Next concert: January 2025
Our Repertoire
Tempos – please learn
SLOW BACHATA 130 BPM: All Of Me, Señorita
BACHATA 130 BPM: Canalla, Incondicional, Létám, Perfect, Lamento Boliviano
SLOW 165 BPM: Baila Conmigo
SLOWER 175 BPM: Star Gees, Hello, La Sabrosa
MEDIUM 180 BPM: Brocoli, Sera Que No Me Amas, Yo No Se Mañana, Via, Would I Lie, El Cantante
FASTER 185 BPM: Lonely Boy, I Want You Back, Los Campeones De La Salsa, Ain’t Nobody, Bailando, Pa’lla Voy, Me Quedo Contigo
FAST 190 BPM: Ran Kan Kan, Vivir Mi Vida
VERY FAST 220 BPM: Conga
Repertoire – Sheets and Audio
Active: Salsa (14), Latin Pop (1), Bachata (7)
played on most of the gigs, we should know 100%
Passive: Salsa (7), Cha cha (1)
added to some gigs if needed
#32 (Passive) Me Quedo Contigo (Leoni Torres)
Instructions: FASTER 185 BPM
Exactly as YouTube
YouTube
#31 (Passive) Pa’lla Voy (Marc Anthony)
Instructions: FASTER 185 BPM
Exactly as YouTube
YouTube
#30 (Passive) El Cantante (Héctor Lavoe)
Instructions: MEDIUM 180 BPM
As YouTube until 2:45 then skip 7s, at 4:44 we start ad lib pno solo finished by brass melody 5:20-5:25, then from 6:05. We end with pregon ‘Cantando olvido las penas y también los sinsabores’ then 9:40 and 5 times accents.
YouTube
#29 (Passive) Bailando (Issac Delgado)
Instructions: FASTER 185 BPM
Exactly as YouTube, less repetitions in the end.
YouTube
#28 (Passive) Vivir Mi Vida (Marc Anthony)
Instructions: FAST 190 BPM
Exactly as YouTube, but if we sing with Ivar, we play in Gmi.
YouTube
#27 Conga (Gloria Estefan)
Instructions: VERY FAST 220 BPM
Most of the song as YouTube, but slower and we make it ours with the tumbaos and rhythms that we feel fit the song. We extend the song at 3:55 by a brass section from live concerts https://youtu.be/eeKxQ9LQAB4?t=182 (brass melody, ad lib solos, cue: brass melody again). We then add 1 coro, and finish the song from 3:55. Please see ireal for the exact form.
YouTube
#26 Señorita (Shawn Mendes feat. Camila Cabello, DJ Tronky)
Instructions: SLOW BACHATA 120 BPM
In Gmi, and in the end we do solos of each brass instrument ended by ‘Oh I should be running…’. Other than that exactly as YouTube.
YouTube
#25 Lamento Boliviano (Toke D Keda)
Instructions: BACHATA 130 BPM
Exactly as YouTube, only a bit slower.
YouTube
#24 Via (Al Delory)
Instructions: MEDIUM 180 BPM
Exactly as YouTube, only a bit slower.
YouTube
#23 Ain’t Nobody (Alex Wilson feat. AQuilla Fearon / Chaka Khan)
Instructions: FASTER 185 BPM
Exactly as YouTube, only a bit slower.
YouTube
#22 Perfect (Ed Sheeran feat. Beyoncé)
Instructions: BACHATA 130 BPM
Our own cut from YouTube, but very similar.
YouTube
#21 La Sabrosa (Fernando Sosa & Massimo Scalici)
Instructions: SLOWER 175 BPM
Exactly as YouTube, only a bit slower.
YouTube
#20 Hello (Mandinga)
Instructions: SLOWER 175 BPM
Exactly as YouTube, only a bit slower.
YouTube
#19 Ran Kan Kan (Croma Latina)
Instructions: FAST 190BPM
Our own shorter cut from the YouTube, and slower. See sheets or MP3.
YouTube
#18 I Want You Back (Tony Succar feat. Tito Nieves)
Instructions: FASTER 185 BPM
Exactly as YouTube, only a bit slower
YouTube
#17 Será Que No Me Amas (Tony Succar feat. Michael Stuart)
Instructions: MEDIUM 180 BPM
Exactly as YouTube, only a bit slower
YouTube
#16 (Passive) Yo No Tengo Soledad (La Familia Salsa Band)
Instructions: FASTER 185 BPM
Exactly as YouTube.
YouTube
#15 Star Gees (La Familia Salsa Band – Cover mix)
Instructions: SLOWER 175 BPM
Exactly as YouTube, only the video starts a few seconds late.
YouTube
#14 Canalla (Romeo Santos & El Chaval De La Bachata)
Instructions: BACHATA 130 BPM
Exactly as YouTube.
YouTube
#13 Would I Lie (Cubaneros)
Instructions: MEDIUM 180BPM
Exactly as YouTube, only a bit slower.
YouTube
#12 Incondicional (Prince Royce)
Instructions: BACHATA 130 BPM
Exactly as YouTube.
YouTube
#11 (Passive) Sunshine (Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra / Raul Midón)
Instructions: FAST 190 BPM
In G#mi. We finish the song a bit earlier than original (at 4:46) with the full-length break, as is from 5:03.
YouTube
#10 Brocoli (La Familia Salsa Band)
Instructions: MEDIUM 180 BPM
YouTube
#9 Baila Conmigo (Saned Rivera)
Instructions: SLOW 165 BPM
Exactly as YouTube, but slow groove – it’s our song for beginner dancers.
YouTube
#8 (Passive) Oye Como Va (Tito Puente / Carlos Santana)
Instructions: CHACHA 130 BPM
Cha cha. We go as YouTube till 2:10. But every chorus is doubled. After 2:10 there are instruments solos, which we end by the 6bars rising (in D) ended by a triola. Then brass + solos, then one last round: break, Oye, and end with break. Last 2 breaks we end with a “Ha”. Note: The sheets for brass are not exact – we play it as in YouTube, the patterns are quite easy.
YouTube
#7 Lonely Boy (Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra / The Black Keys)
Instructions: FASTER 185 BPM
Exactly as YouTube, only a bit slower and in Gmi.
YouTube
#6 (Passive) Wake Up Song (La Familia Salsa Band)
Instructions: FASTER 185 BPM
Exactly as YouTube.
YouTube
#5 (Passive) Micaela (La Sonora Carruseles)
Instructions: SLOWER 175 BPM
Exactly as YouTube, only a bit slower.
YouTube
#4 All Of Me (George Dice / John Legend)
Instructions: SLOW BACHATA 120 BPM
Our own cut from YouTube + a bit slower. See MP3. No brass.
YouTube
#3 Los Campeones De La Salsa (Willy Chirino)
Instructions: FASTER 185 BPM
We add improvisation solos for each player, then 2 choruses (start with “a capella”, end with accents) and then Coda.
YouTube
#2 Yo No Se Mañana (Luis Enrique)
Instructions: MEDIUM 180 BPM
Exactly as YouTube, only we play in F.
YouTube
#1 Létám (La Familia Salsa Band)
Instructions: BACHATA 130 BPM
With brass. The song has changed a lot from the early version (MP3), now we use bachata guitar (samples), and breaks are (.xxxx.x.) before verse and (x.x…..) before chorus (counting eights, x denotes a hit).
YouTube
DRIVE
We use google drive to access all texts, chords, spreadsheets and more!
quick links: PDFs for singers Timbales notes
REPOSITORY
We have moved Lilypond / MuseScore scores and X-Air-Scenes to GitHub for better collaboration. Everytime sheets are updated, automated scripts can update them to this web page for ease of access.
github.com/lacimarsik/lafamiliasalsaband.com
REHEARSALS
Every Wednesday, 18:00, U Topíren 860 (metro: Vltavská)
Ladislav Maršík 261777328/0300 (ČSOB)
250 CZK until 15th of each month. The rehearsal room is 2000 CZK (8 x 250)
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