For those unaware, Alí Bello, a consummate artist whose love for charanga runs so deep that he’s become a prominent champion for the genre, artfully celebrates this beloved musical tradition with his brand new album Alí Bello & The Charanga Syndicate (out May 9th, 2025).

A master violinist who’s worked with a spectacular range of musical icons including Johnny Pacheco, Paquito D’Rivera, Doc Severinsen, The Roots, and Beyoncé, Bello’s vibrant alchemy of classics and originals smartly revive charanga for a new generation of adoring audiences.

Venezuelan born Alí Bello has become one of the most dazzling and sought after violinists, distinguishing himself for his versatility among different music styles in addition to his well-found classical training and multidimensional improvisational skills.

Since his surge from El Sistema, the musical education program of his country, and after building upon years of experience in New York, he has become a Latin jazz music figure to be reckoned with.

1. Guaripumpé (feat. Jeremy Bosch & Eddy Zervigón) [4:25]
2. Son de la Loma [6:05]
3. Gina’s Groove [5:15]
4. Emiliando (feat. Arturo O’Farrill) [6:49]
5. Tres (Y Dos) (feat. Manolo Mairena) [5:05]
6. Amadeus’ Rhumba [5:35]
7. Bilongo [4:56]
8. La Comparsa Influenciada (feat. Silvano Monasterios) [5:03]
9. El Manisero [4:05]

Featuring Arturo O’Fariill, Jeremy Bosch, Eddy Zervigón and Silvano Monasterios, this quite musically mesmerizing new recording opens on the propulsively vibrant Guaripumpé (featuring three-time GRAMMY Award-winning salsa and Latin jazz composer Jeremy Bosch & Cuban flautist and bandleader Eddy Zervigón) and then we get the lushly sweeping Son de la Loma, the elegance of Gina’s Groove and the vivacious Emiliando (featuring prolific pianist and composer Arturo O’Farrill).

Along next is the perky, veritably flirtatious Tres (Y Dos) (featuring singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Manolo Mairena) and that is in turn backed seamlessly by the stridently rhythmic Amadeus’ Rhumba, the impassioned Bilongo, the set rounding out on the creatively ambient La Comparsa Influenciada (featuring Grammy-nominated jazz pianist, composer, and producer Silvano Monasterios), closing all too soon on the sumptuous dance floor hipsway of El Manisero.

Musicians:
Alí Bello - acoustic and baritone violins; David Santiago Jr. - flute; Alec Castro - keyboards (1); César Orozco - keyboards (3, 6); Marcus Persiani - keyboards (7); Gabriel Chakarji - keyboards (7, 9); Abraham Saenz - baby bass; Luis Mangual - congas; Manuel Márquez - timbales, congas, bongó, gúiro & bells; Luis Rosas - vocals (1, 3); Alessandro Bello - vocals (1, 3)

Special Guests:
Arturo O’Farrill - keyboards (4); Eddy Zervigón - flute (1); Jeremy Bosch - lead vocals (1); Silvano Monasterios - keyboards (2, 5, 8); Manolo Mairena - lead vocals (3, 5)

Official Purchase Link

www.alibello.com