| Captivating and moving audiences over the course of a fifteen-year, thirteen-album career, this fine-tuned 12-piece Puerto Rican-based ensemble of virtuoso musicians has only gotten better with age, as evidenced by their four recent Grammy nominations. |
Plena al Salsero - Live in Monterrey, MX
"Plena Libre, what a fantastic band.
it’s all pretty great, a portrait of one of the
Caribbean’s most powerful groups. The
recording catches the group live, and it simply
rocks. From the first tune, "Tumbalakatin," a
five-minute work out on plena rhythms, the
band just nails it. Super tight coros fly over
plena and bomba rhythms, and a pile of good
singers who never forget that rhythm is the
point. The band was brought together in the mid-
90s, to work with traditional Puerto Rican
rhythms; as heard on the disc, the band’s
absorbing all sorts of musical influences,
including salsa and other Caribbean music.
Highly Recommended. (Peter Watrous,
Descarga.com)
"Plena Libre, what a fantastic band.
it’s all pretty great, a portrait of one of the
Caribbean’s most powerful groups. The
recording catches the group live, and it simply
rocks. From the first tune, "Tumbalakatin," a
five-minute work out on plena rhythms, the
band just nails it. Super tight coros fly over
plena and bomba rhythms, and a pile of good
singers who never forget that rhythm is the
point. The band was brought together in the mid-
90s, to work with traditional Puerto Rican
rhythms; as heard on the disc, the band’s
absorbing all sorts of musical influences,
including salsa and other Caribbean music.
Highly Recommended. (Peter Watrous,
Descarga.com)
OTHER CDS
Estamos Gozando (TSQ)
Mi Ritmo GRAMMY NOMINATED 2005
Mas Libre GRAMMY NOMINATED 2003
Plena Libre
De Parranda
Cogelo que ahi te va
Plena Pa'Ti
Juntos y Revueltos
Estamos Gozando (TSQ)
Mi Ritmo GRAMMY NOMINATED 2005
Mas Libre GRAMMY NOMINATED 2003
Plena Libre
De Parranda
Cogelo que ahi te va
Plena Pa'Ti
Juntos y Revueltos
* our music *
Plena Libre
2006 Grammy Nominated
"Best Tropical Traditional Album"
Evolución
the CD ROCKS!. It’s the best they’ve ever done, in
fact I would rate it in my top 10 for the year”. . .
KECG, El Cerrito, CA
“It has been more than a decade since Gary Nuñez
baptized the group with the name Plena Libre, aiming
to break musical and cultural boundaries. Their new
CD and tour dates are now more borders crossed for
this extraordinary group”. World Music Central.
“. . . Evolución is a MUST”. Jaime Torres Torres, El
Nuevo Día, San Juan, PR
"Best Tropical Traditional Album"
Evolución
the CD ROCKS!. It’s the best they’ve ever done, in
fact I would rate it in my top 10 for the year”. . .
KECG, El Cerrito, CA
“It has been more than a decade since Gary Nuñez
baptized the group with the name Plena Libre, aiming
to break musical and cultural boundaries. Their new
CD and tour dates are now more borders crossed for
this extraordinary group”. World Music Central.
“. . . Evolución is a MUST”. Jaime Torres Torres, El
Nuevo Día, San Juan, PR