Sounds and colours interview with Descarillao

How about some rock with your salsa? In the case of Descarrilao (which translates to ‘off the rails’), the rock isn’t a side dish: it’s the main staple. After all, the band refer to themselves as “los delincuentes de la salsa (the delinquents of salsa),” and count Queen and Jimi Hendrix among their influences.

The New York City based quartet, made up of Victor Manuel Rendon (piano), Jose Candelaria (vocals), Leo Mintek (guitar) and Greg Stein (congas), is set to celebrate the release of their first album, Grupo Descarrilao, with a performance at Manhattan’s Solas Bar in the East Village on the 11th of April (details).

We had a chat with Candelaria, who is the lead songwriter, Rendon, the composer and band leader, and Mintek, about about their style of ‘New York City salsa dura,’ which includes classics and originals that contain fusions with rock, bachata, cumbia, and more….. You can read the full article on Sounds and Colours by clicking here..