Ray de La Paz

Above is a picture of Ray de la Paz, with my God Sister and myself. He came out to Bridgeport, CT to give a wonderful performance this past Saturday (June 14th). He came out talking to the audience and made the club become one, with his personal conversation to the audience. Every song he sang, people were in the middle of the dance floor dancing and singing along. Surprisingly, every song he sang, I knew! I guess he is one of those singers that you know all of their songs, but not the name.

Ray de la Paz has been in the salsa scene since 1970's, when joining with Chino y su Conjunto Melao and recorded with the band. Ray is a singer, writer and just a plain entertainer. Currently he has a 'mixed tape' out with Johnny Polanco and is working on an upcoming album, as he told my uncle. Ray de la Paz was very nice and didn't shy away from the cameras, when fans asked to take pictures with him.

SO I HAD to show you guys the various instruments that were included in the band that night. The band was originally from Hartford, CT but Ray is from New York, I believe. So from left to right, you see the timbales, then the piano, a bass, the congas, then the trumpets.