Full live concert of Gilberto Santa Rosa alongside percussionist and bandleader Eguie Castrillo, for the show “The Mambo Kings — 100 Years”, in 2023. Nicknamed “El Caballero de la Salsa”, the Puerto Rican singer Gilberto Santa Rosa is one of the most respected voices of salsa and bolero. Paired with the energy of the big band led by Eguie Castrillo, he delivers a concierto completo paying tribute to the legacy of mambo and Afro-Caribbean music. For fans of filmed live concerts, this capture highlights Santa Rosa’s vocal elegance, the virtuosity of the rhythm section and the power of a full salsa ensemble. Blazing horns, montuno piano, timbales and backing vocals answer one another in a generous show, between danceable moments and more sensitive interpretations. A representative document of contemporary salsa raised to an orchestral level, bringing together two major figures of the genre. A live reference for lovers of Latin music keen to rediscover the grandeur of mambo and salsa in concert.
Personnel & credits
- Gilberto Santa Rosa — chant
- Eguie Castrillo — direction, percussions
