SALSA BRAVA.

In the international salsa scene an interesting phenomenon is taking place: the surfacing of bands who are recovering the urban and authentic roots of salsa. These orchestras are formed by young artists who love the hard sound of the 60's and 70's salsa-- which deviates from the purely commercial concept of this genre that has prevailed in recent years-- and are making powerful proposals that recuperate the legacy of the authentic salsa spirit.

LA SUCURSAL S.A.
is the maximum exponent of this phenomenon in Barcelona, a group that after a summer of great national and international performances, and after a grand success in Colombia, it has consolidated itself as a reference of salsa brava and Latin sound in Spain.

Formed by twelve musicians on stage and with a repertoire of their own, their music is characterized both by its lyrical beauty and richness of arrangements. A style of music made for dancing and listening which feed itself from, and pays tribute to, great masters like: Fania All Stars, El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, La Sonora Ponceña Narvaez Orchestra, Orchestra Dicupe, The Lebron Brothers, Tito Puente, Arsenio Rodriguez, Ismael Rivera, Los Hermanos Palmieri, Ray Barretto, Hector Lavoe, Joe Cuba, Celia Cruz, Johnny Pacheco, Rubén Blades, Willie Colon, Oscar D'Leon and Joe Arroyo.

Fresh and urban salsa, that is reborn in the streets of major cities, from Bogota to New York and Paris to Barcelona, to vindicate the neighborhood culture. La Salsa Brava comes gain to life and LA SUCURSAL S.A. vindicates it from the heart of Barcelona.

MEMBERS: MARCELO ROSERO, lead vocals,. SEBASTIAN CABRA, Timbales. MIGUEL RAMON, Tiple. SANTIAGO ACEVEDO, Bass. ENSO VERDU, Corus / minor percussion. ORIOL MARTINEZ, Bongo / Campana. FERNANDO TEJERO, Piano. GUILLEM ARGUEMI, Congas. ABEL RAMIREZ, 1st Trumpet. DANIEL RESTREPO, 2nd Trumpet. NANDO ESTEVE, Saxo Tenor. ALBERT COSTA, Trombone.

Management: Irene Bosch. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Tel. + 34 93 245 37 45 / Movil. +34 647 25 61 65

THE ALBUM.
In 2009 their first album comes out: “Lo Nuestro BCN Salsa Brava”, with 11 tracks-- ten of their own and a version “La Bien Paga”, for which they counted with the special participation of Marina “La Canillas” lead singer of Ojos de Brujo, and with which LA SUCURSAL S.A pays homage both to the Andalusian copla and mythical Puerto Rican salsa group La Sonora Ponceña. A record that has earned the respect of musicians, critics, dancers and the audience at large and, consequently, has been well received by specialists and salsa lovers at an international level.

Also, the song titled “La sombra” has been included in various compilations around the world: “Solar Latin Club”, directed by DJ Chino (Cali, Colombia); “Salsa” edited by Latin Musik (Switzerland); and in a compilation by Relevant magazine (Barcelona).

DEVELOPEMENT.
In these last years the orchestra has performed at prestigious national and international festivals where they have shared the stage with great artists such as: Tempo Latino (Vic-Fezensac, France) where Larry Harlow, Latin Giants of Jazz or Peppermint performed, 1ª Salsera (Barcelona) with La 33, 2º La Salsera (Barcelona) with Cheo Feliciano and the Orquesta del Solar, Alegría Festival (Morocco) with Gaiteros de San Jacinto and Zucchero, Antilla BCN Latin Club Anniversary (Barcelona) with the band Africando, GSM Fair (Barcelona) with Jamie Cullum, "Mp7 músiques en procés, RAVAL GLOBAL" (Barcelona Contemporary Cultural Center), La Mercè 2008, 8ª Fira de Musica de Carrer de

Vila-Seca, Biocultura Fair, Festival de l'Espectacle Marathon, Festival of Diversity,
Fiesta de la Independencia de Colombia, Latin Spring Festival, Salsabor Anniversary, Ritmes Festival, Festival La Alegría del Barrio, Barcelona Women's Jail or the Anniversary Sala La Republica, among others.

In 2009 LA SUCURSAL S.A. has been invited to participate in some of the most prestigious festivals worldwide. Salsa al Parque  (Bogota, Colombia) last August and in Toros y Salsa (Dax, France) September, on the main stage of the Mercat de Musica Viva de Vic, on the feast of the Mercè 2009 in Plaza Catalunya in Barcelona or the anniversary of Club Clave in (Drammen, Norway).

THE COLOMBIAN FILM INDUSTRY.
The work of LA SUCURSAL S.A. has also been recognized in Colombia, birthplace of the founders of the orchestra, where they have forged a very fruitful relationship with the Colombian film industry. “La 110” is part of the soundtrack, and served as the promotional song of the romantic comedy “Ni te cases, ni te embarques” directed by Ricardo Coral which premiered in December 2008.

“La Sangre y La Lluvia” a song based on the screenplay of the film with the same title, directed by director Jorge Navas Cali and released in September 2009-- which has been selected for the Goya Awards as Best Iberoamerican Film—was also part of the soundtrack of this film. Also, during the band’s stay in Bogota La Sucursal SA filmed the video clip “La Sangre y La Lluvia” to promote the film.