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: Pop, Alternative, R&B
Hue and Cry
CD title: Remote
Role: Horn Arrangement, trumpet
Genre: British Pop
Record Label: Virgin, (P) and © 1988 Circa Records Ltd, manufactured in W. Germany

Voces Unidas
CD title: Voces Unidas, (for Olympics 100; Atlanta,1996)
Song: "Asi Como Hoy" for artist, Marc Anthony
Role: Producer, arranger
Genre: Pop
Record Label: (P) © 1996 EMI LATIN

BLACK 47
CD title: Home of the Brave
Song: Paul Robeson (Born to be Free), Who Killed Bobby Fuller?
Role: Trumpet
Genre: Pop Alternative
Record Label: EMI Records, (P) © 1994 SBK Records, a division of EMI Records

CD title: Green Suede Shoes
Song: Green Suede Shoes, My Love is in NY, & Vinegar Hill
Role: Trumpet
Genre: Pop Alternative
Record Label: (P) © 1996 Mercury Records

Kirsty MacColl
CD title: Electric Landlady
Role: Brass & string arrangements, trumpet
Genre: Alternative Pop
Record Label: (P) 1991 Virgin Records Ltd © 1991 Greatpress Ltd

CD title: Galore
Role: Brass & string arrangements, trumpet
Genre: Alternative Pop
Record Label: (P) 1995 IRS Records

Talking Heads
CD title: Naked
Song: Mr. Jones (Song also appears on Popular Favorites 1976-1992: Sand in the Vaseline, and Once In A Lifetime (Box set).
Role: Arranger, trumpet
Genre: Pop Alternative
Record Label: (P) 1998 Sire Records Company, © 1988 Sire Records Company & THTI

David Byrne
CD title: Rei Momo
Role: Arranger, trumpet
Genre: Pop Alternative
Record Label: © 1989 Luaka Bop/Sire

CD title: Uh-Oh
Role: Composer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist
Genre: Pop Alternative
Record Label: © 1992 Luaka Bop/Sire

Jennifer Lopez
CD title: J.Lo
Role: Arranger, trumpet, 12 string guitar
Genre: R&B
Record Label: (P) © 2001 Sony Music Entertainment

CD title: Holland Bonus Tracks
Role: Arranger, trumpet, 12 string guitar
Genre: R&B
Record Label: (P) © 2001 Epic

CD title: Ain't It Funny (Australian CD) (#2)
Role: Trumpet
Genre: R&B
Record Label: (P) © 2002 Epic

Fine Arts Militia
CD title: We Are Gathered Here
Role: Trumpet
Genre: Hip Hop
Record Label: (P) © 2003
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