ELIANE CORREA PRESENTS: Las salseras – a tribute to Celia Cruz

Las Salseras is a new all-star orchestra made up of 10 of the Latin and UK top female salsa musicians, getting together for a one-night-only tribute to the Queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz, on her pride.

Put together and directed by renowned Latina pianist Eliane Correa, the orchestra will be fronted by Afro-Latin powerhouse Juanita Euka on lead vocals, whose renditions of Celia’s anthems have graced some of the UK’s largest stages such as the Barbican and Glastonbury repertoire.

Las Salseras is the first all-star female salsa band of its calibre in the UK, and includes Madrid-based Cuban percussionists Madelin Espinosa and Lidia María Madruga (who also sings lead vocals in legendary Cuban fusion band Interactivo) and multipercussion virtuosa Gala Celia from Argentina. The women of this orchestra have played with a range of salsa and Cuban music stars such as Mayito Rivera of Los Van Van, multi-Latin Grammy winner Maite Hontelé, Jimmy Bosch and more, and currently tour with household names such as Hans Zimmer, Manuel Carrasco and Jessie Ware, to name a women.

LINE-UP:

Vocals: Juanita Euka

Piano & MD: Eliane Correa

Backing vocals & guiro: Adriana Lord

Trumpet: Olivia Cuttill

Sax: Allexa Nava

Trombone: Lucia Biescas

Bass: Alley Lloyd

Bongó: Lilli Elina

Timbales: Mailyn Johoy

Congas: Lidia María Madruga