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The Latin-Rock explosion began, when Santana first burst onto the music scene in the late sixties and early Seventies. While Santana was becoming popular in the West Coast, a young group of Hispanic musicians from the Bronx in New York City wanted to build upon the Caribbean roots of Afro Cuban Jazz, Rhythm and Blues and New York City Salsa. The group was called Seguida. Seguida's music [link="http://www.seguida.net"] click here for official seguida website [/link] is a unique mix of funk, hip hop, rock, r&b, salsa and jazz. Seguida is releasing a new cd in the summer of 2007. Building on the strong foundation laid down by the original members of Seguida...present day bandleader Steve Adorno, Record Producer Jay Henry and original founding fathers Lou Perez and Randy Ortiz, along with vocalists Lori Rose and Dawn Savio are bringing Seguida into the future. Seguida is releasing their long awaited album SEGUIDA III. Executive producers/recording engineers Jay Henry, Steve Adorno have been recording at Jay's Native Life Studios in San Diego, California and at Kevin's ZPI Studios in Queens, N.Y. Many special guests have been added to the already powerful Seguida lineup. Joining veteran Seguida vocalists Lori Rose and Dawn Savio, will be International Latin Recording Superstar Kevin Ceballo . K.C. will be lending his unique vocal sound to the new Seguida music. K.C.'s own new CD "Yo Soy Ese Hombre" on Universal Latino Records features producers Isidro Infante, John Henderson and William Duvall, who wrote Kevin's number 1 hit Mi Primer Amor. The album "Yo Soy Ese Hombre", is now on sale in stores nationwide. Our next special guest is an old family friend. Latin Jazz pianist Larry Harlow is a true living of Afro-Cuban music. "El Judio Maravilloso", as he is affectionately called by his colleagues, completely revolutionized what is known today as "SALSA". For Fania Records, he has produced over 260 CD's for various artists, and as a leader over 50 cd's including the Masterpiece"La Raza Latina, a Salsa Suite. Larry also produced the now classic Seguida CDs from the 70?s. The brass section is led by special guest and Seguida founding father, sizzling trumpeter Pete Nater. Pete has a reputation for virtuosity and excellence in the Latin music field. Pete has been performing with the biggest names in Latin Jazz and Salsa including Tito Puente, Grammy Award winners Spanish Harlem Orchestra and The Bronx Horns. Pete knows what it takes to keep dancers on their feet! Our next special guest is the young and upcoming vocalist Anthony Leon. Anthony is known as El Nene Del Barrio and has a new CD of his own being released spring of 2007. Mi Version is one of the most anticipated CDs in the barrio (Spanish Harlem). Since El Nene Del Barrio himself composed the majority of the production, which really shows the diversity that he offers to the public. Be on the lookout for our next up & coming young star! Jaelyn Taylor joins SEGUIDA in her debut recording performance. Jaelyn will be the one to watch as she starts her recording career representing the future of Seguida. Her vocal on Red Light Green Light 123 is impressive, especially when you realize the amazing talent Jaelyn projects at the tender age of ten! Jaelyn continues to grow as an artist performing in theater productions, and live vocal performances in her hometown of San Diego. A bright future is certainly on the horizon for this very talented young lady. Young Cruize is on the scene! Cesar Cruz a.k.a. Young Cruize brings a fresh new Hip Hop sound to the inventive sounds of Seguida. Born in Mexico, and now living in San Diego, Cruize tells his unique story with pride. His love for music and consistent motivation gives him a positive edge, as he shares his story through his powerful words. Young Cruize is proud to be working on Seguida's much anticipated 3rd album and is also working closely with Seguida producers Steve Adorno and Jay Henry on creating his own project as well. There will be more Seguida surprises in store so stay tuned to this site! We are sure that you will enjoy Seguida's 30 year tradition of music from the heart and soul. Latin Jazz radio stations around the world still recognize Seguida's music, and numerous compilation albums have featured Seguida's music throughout the years. Seguida invites you to share their musical vision and journey into the future.[color="darkred"][/color][color="darkblue"][/color][color="darkblue"][/color][ ]