Via Project Enye: Truth be told, we’ve been dying to get this interview for over two years now. Salvador “Sal” Cuevas, a Puerto Rican Enye (ñ) from New York (Newyorican), was surrounded by not only the latin side of the city, but also the sounds of rock, funk, afro-cuban, jazz and so much more. He quickly picked up the bass guitar in middle school and forever transformed. Sal was for many years a member of the salsa music group Fania All-Stars circa (1978-1985), as well as several other top name salsa groups of the time such as Johnny Pacheco, Héctor Lavoe, Willie Colón, Ruben Blades, Celia Cruz etc. During this time he was one of only five bass players in New York City who recorded many of the “jingles” for T.V. and Radio. In fact, as a world class bassist, Sal helped establish an entire musical genre - Salsa, by reinventing latin music with rock n’ roll and jazz influences and smashing basses along the way with Johnny Pacheco.
Sal currently lives in Miami and is working on a musical project with Gloria Estefan.
Mentioned in this episode:
Willie Colón, Ruben Blades, Héctor Lavoe, Ray Barretto, Tito Puente, Machito, Fania All-Stars, Celia Cruz, Johnny Pacheco, Billy Idol, Lenny Kravitz, Harry Belafonte, Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Gloria Estefan
projectenye.com/all-about-the-bass-of-salsa/
1 окт 2024
