Wayne Gorbea and Salsa Picante

Me, Wayne Gorbea, Alex & Ricky




Wayne Gorbea - Leader, Piano, Coro (The One in the back circled in red)
Rick Davies - Musical Director,1st Trombone
Ruben Borgas - Timbales, Coro
Frank Reyes - Congas
Juan Rodriguez - Bongos, Coro
Richie Sanquintin - Bass
Ramon Rosado - Coro and Composer/Arranger
Rafi Malkiel - Trombone
Tomer Levy - Trumpet
Wayne Gorbea y Salsa Picante blessed the stage in Club Sixx (Connecticut) on the night of April 19th. Many of the audiences were confused if they knew of Wayne or not, but once the music began, everyone's face glowed with excitement. Wayne Gorbea is from a Puerto Rican background and lived mostly in Manhattan and the Bronx. He began training in his early years and began with the violin and soon switched to the trumpet. Serving in Korea, he learned how to read music and taught himself to play the piano by copying Charlie and Eddie Palmieri and Richie Ray.



Alright, so I had a wonderful time last night! I love
dancing to Salsa, especially LIVE salsa music. Just hearing the live congas, clave, horn and timbales gets me going. Everyone in the club was having a fun time and the atmosphere was vibrant. The one thing that I didn't like about the night was when I was dancing, getting my groove on, and someone accidentally stepped on my foot. BUT I felt the heel go inbetween my foot bone...AHH!! OMG! It hurt sooo bad!!! So I woke up this morning with this pain in my foot and I actually couldn't walk that much. I feel that my foot is bruised internally. So now my foot is displaying that yellow/black and blue 'fashion,' lol. But overall I did enjoy myself and had a great time dancing till the wee-hours of the morning.

¡Ponga sus trajes!

Pleasing to the eye! I love performing because then I get to put on bright, colorful, sexy, light-weight costumes! C'mon, let's face it. When performers are performing (Salseros y Salseras) their costumes are gorgeous {some} and "hot-to-trot" as mi mami says. Costumes are not only fun to wear, but are beautiful to look at.

Although they are full of sequence, glitter, sparkling everywhere, etc. they run a pretty high bill. The picture to the left displays a costume that is about $230.00.

The style of upcoming trajes are the low cut in the back. Leaving the back all open and cutting it low. This seems to represent what is now soultry and sexy and allows the mind to linger and imagine, while seeing the movement of the Salsera. Accessories are also a BIG role in a costume; whether it be a choker, wristeband, or hair clip. These accessories are made especially for the performer to allow him/her to do head whips, hip movements and not worry about accessories flying all over the place. Little things here and there compliment the costume and make the performance that much special!

All Pictures Were Taken From: http://www.latindancefashions.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=117_118&sort=20a&page=1