Orquesta La 33

Orquesta La 33
La-33, Sziget Festival, Budapest
Background information
Also known asLa-33
OriginBogotá, Colombia
GenresSalsa music
Years active2001 (2001)–present
MembersSee text
Websitewww.la-33.com

Orquesta La 33 (commonly La-33) is a Colombian salsa music band.[1][2] The collective was founded in Bogotá in 2001 by brothers Sergio and Santiago Mejía.[3] The name is taken from the city's Calle 33, in Teusaquillo, the 13th locality of Bogotá, where the band first rehearsed.

  1. ^ Rosa, José; "Pocho" Neciosup, Hector (2008). The History of Music from Cuba, the Caribbean, South America and the United States, 0615201520.
  2. ^ Broughton, Simon; Ellingham, Mark (2000). World Music: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific, Volume 2, 1858286360.
  3. ^ Evening Chronicle (Newcastle-upon-Tyne), A Passion for the Keyboard 10 July 2009