Shine

Playeros has fused the elements of Latin funk, rock, jazz, blues samba, and flamenco into a Tropical beat sound in both English and Spanish. Their rhythms and melodies run deep into past decades of influences such as Santana, Motown, Spyro Gyra, War, Allman Brothers and Latin classics. The thread tying this variety of styles and sounds together is the Afro-Cuban rhythm. Playeros keeps the Latin percussion in the forefront of their dynamic material, unlike the recent trend where the music is American rock with Spanish lyrics. Their music heard for the first time, seems pleasantly familiar yet their sound is distinctly their own. Playeros has had the pleasure to open for acts such as Santana, Ziggy Marley, Lauryn Hill, Erika Badu, Inner Circle, Duncan Sheik, David Sanborn, and The Rippingtons. Also Playeros got a chance to play for the 2001 Olympic Torch ceremony. Playeros consist of six musicians from a diverse cultural mix of Cuban/Puerto Rican/Canadian/Afro American from Miami. The members are Joedy Pauley/Scott Sherman/Carlos Fernandez/Richard Jay/Al West/and Martin Gallardo. I hope you enjoy our music as much as we enjoyed making it. GOD BLESS YOU ALL.