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Before joining Prince's band during the 1980s as Sheila E, Sheila Escovedo spent almost a decade as a session and touring percussionist. She played with everyone, from her father Pete Escovedo's Afro-Latin jazz band to George Duke, Herbie Hancock, Billy Cobham, Flora Purim, Con Funk Shun, the Blackbyrds, and the Crusaders. During and after her tenure with Prince, Escovedo released a clutch of fine solo albums including 2017's Iconic: Message 4 America. Despite the fact she's been playing salsa most of her life, Bailar is her debut album in the genre.
It was recorded in Miami and at several California studios. The program includes six originals, killer covers, and a star-studded studio cast. Opening number "Anacaona," by famed Puerto Rican composer Catalina Alonso, was arranged by Ramon Sanchez and features Rubén Blades on lead vocals. A burning salsa, the percussion interplay between Sheila E, Tony Succar, and Diego Camacho under Blades' soaring, soulful vocal and a backing chorus is breathtaking. The horn section offers excellent contrapuntal engagement with Livan Mesa's piano. The title track walks the invisible border between Cuban son and vintage Nuyorican salsa with vocalist Luis Enrique (though Sheila E inserts a completely unexpected rap breakdown near its close). The frenetic drumming and horn exchanges are underscored by fiery piano montunos and a strident, anthemic chorus of singers and chanters. Single "Bemba Colora" is a classic son associated with Cuban vocal icon Celia Cruz. Its three-part lead vocal is offered by Mimy Succar, Gloria Estefan, and Sheila E. The latter's rippling conga solo is one of the set's brightest moments. The reading of Tito Puente's "El Rey del Timbal" features salsero Gilberto Santa Rosa up front. Passionate, fiery, and hooky, Escovedo's galloping timbales solo is framed by driving montunos and swinging horns. Her own songs on this set include "Gente Buena" with Victor Manuelle on vocals. The happiest track here, it's a key playlist component for a beach or dance party. Her "The Way You Do," featuring Jean Rodriguez on lead vocals, is a gorgeous fusion of Latin soul, funk, and salsa. "Mi Amor" is a vehicle for Sheila E.'s lead vocals and Mykal Gabriel's Spanish guitar playing. It melds bolero, son, soul, and funk with hard-swinging horns and backing vocals. She takes another lead on the co-written "Playa Tequila," wedding Latin soul, funk, tropical, and salsa underscored by a transcendent vocal chorus. "Descarga" is an Afro-Latin jam that includes dad Pete, mom Juanita Escovedo, and Dominican salsa legend José Alberto "El Canario." Son, montuno, guaracha, and rhumba envelope one another as horns engage drums and chanting to close it out.
The exceptional playing, arranging, songwriting, and joyous performances on Bailar easily register this album as an exceptional Sheila E. outing, certainly, but also one of the year's finest salsa albums.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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Ramón Sánchez, Performance Arranger - Ruben Blades, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Lead Vocalist - Shari Sutcliffe, Coordinator - Sheila E., Producer, Congas, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jess Sutcliffe, Mixing Engineer - Reuben Cohen, Mastering Engineer - DANTE VARGAS, Trumpet - Ismael Vergara, Baritone Saxophone - Tony Succar, Producer, Recording Engineer, Timbales - Diego Camacho, Bongos - Julio Díaz, Trumpet - Catalino Alonso, Composer, Lyricist - Igor Moreno, Background Vocal - Livan Mesa, Piano - Daniel Saint, Recording Engineer - Sergio Munera, Bass - Lenny Fierro, Background Vocal - Alex Zapata, Trombone - Kenyi Succar, Recording Engineer - Julio Roque, Recording Engineer - Jorge Dobal Sr., Trombone - David Pachon, Assistant Engineer - Tatan Betancurt, Background Vocal - ia cheveres, AdditionalStudioProducer - Irving Loayza, Recording Engineer - Sheila E. feat. Rubén Blades, AssociatedPerformer
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Luis Enrique, Composer, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Lead Vocalist - Shari Sutcliffe, Coordinator - Marc Quinones, Bongos, Congas - Sheila E., Composer, Producer, Recording Engineer, Timbales , MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal, Lead Vocalist - Jess Sutcliffe, Mixing Engineer - Reuben Cohen, Mastering Engineer - Guianko Gomez, Composer, Lyricist, Vocal Producer, Recording Engineer - Ismael Vergara, Tenor Saxophone - Gerardo Rodriguez, Trumpet - Tony Succar, Composer, Producer, Recording Engineer, Timbales , Performance Arranger - Rickey Offord, Composer - Julián Ávila, Guitar - Diego Giraldo, Composer - Raymond McKinley, Recording Engineer - Anthony Williams II, Composer - Livan Mesa, Piano - Courtney Leonard, Bass - Mychael Davison, Recording Engineer - Alex Zapata, Trombone - Mychael Gabriel, Composer, Guitar, Programmer - Kenyi Succar, Keyboards, Programmer - Lorie V. Moore, Composer - Sheila E. feat. Luis Enrique, AssociatedPerformer - B-SLADE, Recording Engineer - ia cheveres, AdditionalStudioProducer - John Wesly McVicker, Drums
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Gloria Estefan, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Lead Vocalist - Shari Sutcliffe, Coordinator - Sheila E., Producer, Drums, Recording Engineer, Congas, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Performance Arranger - Jess Sutcliffe, Mixing Engineer - Reuben Cohen, Mastering Engineer - Yorgis Goiricelaya, Bass, Performance Arranger - Ismael Vergara, Baritone Saxophone - Gerardo Rodriguez, Trumpet - Tony Succar, Producer, Recording Engineer, Timbales , Performance Arranger - Otto Santana, Bongos, Congas - Igor Moreno, Background Vocal - Livan Mesa, Piano - Lenny Fierro, Background Vocal - Johan Escalante, Trombone - Miguel Galdós, Recording Engineer - Julio Roque, Recording Engineer - Mimy Succar, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Lead Vocalist - Jose Claro Santiago Betancourt "Jose Claro Fumero", Composer, Lyricist - Sheila E. feat. Gloria Estefan & Mimy Succar, AssociatedPerformer - Tatan Betancurt, Background Vocal - ia cheveres, AdditionalStudioProducer
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Gilberto Santa Rosa, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Lead Vocalist - Ramón Sánchez, Performance Arranger - Tito Puente, Composer, Lyricist - Shari Sutcliffe, Coordinator - Sheila E., Producer, Timbales , MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jess Sutcliffe, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Reuben Cohen, Mastering Engineer - DANTE VARGAS, Trumpet - Ismael Vergara, Baritone Saxophone - Tony Succar, Producer, Recording Engineer, Performance Arranger - Diego Camacho, Bongos, Congas - Julio Díaz, Trumpet - Igor Moreno, Background Vocal - Pino Russo, Assistant Engineer - Livan Mesa, Piano - Sergio Munera, Bass - Lenny Fierro, Background Vocal - Alex Zapata, Trombone - Miguel Galdós, Assistant Engineer - Julio Roque, Recording Engineer - Jorge Dobal Sr., Trombone - Tatan Betancurt, Background Vocal - ia cheveres, AdditionalStudioProducer - Irving Loayza, Assistant Engineer - Sheila E. feat. Gilberto Santa Rosa, AssociatedPerformer
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Victor Manuelle, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Lead Vocalist - Ramón Sánchez, Performance Arranger - Shari Sutcliffe, Coordinator - Sheila E., Composer, Producer, Timbales , MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jess Sutcliffe, Mixing Engineer - Reuben Cohen, Mastering Engineer - DANTE VARGAS, Trumpet - Yorgis Goiricelaya, Bass - Ismael Vergara, Baritone Saxophone - Tony Succar, Composer, Producer, Recording Engineer, Performance Arranger - Diego Camacho, Bongos, Congas - Igor Moreno, Background Vocal - Camilo Fernandez, Recording Engineer - Livan Mesa, Piano - Lenny Fierro, Background Vocal - Johan Escalante, Trombone - Jonathan Montes, Composer - Kenyi Succar, Recording Engineer - Julio Roque, Recording Engineer - Juan Carlos Cosme, Composer, Lyricist - Tatan Betancurt, Background Vocal - ia cheveres, AdditionalStudioProducer - Sheila E. feat. Víctor Manuelle, AssociatedPerformer
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Jean Rodriguez, Recording Engineer, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Lead Vocalist - Shari Sutcliffe, Coordinator - Lynn Mabry, Background Vocal - Sheila E., Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Drums, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal, Lead Vocalist - Jess Sutcliffe, Mixing Engineer - RICARDO MARTINEZ, Bass - Reuben Cohen, Mastering Engineer - Efrain "Junito" Davila, Keyboards, Piano, Programmer, Performance Arranger - Fernando Vargas, Background Vocal - Kevin Ceballo, Background Vocal - Vince Harder, Keyboards, Programmer, Recording Engineer, Background Vocal - Ismael Vergara, Tenor Saxophone - Gerardo Rodriguez, Trumpet - Tony Succar, Producer, Recording Engineer, Timbales - Diego Camacho, Bongos, Congas - Maribel Diaz, Background Vocal - Charles Vincent Harder, Composer, Lyricist - Johan Escalante, Trombone - Mychael Gabriel, Recording Engineer - Kenyi Succar, Recording Engineer - Miguel Galdós, Recording Engineer - Julio Roque, Recording Engineer - David Pachon, Assistant Engineer - ia cheveres, AdditionalStudioProducer - Sheila E. feat. Jean Rodriguez, AssociatedPerformer
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Shari Sutcliffe, Coordinator - Lynn Mabry, Background Vocal - Sheila E., Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Drums, Percussion, Timbales , MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal, Lead Vocalist - Jess Sutcliffe, Mixing Engineer - RICARDO MARTINEZ, Bass - Reuben Cohen, Mastering Engineer - DANTE VARGAS, Trumpet - Fernando Vargas, Background Vocal - Kevin Ceballo, Background Vocal - Ismael Vergara, Baritone Saxophone - Tony Succar, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, Programmer, Recording Engineer, Performance Arranger - Diego Camacho, Bongos, Congas - Julio Díaz, Trumpet - Raymond McKinley, Recording Engineer - Maribel Diaz, Background Vocal - Camilo Fernandez, Assistant Engineer - Alex Zapata, Trombone - Mychael Gabriel, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Recording Engineer, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenyi Succar, Keyboards, Programmer, Recording Engineer, Performance Arranger - Julio Roque, Recording Engineer - Jorge Dobal Sr., Trombone - ia cheveres, AdditionalStudioProducer - Sheila E. feat. Mychael Gabriel, AssociatedPerformer
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Shari Sutcliffe, Coordinator - Sheila E., Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Drums, Recording Engineer, Timbales , MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal, Lead Vocalist - Jess Sutcliffe, Mixing Engineer - Debi Nova, Composer, Lyricist, Recording Engineer, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Reuben Cohen, Mastering Engineer - Efrain "Junito" Davila, Piano, Performance Arranger - Ismael Vergara, Tenor Saxophone - Gerardo Rodriguez, Trumpet - Tony Succar, Producer, Recording Engineer - Diego Camacho, Bongos, Congas - Rodner Padilla, Bass - Juan Daniel Montero, Recording Engineer - Johan Escalante, Trombone - Mychael Gabriel, Recording Engineer - Kenyi Succar, Recording Engineer - Julio Roque, Recording Engineer - Jhow Anderson, Guitar - Mario Guzman Rosario, Bongos, Guiro - ia cheveres, AdditionalStudioProducer - Sheila E. feat. Debi Nova, AssociatedPerformer
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Shari Sutcliffe, Coordinator - Lynn Mabry, Background Vocal - Sheila E., Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Recording Engineer, Timbales , MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal, Lead Vocalist - Jess Sutcliffe, Mixing Engineer - RICARDO MARTINEZ, Bass - Reuben Cohen, Mastering Engineer - DANTE VARGAS, Trumpet - Fernando Vargas, Background Vocal - Kevin Ceballo, Background Vocal - Vince Harder, Keyboards, Programmer, Recording Engineer, Background Vocal - Ismael Vergara, Baritone Saxophone - Tony Succar, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, Recording Engineer - Alberto Hernandez, Composer, Lyricist - Diego Camacho, Bongos, Congas - Julio Díaz, Trumpet - Maribel Diaz, Background Vocal - Camilo Fernandez, Assistant Engineer - Charles Vincent Harder, Composer, Lyricist - Livan Mesa, Keyboards, Piano, Programmer - Felipe Mejia Saldarriaga, Composer, Lyricist - Alex Zapata, Trombone - Mychael Gabriel, Guitar, Recording Engineer - Kenyi Succar, Recording Engineer - Bertron Curtis, Piano - Julio Roque, Recording Engineer - Jorge Dobal Sr., Trombone - ia cheveres, AdditionalStudioProducer - Brian Kenyi Succar, Keyboards, Programmer - Francesco Andres Martinez Burali Forti, Composer, Lyricist
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Ramón Sánchez, Performance Arranger - Pete Escovedo, Timbales , FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Shari Sutcliffe, Coordinator - Sheila E., Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Recording Engineer, Bongos, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jess Sutcliffe, Mixing Engineer - Reuben Cohen, Mastering Engineer - DANTE VARGAS, Trumpet - Fernando Vargas, Background Vocal - Jose Alberto "El Canario", FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Lead Vocalist - Yorgis Goiricelaya, Bass - Ismael Vergara, Baritone Saxophone - Tony Succar, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Recording Engineer, Timbales , Performance Arranger - Diego Camacho, Bongos, Congas - Raymond McKinley, Recording Engineer - Camilo Fernandez, Recording Engineer - Livan Mesa, Piano - Lenny Fierro, Background Vocal - Johan Escalante, Trombone - Kenyi Succar, Recording Engineer - Julio Roque, Recording Engineer - Jose Alberto Justiniano, Composer, Lyricist - David Pachon, Assistant Engineer - Tatan Betancurt, Background Vocal - ia cheveres, AdditionalStudioProducer - Juanita "Moms" Escovedo, Guiro - Sheila E. feat. José Alberto "El Canario" & Pete Escovedo, AssociatedPerformer
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Album review
Before joining Prince's band during the 1980s as Sheila E, Sheila Escovedo spent almost a decade as a session and touring percussionist. She played with everyone, from her father Pete Escovedo's Afro-Latin jazz band to George Duke, Herbie Hancock, Billy Cobham, Flora Purim, Con Funk Shun, the Blackbyrds, and the Crusaders. During and after her tenure with Prince, Escovedo released a clutch of fine solo albums including 2017's Iconic: Message 4 America. Despite the fact she's been playing salsa most of her life, Bailar is her debut album in the genre.
It was recorded in Miami and at several California studios. The program includes six originals, killer covers, and a star-studded studio cast. Opening number "Anacaona," by famed Puerto Rican composer Catalina Alonso, was arranged by Ramon Sanchez and features Rubén Blades on lead vocals. A burning salsa, the percussion interplay between Sheila E, Tony Succar, and Diego Camacho under Blades' soaring, soulful vocal and a backing chorus is breathtaking. The horn section offers excellent contrapuntal engagement with Livan Mesa's piano. The title track walks the invisible border between Cuban son and vintage Nuyorican salsa with vocalist Luis Enrique (though Sheila E inserts a completely unexpected rap breakdown near its close). The frenetic drumming and horn exchanges are underscored by fiery piano montunos and a strident, anthemic chorus of singers and chanters. Single "Bemba Colora" is a classic son associated with Cuban vocal icon Celia Cruz. Its three-part lead vocal is offered by Mimy Succar, Gloria Estefan, and Sheila E. The latter's rippling conga solo is one of the set's brightest moments. The reading of Tito Puente's "El Rey del Timbal" features salsero Gilberto Santa Rosa up front. Passionate, fiery, and hooky, Escovedo's galloping timbales solo is framed by driving montunos and swinging horns. Her own songs on this set include "Gente Buena" with Victor Manuelle on vocals. The happiest track here, it's a key playlist component for a beach or dance party. Her "The Way You Do," featuring Jean Rodriguez on lead vocals, is a gorgeous fusion of Latin soul, funk, and salsa. "Mi Amor" is a vehicle for Sheila E.'s lead vocals and Mykal Gabriel's Spanish guitar playing. It melds bolero, son, soul, and funk with hard-swinging horns and backing vocals. She takes another lead on the co-written "Playa Tequila," wedding Latin soul, funk, tropical, and salsa underscored by a transcendent vocal chorus. "Descarga" is an Afro-Latin jam that includes dad Pete, mom Juanita Escovedo, and Dominican salsa legend José Alberto "El Canario." Son, montuno, guaracha, and rhumba envelope one another as horns engage drums and chanting to close it out.
The exceptional playing, arranging, songwriting, and joyous performances on Bailar easily register this album as an exceptional Sheila E. outing, certainly, but also one of the year's finest salsa albums.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:16
- Main artists: Sheila E.
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Stiletto Flats Music
- Genre: World
(P) 2024 Stiletto Flats, Inc. Distributed by Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC
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