Friday, August 12, 2011 | Kaiser Permanente Salsa Stage | 8pm
Karabali is San Francisco’s newest and hottest Latin dance band, featuring some of the finest talent in the Bay Area. The band is co-led by two of the United States’ most renowned percussionists, Mike Spiro and Karl Perazzo, who have joined forces to create a group specifically for the dancer’s enjoyment. They describe Karabali’s style as “old school” salsa, and they bring to the Bay Area for the first time the traditional NY conjunto sound, popularized by Johnny Pacheco, Conjunto Clasico and Conjunto Libre.
The band boasts a "who’s-who" of San Francisco Latin music all-stars in its line-up, starting of course with its leaders, Mike and Karl. These two internationally recognized drummers have performed and recorded with almost every major Latin artist of the last 30 years, from Eddie Palmieri to Carlos Santana, from Tito Puente to Celia Cruz. Their extensive recordings over the last 25 years include internationally recognized jazz, Latin-jazz and pop artists, for which they have each received multiple Grammys and Grammy nominations.
Karabali is San Francisco’s newest and hottest Latin dance band, featuring some of the finest talent in the Bay Area.
genre: salsa
Mike Spio, congas Karl Perazza, congas, percussion Edgardo Cambón, vocals Bob Karty, piano Steve Senft, bass Jeff Cressman, trombone Bill Ortiz, trumpet Miguel Martinez, trumpet Mike Rinta,trombone Bob Razon, tres
