:         Arranger
Genre:      Classic Salsa
Record Label: ® © 1993 Cema
SAOCO
LP title:      Macho Mumba
Role:         Trumpet
Genre:      Classic Salsa
Record Label: (P) 1977 Mericana Record Corp. (Salsoul)
William Millan y su Saoco Original
LP title:      Curare
Role:         Trumpet (* Cover Illustration by Ines Fernandez, Angel's sister)
Genre:      Classic Salsa
Record Label: (P) 1978 Mericana Record Corp.
Angel Canales
CD title:     Ya Es Tiempo (It's Time)
Role:         Arranger, trumpet & flugelhorn; Composer "Angel Canales Theme Song" (originally titled "Mambo a la Be-Bop y Guaguancó)
Genre:      Classic Salsa
Record Label: © SELANAC, Inc.
CD title:     Different Shades of Thought
Role:         Arranged
Genre:      Classic Salsa
Record Label: (P) © 1982 SELANAC RECORDS, INC.
CD title:     El Diferente
Role:         Arranger
Genre:      Classic Salsa
Record Label: © SELANAC, INC.
CD title:     Angel Canales
Role:         Arranger, trumpet & flugellhorn
Genre:      Classic Salsa
Record Label: 1991
Jimmy Bosch
CD title:     Soneando Trombon
Role:         Arranger
Genre:      Classic Salsa
Record Label: (P) © 1998 Rykolatino
Ahi-Namá
CD title:     La Ultima Palabra en Musica Cubana
Song:      "El Pregon del Chocolate," for artist Isaac Delgado
Role:         Re-mixer
Genre:      Afro-Cuban Dance Music/Classic Salsa
Record Label: (P) © 2001 Ahi-Namá Music
Alberto Shiroma
CD title:     Like A Goddess When She Walks
Role:         Arranger
Genre:      Classic Salsa
Record Label: (P) © 2000 3-2 Latin under license from M&I Records, Japan
Spanish Harlem Orchestra
CD title:     Un Gran Dia en el Barrio *(2003 Grammy Nominee)
Role:         Arranger
Genre:      Classic Salsa
Record Label: (P) © 2002 Ropeadope Records
CD title: Across 110th Street, Featuring Ruben Blades Role: Arranger
Genre: Classic Salsa
Record Label: (P) © 2004 Libertad Records
Los Soneros del Barrio
CD title: Siguiendo la Tradicion
Role: Arranger
Genre: Classic Salsa
Record Label: (P) © 2003 Rumba Jams Recordings
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