SEGUIDA

SEGUIDA is a name that is very recognizable to the ardent Latin music aficionado. The NY Village Voice called them "THE SON'S OF SANTANA!" From their inception in 1972, Fania Record artists, Seguida had paved the way for the genre of Latin Rock to blossom. They are the PIONNERS OF EAST COAST LATIN ALTERNATIVE MUSIC! Their distinctive "East Coast" Afro-Cuban-Salsa-Rock sound grew out of the barrios of the Bronx, NY and has continued to delight audiences all over the world in present times. Seguida has now been chosen by MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL to be part of MLB.com's MAJOR LEAGUE ARTIST SERIES! MLB has created a special MLB/SEGUIDA webpage with all new music videos, band interviews and much more! Included as part of the Fania All Stars, Seguida has toured extensively throughout the world, spreading their infectious sounds of Latin-Rock-Jazz as they shared the stage with such great music stars as BOB MARLEY, SANTANA, MALO, CAMEO, GQ, BILLY JOEL, ELTON JOHN, Larry Harlow, Eddie Palmieri, Hector LaVoe, Willie Colon, and the list goes on. Their 5 albums still continue to enjoy record sales all over the world. Seguida is now Produced by Steve Adorno.

SEGUIDA : NY LATIN ROCK. An East Coast Latin rock band that mixes in a distinct blend of Afro-Cuban, salsa, R&B, soul, funk, jazz, and hip-hop elements, Seguida were formed in 1972 when bassist and arranger Randolph Ortiz, then just 19 years old, had the vision to combine two Bronx barrio bands, Latin Soul Inc. and Steve Adorno's Devoshun, into one big-band unit. The newly christened Seguida quickly attracted a good deal of attention, and signed with Fania Records, releasing a debut album, Love Is...Seguida, on the imprint in 1974, which included the hit single "Mambo Rock." A second album, On Our Way to Tomorrow, which featured some disco elements, appeared a couple of years later in the summer of 1976, also from Fania Records. It would be three decades, though, before a reconfigured version of the band recorded Seguida III for Onroda Records in 2007. By now led by drummer Steve Adorno and featuring original members Louie Perez on guitar and vocalists Lori Rose , this 21st century version of Seguida also included Pete Nater on trumpet, Wally Irizzary on bass, Gregory Rahiim Press on keyboards congero Pito Castillo and Carlos Gomez on timbales. The group's two original LPs have been reissued on CD, "On Our Way to Tomorrow" in 2005 and "Love Is...Seguida" in 2006. "Seguida III " in 2007 , "Seguida Live" in 2009 and "Electric Siesta" in 2010.

SEGUIDA BAND MEMBERS: LORI ROSE: VOCALS - LOUIE PEREZ: GUITARS - STEVE ADORNO: DRUMS - WALLY IRIZARRY: BASS - PITO CASTILLO: CONGAS - GREGORY RAHIIM PRESS: KEYBOARDS - Carlos "go-go" Gomez: Percussion PETE NATER: TRUMPET - JOE DeJESUS: TROMBONE - PHIL OCASIO: WOODWINDS