This orchestra is ideally suited for your special
celebration or corporate festival. A great selection of Motown, rhythm & blues,
swing, disco and pop makes for an exciting dance party. A wide variety of Latin
dance music, salsa, merengue, cumbia, cha-cha, bachata and boleros brings a
tropical taste to your event.
José
Valdes, director of the group, has worked with many
world class artists such as Tito Puente, Lou Rawls, Armando Manzanero, Jose
Fajardo, and Paquito D’ Rivera. His group was featured at the Governor's
Inaugural in Springfield, Illinois.
The band
performs in the Chicago areaat various public, private and
corporate events such as Taste of Chicago, Grant Park Summerdance, and Millenium
Park. Other venues are the Field
Museum, The Art Institute of Chicago, The Chicago Historical Society, as well as
the Hyatt Regency and Peninsula Hotels.
Sonia Perez, Joe Gonzalez, Lina
Marie and Peter Hix are featured vocalists. Joe Gonzalez doubles on lead vocal
and percussion. He has sung with some of the top bands of Puerto Rico. Peter Hix
doubles on guitar as well.
The repertoire includes Natalie Cole, Shania Twain, Gloria
Estefan, Selena, Dixie Chicks, and many other current artists. Also included are
numbers from Sinatra, Van Morrison, as well as newer material from Ricky Martin
and Santana.