ALFREDO DE LA FÉ

Cuban born violinist of classical formation (Julliard School graduate) before making violin a salsa instrument (hence his nickname “El violín de la salsa”), based in New York, he also lived in Colombia (~1983/1999), he has played with Eddie Palmieri, Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Santana, ... (born in Havana, 7 Feb. 1954) from discogs Salsa violinist, music producer, and the first Salsa and Latin Jazz violin soloist in the world. This artist has more than 55 years of experience on stage, during which he has been a member of the legendary Fania All Stars. This salsa violinist began experimenting with pedals created for electric guitars in 1973, thus becoming the precursor of the electric violin. Additionally, he was the musical director of the Celia Cruz and Tito Puente Orchestra. He participated, collaborated and/or directed more than 2000 productions with artists such as: Eddie Palmieri, Héctor Lavoe, Ruben Blades, Dizzy Gillespi, Carlos Santana and Vangelis, read more...