La Excelencia
La Excelencia is an eleven-piece salsa dura band from New York City, founded in
2005 by percussionists Julian Silva and Jose Vazquez-Cofresi. The group's music
addresses themes of immigration, poverty, and discrimination. La Excelencia
released their debut album Salsa con conciencia in 2006, followed by Mi tumbao
social in 2009 and Ecos del barrio in 2012. The band disbanded in 2012, with
Vazquez-Cofresi and some members reforming as Orquesta SCC. La Excelencia
reunited in 2017 under Silva's direction to work on their fourth album Machete,
released in 2020. Notable singles includ...
