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Ronald Borjas is currently considered one of the greatest exponents of salsa in Venezuela with an international projection that grows every year.
He is a Venezuelan singer, musician and composer, born in Maracaibo, the capital of the state of Zulia, on November 19, 1981.
At the age of 10, his love for the timbal was born, a few years later, at the age of 14, he began singing as a soloist in the Bochinche Orchestra. Throughout his adolescence he stood out as a soloist in bands such as: Caribe, Asterisco, VHG and Bacanos.
He completed higher education at the Cecilio Acosta University (UNICA) where he obtained the degree of Bachelor of Music – Musical Education in 2002. In the same year he went on stage with the Venezuelan Super Band GUACO, where he debuted as a soloist and composer with the song “Te vas” from the album “El Sonido de Venezuela”.
Not only did he develop as a composer, Ronald also plays other percussion instruments such as the bass, the guitar and also the trumpet.
After 11 years as one of the main voices of Guaco, in 2014, Ronald decided to take another path and that is when the great project of his life began, developing his career as a soloist in genres such as Salsa, Bachata and Pop.
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Albert Torres
Los Angeles, California, from May 25 to 28, 2006
I have been extremely lucky to be able to attend six of the seven West Coast Salsa Congresses, and all of them have been profoundly gratifying. Thanks to Albert Torres –—salsa’s number one promoter— enormous effort, I have enjoyed some of the best music, by some of the best bands in the afrocaribbean realm.
This year has been no exception. This year the feeling has been more than gratifying; it goes above that – call it celestial, if you will. The music in this congress featured some of the performers that I have admired since I first began loving the drums. In a way, I can say that I have seasoned or musically aged with them. They did so as musicians and yours truly as a fan. That is what I felt being on the same stage with them, taking their pictures while they gave their very best. I especially felt that way with the Tito Puente Band and Típica 73. Seeing most of the same talents for three nights in a row, with different bands, and yet with different sounds, not only made me nostalgic for the New York from yesteryear, but also about the present state
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The Cultural Warrior: Andy González
Andy González. Photo give up ©Eric González |
Text boss photography descendant ©Eric González
Interview conducted on Walk 9, 2002; April 25 and 26, 2004; delighted March 26 and 27, 2005.
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