THE ALBUM FEATURES MULTIPLE GRAMMY AWARD WINNERS AND SOME OF THE FINEST LATIN MUSICIANS
INCLUDING ARTURO SANDOVAL, LUIS ENRIQUE, AND MILTON SALCEDO
SCROLL DOWN TO READ MORE ABOUT THE REMARKABLE INSPIRATION BEHIND THIS LANDMARK RECORDING…
Miami, often called "The bridge to the Americas" is the playground and inspiration for this work that fuses music styles from many of its different cultures. Elements of Pop, Jazz, Funk, R&B, BeBop, Songo, Salsa, Samba and Afro Cuban can be heard through out the eleven songs that are included in this concept album.
Twenty years in the making and featuring world class musicians Arturo Sandoval, Professor Ed Calle, Milton Salcedo, Philip Lassiter, Luis Enrique, what makes this project very special is that the composer, arranger and producer, Camilo Valencia, has undergone two heart transplants and this year is on his way to a third transplant from the hand of God. He has worked on the songs with 3 different hearts. In fact, one of the songs was composed in the room of his last donor in Puerto Rico.
IN LOVING MEMORY OF CAMILO VALENCIA
SEPTEMBER 15TH. 1959 - SEPTEMBER 6TH. 2023
““Made In Miami” is a love letter to the city, its cultures, its harmony and rhythms....”
INTERVIEW WITH CAMILO
FROM MILTON SALCEDO
BEHIND THE SCENES
MADE IN MIAMI
FROM ARTURO SANDOVAL
PERFORMANCE BY RICHIE BRAVO
NOTE: The clips below are low-res 30 second samples.
For the full sonic experience, please stream and download the album on your preferred digital music platform. Thank you!
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THE MAKING OF THIS PROJECT
1 CCU (Coronary Care Unit)
To the CCU/ICU and transplant teams at UM/Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami and Cleveland Clinic Weston. Professor Ed Calle on Tenor Sax and Trumpeter Jason Carder. These are 20 year old solos!
Camilo Valencia Producer, Arranger
Richard Bravo Producer, Drums, Percussion
Alex Sino Producer
Ed Calle Saxophone
Jason Carder Trumpet
Boris Milan Recording & Mixing
Adam Ayan Audio Mastering
2 Made In Miami
One can hear some of Miami’s musical diversity in this tune. A Pop, Jazz, Funk, Cha-Cha fusion with Dave Fernandez on Tenor Sax and Master Milton Salcedo on AC Piano.
Camilo Valencia Producer, Arranger
Richard Bravo Producer, Drums, Percussion
Alex Sino Producer
Dave Fernández Saxophone
Milton Salcedo Piano
Boris Milan Recording & Mixing
Adam Ayan Audio Mastering
3 Hurricane Jimenez
When Dr. Javier Jimenez, Cardiologist, rushes into a Cath Lab, everyone in that room knows this is going to be a “fast” procedure. For this his co-workers have nicknamed him Speedy Gonzales. We can’t use that name here so we’ve taken the liberty of re-nicknaming him Hurricane Jimenez.
Camilo Valencia Producer, Arranger, EWI
Richard Bravo Producer, Drums, Percussion
Alex Sino Producer
Milton Salcedo Piano
Boris Milan Recording & Mixing
Adam Ayan Audio Mastering
4 Misty (feat. Arturo Sandoval & Milton Salcedo)
A 42 year old arrangement of this classic song. Originally made for “Carlos Oliva y Los Sobrinos del Juez” and re-imagined here in a Big Band Horns format. World Class Trumpeter Master Arturo Sandoval is featured here with Milton Salcedo on piano and Julio Diaz, who takes over the melody after the piano solo, on trumpet.
Camilo Valencia Producer, Arranger
Richard Bravo Producer, Drums, Percussion
Alex Sino Producer
Johnny Burke Composer
Errol Garner Composer
Sid Engel Composer
Arturo Sandoval Trumpet
Milton Salcedo Piano
Julio Díaz Trumpet
Boris Milan Recording & Mixing
Adam Ayan Audio Mastering
5 Songo Bop (feat. Milton Salcedo)
Written and arranged by Rafael (California) Valencia for the Miami Dade College Salsa Ensemble for which he was also the Director. A fusion of BeBop and Songo, as the title indicates,with an electric piano/scat solo, a la George Benson, by Master Milton Salcedo.
Camilo Valencia Producer, Arranger
Richard Bravo Producer, Percussion
Alex Sino Producer
Milton Salcedo Keyboards
Boris Milan Recording & Mixing
Adam Ayan Audio Mastering
6 Funkeando
When Igor Rivas was recording trumpet on this tune in his hometown of Willemstad, Curacao, in walks trumpet Master Philip Lassiter. He hears the song and wants to throw “fire” on it… and throw “fire” on it he did! Dave Fernandez this time on Alto Sax and Ismael Vergara on Soprano Sax.
Camilo Valencia Producer, EWI, Arranger
Richard Bravo Primary, Producer, Drums, Percussion
Alex Sino Producer
Dave Fernández Saxophone
Ismael Vegara Saxophone
Philip Lassiter Trumpet
Boris Milan Recording & Mixing
Adam Ayan Audio Mastering
7 Papadin
The Bravo Gang… All the musicians in Richard Bravo’s family are playing here. Jerry (Bass,) Junior (AC Guitar,) Isaiah (Timbal solo,) Emmanuele (Timbal solo,) and obviously Richard (Drums and Perc.) The only one missing is Adalberto Bravo (Papadin) who is proudly looking down on them with a smile on his face. With a very tasty, melodic trombone solo by Jorge Dobal.
Camilo Valencia Producer, Arranger, EWI
Richard Bravo Producer, Drums, Percussion
Alex Sino Producer
Emmanuel Bravo Percussion
Isaiah Bravo Percussion
Jorge Dobal Trombone
Boris Milan Recording & Mixing
Adam Ayan Audio Mastering
8 One Heart at a Time (feat. Milton Salcedo)
For Stef…
On the beautiful Island of Puerto Rico Stefano Steenbakkers Betancourt, a smart, good looking, full of life teenager with an incredible future was killed by two sons of bitches, now behind bars, who tried to steal his car. He used to say that he was going to change the world “one heart at a time.” And unbeknownst to his parents Stefano was an organ donor. Now, ten years later, I still proudly wear his heart…
Camilo Valencia Producer, Arranger
Richard Bravo Producer, Percussion
Alex Sino Producer
Dave Fernández Saxophone
Milton Salcedo Piano
Manny López Guitar
Xtrings Pedro Alfonso Concertmaster
Iker Gastaminsa Recording & Mixing
Adam Ayan Audio Mastering
9 Cafe Union
Cafe Union is the name of Rafael Valencia Sr restaurant on the little town of Ranchuelo, Cuba, before communism yanked it from him. With a fiery trombone solo from Jorge Dobal Jr.
Camilo Valencia Producer, Arranger
Richard Bravo Producer, Drums, Percussion
Alex Sino Producer
Jorge Dobal Jr. Trombone
Boris Milan Recording & Mixing
Adam Ayan Audio Mastering
10 Guanabacoa Streets (feat. Luis Enrique)
Guanabacoa, Cuba, is said to be “The Capital of Santeria” (Vodoo.) A suburb of Habana where some of the most famous Cuban musicians are from. Luis Enrique, who is better known as a famous artist, is also a terrific percussionist, one can hear him here. Alemnest Andino, who happens to be from Guanabacoa, is on Flute. Rafael Valencia Jr (Fafa) on bass. Jackson King singing African chants.
Camilo Valencia Producer, Arranger
Richard Bravo Producer, Percussion
Alex Sino Producer
Luis Enrique Percussion
Rafael (Fafa) Valencia Jr Bass
Alemnest Andino Flute
Jackson King Vocals
Boris Milan Recording & Mixing
Adam Ayan Audio Mastering
11 Misty (feat. Jackson King (vocal) and Milton Salcedo (piano) (vocal version / bonus track)
A vocal version with the same instrumental arrangement. Vocalist Jackson King adds his magic and Lilian Garcia is backing him up.
Camilo Valencia Producer, Arranger
Richard Bravo Producer, Percussion
Alex Sino Producer
Johnny Burke Composer
Sid Engel Composer
Errol Garner Composer
Milton Salcedo Piano
Jackson King Vocals
Boris Milan Recording & Mixing
Adam Ayan Audio Mastering
BAND PHOTOGRAPHY: Mario Alzate
ALBUM ARTWORK: Juan Pedraza
Multi-instrumentalist, arranger, producer, EMMY and GRAMMY winner, Camilo Valencia has worked with an impressive list of artists in popular music including Carlos Santana, Ricky Martin, Shakira, Jose Feliciano, Wyclef Jean, Natalia Jimenez, David Byrne, Franco De Vita, Luis Enrique, Raul Di Blasio, Menudo, Nestor Torres, and many others. He was the Musical Director for such television programs as “La Voz Kids”, “A Oscuras Pero Encendidos”, “Viva El Sueno” and others.
Richard Bravo is a Venezuelan-born drummer and percussionist whose artistic passion and precise musicianship have driven him to the top of the industry. He is one of the most in-demand drummers in the business, collaborating with some of the most well-known artists across multiple genres and amassing a portfolio of over a thousand recordings. Richard’s stellar performances and universal acclaim from both artists and fans led to his most recent achievements in 2020, as he was named as the second best percussionist in the world by Modern Drummer magazine and also received a Communicator Award from the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (Best Crafted Sound in a Video).
While his impressive body of work over more than 29 years has earned him quite a few awards - for example, 42 Grammy Awards Achievement Certificates and 4 Latin Grammy Awards - the true measure of his career is how other artists clamor to work with him. His discography reads like an encyclopedia of prominent artists and hit records. Among them: Chick Corea, Enrique Iglesias, Poncho Sanchez, Shakira, Ricky Martin, Wyclef Jean, Herbie Hancock, Barbra Streisand, Gloria Estefan, Arturo Sandoval, Michael Bolton, Al Di Meola, Barry Gibb, and Ziggy Marley.
Dr. Alex Sino is the Latin Grammy Award-winning producer, writer, and lyricist. He has worked with numerous established and emerging artists including Al Di Meola, Leonid Agutin, MC Solaar, Macy Gray, Arturo Sandoval, Rudy Perez, Anthony Jackson, Xavier Naidoo, Till Bronner, Orlando “Maraca” Valle, No Mercy, Jon Secada, Diego Torres, Amaury Gutierrez, Carlos Oliva, Omara Portuondo, along with many others.
In his decades-long career, Dr. Alex Sino has created and produced an impressive list of prominent songs, albums, music videos, and movies. Among the more recent highlights are: Producing in 2022 the 2 Times Latin Grammy Award Winning album “Camilo Valencia and Richard Bravo - Made in Miami” and "La Vida Cosmopolita" in 2020 which was featured in Billboard and on Telemundo. His work included producing five award winning music videos to accompany the album.
Co-creating and writing lyrics for the "Cosmopolitan Life" album with Al Di Meola and Leonid Agutin that was on Top Jazz Charts in Europe. His involvement included writing and producing the movies "Cosmopolitan Live" and "Live in Montreux with Al Di Meola.”Producing and writing lyrics for the album "Vocal Rendezvous with Al Di Meola.” His work included production of live and recorded TV shows for the Eurovision Award in Berlin, “Italiani nel Mondo” for RAI 1 (Italy), Montreux Jazz Festival, Stuttgart Jazz Festival, Jurmala Music Festival in Latvia, and Sochi Music Festival.
Alex co-produced high profile concerts and albums in Cuba, including producing the full-length documentary “Cosmo Life”, DVD "Havana Calling" at the Piazza Cathedral in Havana. Performers included Omara Portuondo from Buena Vista Social Club, Arturo Sandoval, Leonid Agutin, Pancho Amat, and Orlando “Maraca” Valle. The album, documentary, and DVD "Reencuentros Live at the Grand Theater of Havana," recorded live at El Gran Teatro de La Habana’s García Lorca Concert Hall.
Alex Sino has earned quite a few awards. Among them are:
Winner of 2023 Latin Grammy Award
Winner of 2023 “The John Lennon Songwriting Contest”
Winner of the 2022 “Global Music Award”
Winner of the 2022 Sidney Australian Film Festival
Winner of the 2020 Best Music Video at the “Nice International Film Festival in the South France”
Winner of the 2021 “USA Songwriting Competition”
Winner of the 2020 Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA) "Communicator Award"
Alex holds a Doctorate degree (PhD) in Public Administration.
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