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Likewise, and in mid of 2017, Almodóvar
recorded with Tito Puente Jr. a new version
in Salsa Mambo of the song "Mi Socio" RICK ARROYO
created by Tito Puente and Cuban singer La
Lupe popularized in 1965. In the same way,
she did with the singer and composer
Bobby Cruz the song "La Chica del Bling".
Vicky Ferrara
Currently, Melina does live performances vicky@salsamundi.com
every Friday to 6pm at Best Time Wine
Shop located on 8th Street at 64th and 8th, Meet the 2008 Las Vegas Latin Music
a wine warehouse with a large dance oor. Awards Winner in two categories Best Latin
"Ándale! Pon a Sonar el Güiro" is her most Jazz Band and Best Latin Jazz Performer,
recent single, it was released since last RICK ARROYO. Him and the Latin Percussion
December and you can nd it on all digital Ensemble provides the very best in Steel
platforms. During this month of January,
Drums, Jazz, Latin Jazz ( Afro-Cuban and
Melina will continue playing her music
Brazilian ), Salsa for Dancing and
through the territory of Florida with the
contemporary Jazz.
event Los Patrones de la Salsa and on April
7 she will produce along with her friend Born in the Bronx, New York, Rick started
Kristina Moinelo the biggest salsa festival in The Salsa is the NUMBER ONE playing professionally music when he was
Miami, the Hollywood Salsa Fest, in which music genre that is danced
15 years old. Began playing piano at the
she will also participate as a main star with around the world. I believe that age of 9, drums at age 11, congas and
great gures of salsa music.
we are keeping this genre alive vibraphone at the age of 14.

Melina Almodóvar believes that the Salsa with what we are doing every day. Composer, Arranger and Las Vegas Latin
will never die because it is in the Latin "Melina Almodóvar Awards Winner in 2 categories, Rick Arroyo
idiosyncrasy and at some point this Afro- appeared in The Coral Reef Lounge at
Caribbean genre will return to be that Mandalay Bay every Monday night for four
people like most. She also commented that
years with his 10 piece Latin dance band,
she does not rule out the possibility in the
The Latin Percussion Ensemble.
future to do a fusion with the new urban
musical trends of the moment.

"For me to represent Latin music in the
US is a very big honor because I love

tropical music more than anything.
It's my life, it's my way of breathing like
all the SALSEROS ... For me, it's the To more information about La Muñeca
whole world to be able to continue my de la Salsa, please visit

long-standing career, to go ahead and www.melinaalmodovar.com or like her
bring good Salsa for the whole World.” on Facebook:
Melina Almodóvar www.facebook.com/pg/MelinaSalsa

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