SOULSA: Hoja de Papel

Welcome!

This is another original song by my band SOULSA called "Hoja de Papel". It's a very personal song about my father and his dream of coming to the U.S. more than 20 years ago to work hard and one day return to his country to build a little house for him and my mother. While things didn't really turn out that way, he has never let go this dream and to this day, he still shows me little sketches of the house he hopes to one day build for himself and my mother in the Dominican Republic.

If you like this song, you can download it for FREE and many others songs too at: www.myspace.com/soulsa

Enjoy!
Alberto


BAND BIOGRAPHY:

Soulsa is a Latin band that provides an exciting mix of Caribbean rhythms and modern rock music. The group was formed in 2002 in Washington Heights, a New York City neighborhood known for embracing Latin music and culture.

Soulsa's music contains the groove of classic salsa rhythms with the raw energy of a rock band. To create a fresh sound, Soulsa replaces traditional salsa instruments like horns and piano with the modern rhythms of the electric guitar resulting in a more stripped-down sound without ever loosing their Caribbean roots. The intense percussion from Juan Gerena, Antonio Rodriguez and Anibal Collazo compmliments the electric guitar resulting in a sound that is both primal and energetic - without ever losing the roots of Caribbean music and classic rock. Essentially rock with clave y sentimiento!

But most importantly, Soulsa's essence comes from its original compositions. Songwriters Alberto Diaz and Luis Batista are famous for creating sophisticated and humorous songs that reflect the daily lives, struggles andtriumphs of Latinos.

Soulsa has played in a variety of venues through out New York City including Nuyorican Poets Café, China Club, Southpaw, DAntigua and Gonzalez & Gonzalez. They have also headlined at multiple private events for Oscar de la Renta, VOGUE magazine and The Havana FilmFestival. The band received national recognition when they performed during Telemundos nationally syndicated morning show Hoy en la Mañanita and most recently was invited to Finland to perform a 2 hour concert as part of Finlands 10th annual Frutas Tropicales Latin Music Festival.

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[Soulsaman]

Not bad Shelly!

Keep it up and in not time you'll be a pro in Spanisho!

: )

-Al

[shelly9797]

mi speako el spanisho. tehehehe