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September 2011
“We Build Communities”
www.miamitalentmag.com
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“We Build Communities”
FEAT U R E D TA L E N T
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2. Cuban Legends
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3. Falseta
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1. Paula & Kevin Tolly
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5. Richard Skurnik (Ricky)
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6. Sarah Love Park Fine Art
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7. Sista Marybeth
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8. Slip and the Spinouts
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4. Janette Lackore
9. Tony Duarte
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10. Rudolpho Nunez
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11.Andrew Earl Singer
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12. Gregory (GR) Rallo
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13. Johnny Rivera
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14. The BeatLemaniax
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15. Jorge Anicama
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16. Eric Austin
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17. JayLone Wolf
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18. Kahra
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EDITOR
Sharon Miller
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
Paul Richards
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Steven Brown
Michael Peltier
Richard Jhonson
Michael Richard
David Hamilton
Noel Shepherd
ARTWORK
A s we move into September and a pp r o ach the third anniversary of Tale n t
M a gazines, I feel a sense of pride a t
w h at we have managed to achieve w i t h
y o u r help in this short time.
H a ving begun with just one edition co m i n g out of Sacramento, CA, the footpr i n t
of Talent Magazines has spread across the
U n i ted States of America, serving o v e r
t h i rty cities and their neighboring area s .
L a s t month, we hit both the Windy C i t y
C h i cago and the Sand and Surf of M i a m i, Florida.
T h i s month will be dedicated to dee pe n i ng our ties with the unique tale n t
t h a t can be found on the East coa s t .
A s I close the various editions of Ta l e n t Magazines for this month, my he a r t
a c h es for the lives lost and the dev a st a t ion caused on the East coast by t h e
h u r ricane Irene.
I n these difficult economic tim e s ,
t h e impact of this hurricane on t h e
l i v es of the people of the 11 affe c t e d states will be felt for some tim e .
M a y the departed souls rest in pea c e .
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Paula & Kevin
Tolly
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P
aula & Kevin Tolly are a
husband and wife team.
Musicians,
singers/
songwriters with a selfproduced organic style. 33 Years
is the culmination of 33 years of
musical experience and after many
years away from the music scene,
they’re back with a new array of
recordings.
Paula met Kevin back the early
80’s in the New York Metro area.
They met through classical guitar
but soon drifted back to their love
of Rock and Pop. Both of them
played in various bands during
High School.
Paula studied Theory at Manhattan
School of Music and Kevin holds
his undergraduate degree from The
Hartt College of Music and a Masters degree from Manhattan School
of Music.
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CUBAN LEGENDS
uban Legends brings
together years of combined performance andrecording experience in
traditional Cuban music, Jazz, R &
B, Pop and Rock.
Oscar Salas envisioned this project
during the filming and recording
of Antoni Ansarov’s documentary
“Lagrimas Negras”, a film detailing the experiences of exiled Cuban musicians living in the United
States going as far back as the
60’s.
Paquito, Flaco and Oscar were involved in it. Their Cuban roots and
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the elements of Jazz forever entwined, he called Paquito, Flaco,
Raphael and Felix and Cuban Legends was born.
This is the tale of two cultures
coming together, of a migration
with roots still firmly on both sides
of the 90 mile stretch that separates both shorelines. This is the
story of five musicians who have
been friends for over four decades
and musically tell their story
Paquito Hechevarria
Pianist
Paquito played with the celebrated
bands of Havana in the 1950’s.
In the 1960’s Paquito backed up
Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr.
and other international stars who
performed in the famed Boom
Boom Room on Miami Beach. In
the mid-eighties, he formed the
band Grupo Wal-Pa-Ta-Ca with
Israel Cachao Lopez. One of his
most recognizable riffs is in the
introduction to the Miami Sound
Machine’s hit-tune Conga.
Oscar Salas
Drummer-percussionist
Oscar has toured, performed and
recorded with David Byrne, Jaco
Pastorius, Arturo Sandoval, Eartha
Kitt, Marlena Shaw, La Lupe, Celia Cruz, the Brecker Brothers and
Ira Sullivan among many others.
Oscar’s style is unequivocally original, he melds the sounds of the
rumba he heard on the streets of
Havana with the R & B sounds he
learned as an exile in Miami. He
has lectured about the history of
Afro-Cuban percussion at the Historical Museum of South Florida,
and composed music for a number
stage plays.
Nelson Flaco Padron
Drummer-percussionist
Nelson started performing on percussion in Havana. In South Florida, he performed and/or recorded
with Dizzy Gillespie, Ramsey Lewis, Arturo Sandoval, Mongo Santamaria, Andy Gibb, James Brown,
Joe Walsh, Menudo and Candido
Camero among other notable world
class musicians.
“Songster” Pat De Leon
Guitarist-Vocalist
Pat has shared stages with the
likes of Carlos “Patato” Valdes
the “Legendary” Nelson “Flaco”
Padron, Oscar Salas and Paquito
Echevarria. On the R&R&B/Country side are the Chambers Brothers, Leon Russell, Bobby Keys and
Ronnie Wood of “Stones” fame
Gypsy Lane of the “Village People”
Billy Lee Ackerley of “Cowboy”
fame and “roughneck” songs and
much more.
Rafael Valencia
Bassist
Rafael has performed and recorded
with Arturo Sandoval, Paquito D
Rivera, Bill Watrous, Joe Willians,
Ed Calle, Nestor Torres, Othello,
Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, Gloria Stefan, Dady Yankee, Enrique Iglesias
and many others.
Felix Gomez
Pianist-Keybordist
Gomez has been the pianist for
shows for numerous Latin American artists such as Camilo Sesto,
Maria SerraLima, Maggi Carles,
Meme Solis, and Nelson Ned. In
addition, he has worked with artists of such high acclaim as Gloria Gaynor, Nestor Torres, Duffy
Jackson, Paquito D’ Rivera, Steve
Berrios, Jerry Gonzalez, Dave Valentin, Ira Sullivan and Arturo Sandoval, with whom he has traveled
throughout Central Europe and
Asia.
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FALSETA
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E
xplosive, bold and fresh,
are a few words that spring
to mind while watching
Miami based band Falseta play during their live set. A
solidified sound force, they musically tease with ease, taking you on
a journey of melodies, harmonies
and heavy rifts, all neatly wrapped
in the astounding showmanship of
seasoned professionals.
Yet trying to describe the band’s
signature sound isn’t quite as easy.
“Falseta is aggressive polyrhythmic music combined with melodic
expect. If you happened to catch
Pablo Malco’s Hip Hop Symphony
at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts earlier this year, you
would have seen Falseta perfectly at home on the large theater’s
stage.
“Falseta has a certain drive behind
their music that draws in several
different genres of music lovers.
When I first heard them rehearsing
it sounded like a concert - the melodies, the hard knocking but funky
drum patterns, and the clean yet
grungy guitars,” says Malco, direc-
live,” he explains. “So I went on a
mission to try to find, more than
anything, not just good musicians
to be in the band, but good musicians that were good friends and
fans of my music.”
Those good friends which would
complete the Falseta Family would
be guitarist Vishnu Saiz (whom Bernal calls his “musical glue”), bassist Leo Zitto, vocalist Marcus Fernandes and guitarist CesarPadron.
“Their talent, energy and love for
the project is what brings it all
together,” says Bernal. Qualities
which clearly transmit during their
live shows, where shouts of “Falseta” echo out from fans.
The band is currently adding the
finishing touches to their first
EP,recorded in Bazooka Studios
with John Garcia.
Self producing the album, they
have decided to pay tribute to an
old band project which had almost
the same line up as Falseta does
today. Perfecta, their much awaited debut EP, is due out at the end
of this year.
voicings, which come together to
conceive our musical style - which
is unnamed as of yet,” Romulo
Bernal, drummer and creative driving force behind Falseta, says with
a laugh. Although slightly confusing in its description, once experienced, it makes perfect sense.
Paul Catledge of Spanish Indie
Pop group Hola Hi, gives his take
on the band’s style, describing it
as, “melodic hard rock with a prog
rock underbelly.”
tor of the non-profit Pablo Malco
Foundation, which oversees the
international performance troupe
Pfuzion and The Hip Hop Dance
Academy. “After speaking to the
guys, it was apparent to me that
they were the real deal - true artists. They are simply the best.”
After its inception in late 2008,
the band went through various line
ups until Bernal finally found the
perfect musicians to bring his creations to life.
It is this winning combination
which has sparked interest in not
only musicians and local rock fans,
but also in places one might not
“I had these songs kicking in the
back of my brain and all these recordings I made just lying around.
and I thought, I want to play these
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Janette
Lackore
orn and raised in South
Florida, educated in private schools where she
was the victim of social
privilege, Melissa Markowitz was
always aware that, for some reason, she had a different kind of social consciousness from her peers.
Unlike a social conscience, which
relates to economic and political
awareness, social consciousness
relates to the manner in which people relate to themselves and each
other. As a high school student,
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she didn’t frame that thought consciously, she merely knew that she
was “way” different from the people around her.
Once she escaped from the privileged environment of the private
school milieu, and landed in a liberal college campus, she realized
that she perceived social relationships from a completely different
perspective. She is something of a
comedian, with a droll, dry sense
of humor that is often expressed
through personal rebellion, which
often creates a wonderful cognitive dissonance when the audience
contrasts her youthful, innocent
appearance with some of the blatant themes with which she works.
Comedians often extract the content for their subject matter from
the circumstances of their lives.
They compile sets of rivaling lyrics to metaphorically and humorously compare their personal lives
with the lives of the people around
them, comparing the internal “I”
with the outside “they”. Melissa’s
underlying focus drives itself from
human interaction and the humor
cantors itself from her satirical
intentions. Her intentions are not
to be rile but the most humorous
scenes excrete themselves from inferior interrogation.
The awkward, unspoken moments
between people trying to communicate has become a large inspiration. Melissa begins with the
facial expression, or narrative and
branches the physical relationship
downward, reacting with the psychological interaction with the environmental setting. Since childhood, she has been an observer of
human formalities. Whether it be
facial or physical, the inner state of
emotional thought often becomes
transparent to her. The work she
makes is constantly fed from her
perceptions. Her work gravitates
towards social abnormalities. She
prefers to focus on characters that
are oblivious to their surroundings,
not paying attention to the opinion
of another, completely immersed
in their own world.
Her passion is to conjure characters not outwardly realizing their
friend or foe observation. These
characters become a family of unknowns. The characters she creates are totally submersed in their
own world, something she truly
desires to achieve. Each character and narrative are an anomaly
of what she desires to become in
some state. Every flaw she cautiously suppresses finds itself veining through her characters.
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Richard
Skurnik (Ricky)
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R
ichard Skurnik is from
inducted into the Iowa’s Music As-
Stock Trader and became the most
Boston and is a self
sociation HALL OF FAME in Sep-
successful Baseball Card Dealer in
trained crooner that-
tember. Promoter, Gabe Garland
New York. His 1951, Mint Mick-
joined a number of
was looking for a lead singer for
ey Mantle Rookie card is the only
local Boston Bands until he was
a revised edition of the Box Tops
perfect gem mint card ever sold of
recognized as the perfect fit for
Band and again called on the tal-
its type and that brought Ricky to
the International Show Band, the
ents of Ricky to lead this group
have this published in the Guin-
Sheffields.
and tour and Ricky accepted.
ness Book of World Records.
The band immediately recognized
From 1974-77, Ricky went to Las
Ricky is preparing for his trip to
the talent of Ricky, he had the
Vegas to promote and star in his
Iowa to receive the prestigious
moves, the rapport with the audi-
own Show, “The Rick Jeffrey’s
award and recognition from the
ence and the look that they were
Show.” Blood Sweat and Tears
Iowa Music Association and has
looking for and he was polished
singer David Clayton Thomas was
performed with the Mike Norris
and ready for the big time.
replaced and Ricky did their Shows
Big Band, the Untamed Band, Hat
The deal was struck and Ricky
from 1977-78.
Trick and beside Linda Wise and Cy
joined the Sheffields and quickly
Ricky set the microphone down to
Allen performing crowd favorites
moved to the Star as their front
pursue business concerns and be-
from Blood Sweat and Tears. Ricky
man and Lead Vocalist.
came a clothing designer and man-
also did a stellar performance in
Destiny once again has called on
ufacturer in the New York Garment
“Old Time Rock ‘n Roll” by Brenda
Ricky as the Sheffields are being
District. He became a successful
Robinson.
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Sarah Love Park Fine
Art
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ark’s early artworks were
inspired by classical music which was emphasized as she was learning
to play violin, living close to New
York’s Lincoln Centre. Her vibrant
series of Violinist and Cellist paintings continue to be well received.
The earliest paintings, from the
Galaxy series, sold immediately
when finished – even before the
paint completely dried.
Much of her inspiration comes
from childhood in South Korea,
raised as a suburbanite in neighbourhoods filled with spring cherry
blossoms, sky-filled stars in the
summer nights, lazy days with
dragonflies criss-cross through
pure blue skies, the cornucopia of
colours contained in autumn foliage, along with the white wonderland of winter.
Some of her earlier works show a
visual inspiration from her recollection of her visit to Europe and
most prominently, the Versailles
Palace. Park was also influenced
by Leo Tolstoy, Claude Monet,
Mozart, Chopin and Sarah Chang
– the Korean-American violin virtuoso. Sarah’s passion propelled
her move to New York City, long
considered the universe’s centre
for aspiring artists. As an accomplished child poet, Park’s paintings are inevitably poetic, with an
astronomical influence, where the
stars of the universe will be forever
captured in her heart.
Park is also a fashion designer
for “Confident Couture” a clothing manufacturer with world-wide
distribution.
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SISTA MARYBETH
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orn in Brooklyn, New and playing guitar, everything from
and creative society as a whole,
York with two singing Janis Joplin to Crosby, Stills, Nash
Marybeth wanted to teach what
sisters, Marybeth grew and Young and lots of harmony.
she had come to know as the only
up in the 70’s singing Growing up in a musical family
way to really enjoy life. So she got
a degree from the C.U.N.Y. Baccalaureate Program of N.Y.C. in Early
Childhood Education, Theatre and
Music. Sista MaryBeth enjoys a
wonderful career as a professional
vocalist and guitarist. In addition
to her Baccalaureate Degree in
Early Childhood Education, she
has studied music at The New
School of the Arts in Greenwich
Village. She accounts her strong
and powerful vocals to the study of
voice with Don Lawrence of NY.
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His vocal technique is very respected in the music industry. Don Lawrence at present works with Christine Aguliera,
Mick Jagger, Bon Jovi and Bono of U2 etc.
She appeared and won her first episode of “Star Search”
in the late 80’s, which was the “American Idol” of today.
Throughout the years she has had the pleasure of working
as a background vocalist for super stars like Mavis Staples
of “The Staples Singers’, Paul Simon, Belinda Carlyle and
Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes.
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Slip and the Spinouts
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lip and the Spinouts are
an established Rockabilly/Roots band on the
South Florida circuit.
They are one of South Florida’s
busiest bands playing the entire
state, East Coast and Las Vegas.
Their eclectic blend of rockabilly,
western swing, surf, old country,
blues and roots music appeals to
people of all ages; keeping the
dance floor crowded and the booze
flowin’.
The Spinouts are exceptional performers who stand out among the
other bands, playing various venues
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Horton Heat, Hank 3, Hillbilly
Hellcats and more and recently
have given 80’s and 90’s pop rock
a Rockabilly feel like Cheap Tricks
‘I Want You to Want Me” and Fastball’s “The Way”. Since the band
plays several weddings a year, one
time on a River Boat they are also
capable of playing quite a few slow
songs like Elvis’s “One Night” and
Sinatra’s “Fly Me to the Moon”.
But to see Slip and the Spinouts in
their full glory is to see them play
their original Rockabilly and Hillbilly Swing tunes in a large venue.
from large festivals and events, to
local bars, clubs and restaurants;
even the occasional wedding. The
Spinouts have played in Las Vegas
for the Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly
Weekender, as well as Atlanta, Va.,
Pa. and N.C. Being versatile musicians Slip and the Spinouts can
play for the dinner crowd at local
historic Restaurant the Mai-Kai,
or played a revved up ear splitting
show for the Hot Rod and Biker
crowd.
Slip and the Spinouts play original
Rockabilly / Country / Swing songs
that are available on their CDs,
plus for the bar circuit they have
3.5 hours of music and 65+ songs
featuring their Rockabilly originals plus their own takes on classic songs by Elvis Presley, Johnny
Cash, Buck Owens, Carl Perkins,
Dick Dale, the Ventures, Hank
Williams Sr. just to name a few.
They also cover modern Rockabilly songs by Stray Cats, Reverend
Lots of rockabilly musicians look
the part — greased-back hair,
sleeve tattoos, black wardrobe
— but few can actually play the
part as well as singer-guitarist Mahoney. Without succumbing to the
level of a corny nostalgia act, Slip
and the Spinouts ably channel the
spirit of classic rockabilly and old
country through their retro-minded
originals and covers of tunes by
the likes of Ronnie Dawson and
Johnny Burnette. Slip and the
Spinouts have been featured in the
West Palm Beach Post, New Times
magazine, WeMerge talent magazine, and had their CD reviewed in
Ol’Skool Rodz Hot Rod Magazine.
They have been featured in the
New Times Column, Night Rider by
Marya Summers and an exclusive,
half page feature in the Sun Sentinel Weekend edition.
Recently they have appeared
on the cover and were featured in local Jazz/Blues magazine Hot House. Slip and the
Spinouts are played on WKPX’s
88.5 FM Sunday Blues with Dar
Radio Show, WMNF in Tampa and
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Beach, Rockabilly Ruckus in Tampa, Atomic Rockabilly Rumble,
Downtowner Saloon Street Dance
Blues Party in Fort Lauderdale,
and Downtown Live in the City of
Fort Lauderdale.
Veterans of the Fort Lauderdale
Blues Festival, they also have for
2005, 2007 and 2009 appeared
at the WMNF Rockabilly Ruckus
in Tampa. They have played at the
Hukilau 2006 and 2008 in Fort
Lauderdale and are the first Rockabilly band to play the Mai Kai
Polynesian Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale for Tiki Kiliki’s Tiki Torch
Night.
In the short time they have existed
they have opened for Hi-Fi and the
Roadburners, Cigar Store Indians,
Little Charlie & the Nightcats,
Big Sandy & the Fly-Rite Boys,
Kim Lenz, Slim Jim Phantom, the
Dempseys, Road Kings, Wanda
Jackson, Deke Dickerson, Chop
Tops and several others.
Slip & the Spinouts perform weekly at numerous clubs and bars
through out South Florida and the
South Eastern United States.
the Internet radio show Country
Fried Hot Rod. The Spinouts also
appeared on the new Showcasing
South Florida Blues C.D.Vol.2.
Rockabilly Hall of Fame, with a
live review by Barry Klein.
They have appeared at the CityLink Newspaper Music Festival 4
years in a row, Daytona Beach Bike
Week, The Horse Backstreet Choppers Underground Chopper Show
at The Last Resort in Daytona
Beach, Rockabilly Roundup in Miami, Jazz on the Avenue in Delray
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Tony Duarte
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T
ony Duarte award re-
In 1990, he started to train with
music rhythm and time has led
cipient at the 4th Inter-
Arthur Murray Dance School, and
him to develop a unique and flashy
national
became a certified Member and
style, and it has allowed him to
Bachelor
teach the different styles of Salsa/
Miami
Salsa
Congress 2005, is con-
Professional
Ballroom
sidered by many as one of the best
Dance Instructor and trainer to
Mambo dancing.
and top dance instructors in South
teach Mambo/Salsa, Rumba, Me-
This passion for Salsa dancing
Florida and abroad. Tony being a
rengue, Cha-Cha, Bolero, Waltz,
helped Tony decide and created
Choreographer, Teacher, Performer,
Swing, Hustle/Disco, Foxtrot, Sam-
Salsabor Tropical Dance School
and Coach, is the instructor of in-
ba, and American Tango. Through
and Dance Company (Salsabor
structors and is the Founder and
the years,
Tropical little Divas & Salsabor
Director of Salsabor Tropical.
He has performed and taught Ball-
Tropical Student Dance Team). The
Tony takes pride in being one of
room Dancing. In addition, during
dance teams perform with empha-
Florida’s best salsa dance instruc-
this time he developed an inter-
sis on Mambo and combine moves
tors always striving to pass his
est and a unique passion for salsa
from the other styles of salsa danc-
knowledge of many years of train-
dancing. This passion inspired him
ing with fusion of Jazz, Hip hop,
ing and teaching on to others. Tony
to study and master the different
Ballroom technique, and spiced
started dancing at a very early age
styles of Salsa, including dancing
with hot moves and technique
when he was 9 years old. He was
on Clave, New York / Puerto Rican
from Afro-Cuban, & Rumba danc-
part of the National Folklore of
style (on 2) Mambo/Salsa, Salsa/
ing that is hot and fun to watch.
his native country Nicaragua, and
Casino Rueda (on 1) or (on 3),
Tony is now the leading and pre-
growing up studied Jazz, Hip hop,
Salsa L. A. style (on 1), and Afro-
miere instructor in South Florida
and break dancing; At the age of
Cuban dance; The mastering of the
teaching Salsa / Mambo lessons on
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different styles of Salsa/Mambo
2 New York / Puerto Rican style.
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Rudolpho Nunez
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R
udolpho Nunez sharted singing at the age of
five and began receiving local awards at the
age of 12. He then participated in national festivals and won many of them.
Back in 1985, Nunez permormed at the Sheraton hotel
in Lima, Peru and then traveled to Mexico City to expand
his musical career and performed at varions nightclubs
such as “El Condor Pasa”, “Meson De La Guitarras”, “Los
Gallos” etc.
After Mexico city, he went to New York where he performed
in various nighclubs and restaurants. He also permormed
on the Radio and TV shows.
His musical background is from famous Spanish composers and a fusion of diffierent styles like Ballad, Pop,
Shitching smoothly between English, French and Italian.
This amazing talent offers a diferent Spanish genre where
you can find a Unique Mix of Heritage and tradition.
In 1997 Nunez moved to Miami,where he participated
in “Sabado Gigante“. After 1998,he started working in
Premiere Cruises and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.Rigth
now he is working in places like South Beach -Miami.
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Andrew Earl Singer
ideographer/Photographer
and the World Class Orchestra Chairman Andrew
Singer has been actively
videotaping Musicians and major
events since 1986 with over 100
Bands in this vast archive, covering every type of music, dance, art
and humanitarian project.
Formerly, Andrew Singer owned
A#1 MVP Productions, a video production company in the metro-DC
area until 1992. Andrew has produced many high profile shows for
World Renowned Artists. His productions include Special Events,
Concerts, Dance Expositions, Studio Taping, Fundraisers and Variety
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Shows. Andrew also acts as a PR
Person, creating writings and preparing Press Releases and News
Articles for many notable people.
Andrew understands the importance in communicating the image and sound of musicians and
artists with an emphasis on their
collective creativity. Andrew has
learned through experience on being on time with a camera or video
camera in capturing the Solo of a
shredding guitarist or the Aria of an
up-and-coming Opera Star. Projects that require producing a documentary video, combining the right
questions for the interviews, footage that includes the environment,
landmarks, products and other
necessary and vital pieces of the
Promotional/Product are assessed
and covered with care and the optimum of concern for the rights of
people that are both involved and
happen to be at the place and time
of the taping or taking of a photo.
Andrew Singer is a partner with
many of the Bands that he has
taped and together they have responded by placing many of the
videotapes that he produced of
their performances on You-Tube
and on their own sites, the video
performance of these popular
groups are now beyond the localization of the particular venue that
each was taken and many are 20
years old or better and still seem
as fresh as though they were taped
moments ago. Utilizing the best
equipment of the time and staying
with the advancement of audio and
video production
Andrew has utilized the technical
expertise of many sound engineers
and other videographers to hone
his craft. During the early 80’s,
Andrew was virtually the only person with a video camera that was
not part of a television production
company and catered to Bands that
would have been missed in the process of getting a video and utilized
his production in jumpstarting
their career. Andrew understands
the importance of getting a great
video message on the internet with
superior sound in a cost effective
manner.
tapings of Bands and as the Chairman of World Class Orchestra and
Big Bands, all of the productions
of these musical groups will always
be videotaped and photographed.
The World Wide Web can be a huge
financial resource for your Band as
now the entire world can see your
product and purchase it. Andrew
has provided many of his personal
resources in creating a successful professional video presence
on the web for Bands, Soloists,
Artists, Dancers and Comedians
including Bobby Kelton who has
perforemed on the Johnny Carson
Show over 20 times. Andrew is
best known for his full production
Andrew continually produces effective videotapes for a variety of
events at a surprisingly affordable
price, many of the services to other
not-for-profits are done at cost or
free of any charge depending on
the circumstance.
Andrew has been able to tape
many South Florida beyonds, is the
Chairman of World Class Orchestra
and Big Bands and is the Official
Videographer of the South Florida
Blues Society.
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GREGORY (GR) RALLO,
Singer/Songwriter
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purpose; Gregory Alan Rallo aka
GR GUNS aka Gregory LaMonica
was happy that his mother Eleanor
B. Rallo got to hear him on the radio on W.B.A.B. in N.Y., and to
see him on TV in 1984 before she
lost her battle with cervical cancer,
Sept. 27, 1984, 2 days before her
50th birthday. At that time, he was
singing with Axiom whose founder
is Stefano Fabio Valentino Sola,
writer, guitarist and engineer. Sola
has since become one of the most
sought after engineers in the rap
music industry.
S
inger/Songwriter Gregory
(GR) Rallo came into this
world from Bensonhurst,
Brooklyn, N.Y. Gregory
was born August 4th 1960 in
Kings County Hospital. His family
moved to Levittown, Long Island.
After Levittown, the family moved
to East Rockaway where he graduated High School in 1978.
Gregory began singing at age 2 and
evolved into a 2nd Soprano in Chorus by Junior High School. GR was
on the Track and Basketball Teams
and went shortly to Nassau Community College and went to work
at Hart Systems where his mother
Eleanor worked as a Keypunch Operator and he was a driver.
At the age of 12, working paper
routes, pizza places, Foodtown, as
an office worker, Arch Diner on the
corner of Ralph Ave. and Ave. U.
Also, GR worked at Sorrentinos,
Criquet Inn, Burger King, night gas
station attendant at Olympic Shell,
carpenter, Sanitation Dist.#7 at
Oceanside, Jet Mechanic at Alan
Aircraft and a Utility worker at
Long Island Water Corp. for 13
years. GR went back to carpentry
where he fell ill in 2002, with a
rare affliction called Dermatomyositis and was unable to walk for 9
months. and unable to sing for a
year. He moved to Montauk Pt.,
East Lake Drive, to heal and was
up and walking in 3 months and
was back on stage singing in about
1 year.
GR was singing with Richie Cannata, the sax player with Billy Joel’s
Band and Julio, the guitarist from
Spyro Gyra in The Cutting Room on
17th Street in Manhattan.
GR was coming in to his own by
the “Grace of God” but stronger,
better, and more focused than
ever before. “I know God kept
me alive because I NEVER LOST
FAITH and I have to be here for my
daughter Madison who just turned
12 on July 31”. GR also knew
that he was kept here for another
GR is a Florida resident of Hollywood, Florida. GR lived in La Victoria in Venezuela for 2 years and 5
months and Bogotá Columbia for 7
months before settling in and making South Florida his home. GR is
a gifted as a Rocker, Blues Singer,
RnB and easy to listen to Crooner,
with a voice most people identify
with as Frank Sinatra.
GR has performed on stage in the
company of very talented and accomplished musicians from bands
such as Billy Joel, Lynard Skynard,
Brian Seitzer, Alice Cooper, Spyro
Gyra, Santana, Foghat, Rhianna,
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Julio Iglesies, Clarence Clemmons Band,
Gladys Knight’s Band and numerous others.
Among the people who have had
the biggest impact on GR and
whose influence has made him
who he is today are, his mother
Eleanor B. Rallo, his Godfather
George (Gaspar) Rallo, his father
Joseph (Fortunato) Rallo and the
rest of his family and friends.
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Johnny Rivera
J
ohnny Rivera is El Electrico is
a Dance Performer, Teacher,
Choreographer, Movement
Analyst, Musician and Consultant with a comprehensive experience of all dancing techniques
including Salsa and Improvisation.
Johnny is the permanent guest artist in the professional programs
of the World Class Orchestra and
the Dance Director for World Class
Orchestra and Latin Magic Ensemble, one of their Big Bands.
Johnny maintains a very active
career as a freelance dancer and
solo performer as well as being a
master teacher and innovating a
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completely new dance technique
done on one leg. Johnny is a master at the art of improvisation and
draws huge crowds that chant El
Electrico as he dances. Women
line up for the opportunity to just
dance part of a song as the next
lady waits her turn. El Electrico is
a vibrant and passionate dancer
that has his roots in music, also an
accomplished percussionist performing with the best musicians in
South Florida.
El Electrico is able to dance with or
without music and is a crowd stopper and total showman, revered for
his talents and known wherever he
goes. El Electrico is featured by
many Bands and Musicians.
The most recognized achievement
of Johnny Rivera is the creation of
a modern dance technique that
he has mastered, the One Legged
Dance and that dance move has
most dancers spellbound as he has
mastered the art of perfect balance
while hopping and spinning on either leg and systematically switching from both legs to one and back,
this approach to bringing a new
technique to dance is a total mind/
body connection that very few have
even attempted and yet not only
has El Electrico mastered this art
but he is continually adding to the
possibilities of all that can be accomplished on both one and two
legs.
Within the framework of the innovative techniques that El Electrico
has created are his expressive gestures that are done whilst performing as he connects with the music
and the performing musician or
band. El Electrico covers a vast
amount of area in his performance,
utilizing objects as subjects to be
danced around, bringing the audience in to the mix and allowing
other dancers to share the experience, pro and novice.
El Electrico is relentless in his pursuits to dance and bring out the
dancing nature of those that want
to learn as well as making connections in the dance world and music
scene. Johnny is intent on exploring new music as this allows him
to respond with new dance moves
that flow through him. Johnny is
interested in attending events that
feature him and his dancing. As a
performer, Johnny is documenting
his talent through a series of videotapes and is preparing a documentary about his dance innovations in
the effort of passing on his teaching methods through instructional
videotapes on his modern dance
techniques.
Rivera aka El Electrico and the media attention he receives each year
is one of the reasons why the participation in events featuring this
phenomenal dancer has grown so
dramatically.
People call out his name, chanting his name and the ladies are
relentlessly calling out, “OH! El
Electrico!”
When it comes to showing corporate and individual support for
your event, El Electrico, the Dancing Sensation is without equal. El
Electrico started dancing as a very
young child and ten years ago decided to make Dancing a full-time
occupation. The El Electrico fan
base has grown each year, both in
size and scope.
This year El Electrico will be seen
by an excess of 100,000 people in
his live performances.Everywhere
he goes, people tell him that the
highlight of the event is the vibrancy and enthusiasm of Johnny
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The Beatlemaniax
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their touring years, 1962-1966.
The arrangements have been kept
as close to the original recordings
as possible. They perform the hits
as well as the beloved songs that
should have been hits but weren’t,
thus giving their audiences a wide
variety of early Beatles classics.
They have performed for Beatle
fans of all ages throughout the
state of Florida and have built up a
steady and growing following wherever they play. No event is too big
or too small for these lads.
So don’t miss these guys when they
come to town. A splendid time is
guaranteed for all.
T
he Beatlemaniax are a
South Florida Beatles Tribute Band that uniquely
captures the look, and excitement of a real Beatles concert
that most people haven’t had the
pleasure to experience.
The Beatlemaniax are Marc Sternberg, who does a remarkably authentic job as the late, great John
Lennon, on guitars, vocals, harmonica, and
keyboards; Orlin
Stoyanov on lead guitar, 12-string
guitar and vocals who does an exceptional job impersonating the
late “quiet Beatle”, George Harrison; Louie Diana keeping that
authentic, yet underrated beat on
the drums as Ringo Starr; and portraying Paul McCartney with his
charming, yet definitive vocals and
left-handed bass guitar playing, is
Jack Maravell.
The Beatlemaniax also wear the
unique style clothing and hair that
their mentors wore during their
concert career, and play the same
brand and model instruments the
Beatles used. With their authentic
hairstyle, clothes, and instruments,
it’s like going back in time to the
craziness and hysteria of Beatlemania. The Beatlemaniax perform
the Beatles classic songs from
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J
Jorge Anicama
orge Anicama began studying the guitar at 12 years old
in 1983.During high school,
he performed with various
rockbands and in issophmore year
at Plantation High School in the
1987-1988 school year, he played
guitar for the Plantation High
School Jazz Band.
After graduatingAmerican Heritage in 1990, Jorge studied music theory and classicalguitar at
Broward Community College. He
also performed jazz guitar with the
Broward Community College Jazz
Band.
In 1993, Jorge transferred to
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Florida International University
where he studied jazz guitar. During that time, he performed with
jazz combos to make money as
well performed in jazz and blues
jam sessions in the Fort Lauderdale and Miami area. He graduated
Florida International University in
1997 with a bachelor degree in
jazz studies.
From 1997 until 2001, Jorge Anicama performed solo jazz and classical guitar in bookstores, coffeehouses, and private parties in the
Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton
areas.
In 2000, Jorge Anicama met Rick
Fernandez at a coffeehouse in Davie and in 2001, they formed the
rockduo, “Where’s George?”
They performed at coffeehouses, bars, private parties, special
events, and weddings. Jorge is
lead guitar and backup vocals and
Rick Fernandez is the lead vocalist
and rhythm guitarist.
Jorge Anicama performs lead guitar
with a 5 member rockband called
Virago Valentine. Virago Valentine
was formed in 2008 and they performed at the local bars in Broward
County as well as a city concert
at the Coconut Creek Community
Center in Coconut Creek, Florida.
Currently Jorge Anicama teaches
rock, blues, jazz, and classical guitar at The Guitar Exchange in Coral
Springs Florida. On the weekend,
he teaches group guitar classes for
teenagers and adults at the Sunrise Civic Center. Jorge performs
with “Where’s George?” and Virago
Valentine.
From time to time, he performs
solo jazz/classical guitar performances. His next performance will
be with “Where’s George?” at the
Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt of Boca
Raton in Boca Raton, Florida, on
Saturday, September 3, 2011.
www.latalentmag.com
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Eric Austin
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E
ric Austin was born in
Miami Florida and lived
for sometime in Western
Carolina and North Georgia. Eric came back home in 2002.
“I’ve been singing all my life and
started the saxophone at an early
age, by the time I graduated high
school I decided Guitar would be
a bettermatch for voice, and with
some inspiration from John Lennon proceeded to try and learn the
thing myself. Well, I had some success, I still haven’t had any lessons
other than watching and listening
to others. I have shared the stage
as well as have backed up many
including John Hammond Jr., Taj
Mahal, Susan Tedechi, Joan Jett,
Tinsley Ellis, Jerry Reed, Ben Orr,
Liberty Divito, Johnny Winter,
Derek Trucks, Angela Motter, Jerry Peek, Bruce Kulick, Willie”too
big”Hall, The Georgia Satellites,
Andrew Black, and local acts from
the Southeast and Texas~I’m currently writing and hoping soon to
record some of my own compositions,” he says.
Eric regularly performs with musicians from the SouthFlorida Blues
Society and is the man to see at
Guitar Center in Hallandale, Florida, for all of your Guitar and Equipment needs.
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JayLone Wolf
56
O
ften metaphysics is not
touted as a science, Yet
it flirts with human reason-giving much hope
to never ceasing theories and also
breeding antagonistic sentiments.
An induction of ideas injected
into the vein of pure reason, which
evoke more provocative demands
and demonically impatient results
from the critics!
Jay suffers from monochromacy
- the rarest and most uncommon
form of color blindness. Complete
color blindness!
He cries every time he paints because he cannot enjoy the pigments of his labor. His realm resides in shades, with the creative
independence of free flowing
serenity.
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Kahra
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“Crash & Burn”). DJ’s enjoy
playing Kahra’s tunes on Radio, Internet Radio, & live in
the Miami club scene. Kahra
has interviews by Luis Villamizar of No Biz Talk Magazine,
Kelly Dunn from SongwriterPro, & Internet Radio Show
SIDEKIX on blogtalkradio.
Kahra grew up in the midwestern United States in the
cities of Chicago, IL- Madison, WI - Iowa City, IA before
she moved to Miami, FL.
At the age of 4 Kahra took
piano lessons and sang in
school & church choir as an
alto thus developing an ear
for harmony.
K
At the age of 15 Kahra began taking private vocal study
ahra is a top of the line
a downtown Miami billboard, re-
recording artist, sing-
corded an album in Syracuse, Italy,
er, songwriter, visual
written songs for 2 indie films, co-
artist, actor, model,
wrote a song featured by an artist
& dancer. She is talented with an
on Cartoon Network, and performs
unrelenting determination for suc-
live with her band “Miami Myth” or
Mary studied with Seth Riggs (Mi-
cess in the entertainment industry.
solo acoustic.
chael Jackson, Stevie Wonder).
Kahra enjoys media show hosting,
Kahra has written over 250 songs
painting live, photography, interior
to attain a strong catalog published
design, website design, album cov-
by Karamark Publishing LLC. Kah-
er design, playing piano, playing
ra has 4 albums for sale online:
Kahra is a member of ASCAP
guitar, and video shooting, direct-
“Bahama Breeze” reggae produced
(American Society of Composers,
ing, & editing.
by Karl Pieterson (Bob Marley Exo-
Authors, & Publishers), NARAS
Kahra sang backup on a song
dus), “Catch 22” electronic lounge
(National Academy of Recording
sang by Bob Marley’s Mom, was
produced by Coy Paez (Miaqua),
Arts & Sciences), NSAI (Nashville
on an MTV reality show, danced
“Time of Transition” rock electron-
Songwriters Association Interna-
on the field for Superbowl XLI &
ica and “XOXO” dance pop pro-
tional), & CSC (Chicago Songwrit-
XLIV Halftime Shows, model on
duced by Justin Thomas (Nadia Ali
ers Collective).
and continues to study with Mary
Walkley (Kris Bentley of Inner Circle/ Katherine McFee of American
Idol).
Kahra has also taught voice at Fort
Lauderdale Children’s Theatre as
well as private lessons.
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