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Orquesta La
Leyenda is the creation of D.C.-born saxophonist and flutist,
Ted David, who started playing and fell in love with traditional Latin
music in the early 1990s. Subsequently, Ted began collecting recordings of
the great artists from Puerto Rico, Cuba, and from the classic New York
years, to understand this music and its roots. He considers himself an avid
student of the music and its history, especially the music of Cuba and the
early years in New York. During this period, Ted has played with
Merengue-Cumbia bands Ramón Lara y sus Profesionales and Zafiro, and with
salsa bands Zeniza, Peligro, Grupo Latino Continentál and Melao. He has
shared the stage with Celia Cruz, Willie Colón, Joe Arroyo, Grupo Niche,
José Alberto “El Canario” and others. He is a respected arranger who has
written many arrangements for various local and national bands. |
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In 2002, Ted began
writing for a new band, La Leyenda, which now has over 150
songs in its repertoire, ranging from Salsa and Merengue, to Mambos, Rumba,
Boleros and Cha Cha Chá, and even some Latin jazz. The La Leyenda
repertoire includes selections from the legends of Latin music:
[PLAY LIST] |
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The music of
La Leyenda brings back the best in classic Latin dance music and
Latin jazz. From the original big-band format, Ted has
expanded the group’s concept to include two other bands: a seven-piece combo
that specializes in Latin jazz and a ten-piece conjunto whose forté is
Salsa, Merengue and Cumbia. [OUR BANDS]
La Leyenda’s showpiece big band
specializes in the music of the Palladium era, and has no equal in the D.C.
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