Carlos Pena Y Su Salsa Swing – Mi Musica

Artist: Carlos Pena Y Su Salsa Swing
Name of CD: Carlos Pena Y Su Salsa Swing – Mi Musica
Release Date: 2010

The Venezuelan Salsa star Carlos Pena released his first album 'Mi Musica' with great original compositions, which will get all Salsa dancers and Latin music lovers dancing and singing at their very best. This is a Salsa album for all seasons and dance styles.

Carlos Pena's 'Mi Musica' (English: 'My Music') starts with the Salsa song “Runruneando” (English: “Complaining”) immediately sets the tone and pace of the entire album. The Venezuelan sound has a very strong percussion section, sweet vocals and clear trumpets, which makes it an ideal song for both LA Style (or London Style) Salsa on1 and New York Style Mambo on2 dancers. The same can also be said for the song “Guasalsa Pa'ti” (English: “Guasalsa For You”). The title song “Mi Musica” is not only a very addictive Salsa dance song, but it's musical breaks (great bridge!) and natural sound makes it also excellent for Salsa teachers to use for their  Salsa Musicality classes and workshops. I love Edson Martinez' piano play in “Tu Forma De Bailar” (English: “The Way You Dance”). My favorite song is definitely “Pa' los Rumberos” (English: “For The Rumba Dancers”), which is a little bit faster. I was also pleasantly surprised with the song “Baila Nena” (English: “Dance Girl”), which is a “groovy Boogaloo Reggaeton”. The Latin Jazz instrumental song “Opening & Closing” is excellent for Salsa choreographers searching for that special song for a spicy & modern Mambo dance routine.

All eight Salsa tracks on Carlos Pena Y Su Salsa Swing's 'Mi Musica' have great hit potential. Most of the songs have a regular beat, which makes them excellent for teaching Salsa and Mambo. I expect many top Salsa DJ's and dance instructors around the world to add this album to their collections. Carlos Pena puts Salsa in the United Kingdom on the world map.

Track list      
 01.Runruneando
02.Guasalsa Pa'ti
03.Mi Musica
04.Tu Forma de Bailar 
05.Pa'los Rumberos 
06.Baila Nena
07.Como Quedo Ahi 
08.Opening & Closing

About the author:
Sederick Short is a salsa dance teacher, choreographer and entertainer. He’s been teaching Salsa from 1997, and he’s been dancing all kind of street dance styles for more than 26 years. He also grew up with music: his father was a bass guitar player and his mother was a singer in several small bands on the island of Curacao. These bands often practiced at their home since the time he was a young boy. Currently, he's also the content manager of www.onlinesalsa.com. He can be reached at sederick@onlinesalsa.com, or by typing his name on Facebook.