Alfredo de la Fé

Alfredo Manuel de la Fe Díaz (born February 6, 1954) is a Cuban-born and New York–based violinist who lived in Colombia for more than 16 years and is responsible for adapting the violin to Colombian traditional dance music creating innovative Salsa and Latin American music. The first solo violinist to perform with a Salsa orchestra, De la Fe has toured the world more than thirty times, appearing in concert and participating in over 100 albums by top Latin artists, including Eddie Palmieri, Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, José Alberto "El Canario", Cheo Feliciano, The Fania All-Stars, Santana and Larry Harlow. His second solo album entitled Alfredo released in 1979 was a Grammy nominee for "Best Latin album".

A child prodigy, Alfredo's father who was a singer (a tenor of opera) in Havana, Cuba and sang on Cuban radio with Bienvenido León and Celia Cruz in the 1940s recognized his son's skills and encouraged his musical talent.

Early life He was born in Havana, Cuba, In 1964, he received a scholarship to attend the Warsaw Conservatory in Poland.

Career In 1972, he joined Eddie Palmieri's orchestra. led by pianist Israel Tanenbaum. Other musicians included bass player Maximo Rodriguez, percussionists Tony Escapa and Little Johnny Rivero, flute player Andrea Brachfeld.

Discography Solo albums 1979: "Alfredo" 1980: "Alfredo De La Fé y la charanga 1980" 1981: "Para África con amor" 1982: "Triunfo" 1984: "Made in Colombia" 1985: "Alfredo De La Fé Vallenato" 1990: "Salsa" 1990: "Los violines de Alfredo De La Fé" 1992: "Los violines de Alfredo De La Fé vol. 2: Sentir de Cuba". 1993: "Con toda la salsa Alfredo De La Fé" 1995: "La Salsa de Los Dioses" 2000: "Latitudes" 2006: "Alfredo De La Fé y Fruko (La Llave de Oro)" 2013 : "Alfredo De La Fe y Rodry Go(Sin Límites)" 2017 : "Alfredo De La Fe y Poncho Zuleta, Iván Villazón, Silvio Brito, Ivo Díaz y Jorge Luís Montaño.(Homenaje al Vallenato)" 2017 : "Alfredo De La Fe y Rodry Go & B-Clip(Melao, Salsa electrónica)" 2019 : "Alfredo De La Fe y B-Clip(Jazz Eléctronico)" 2020 : "Alfredo De La Fe y Checo Acosta, Fausto Chatella e Iván Villazón(Barranquilla tiene Fé)" 2022 : "Alfredo De La Fe y Gilberto SantaRosa, Alexander Abreu, Jose Alberto"El canario", etc(Legado)"

Guest artist on other productions 1973: "The Sun Of Latin Music" by Eddie Palmieri & Friends Con Lalo Rodriguez 1976: "De Ti Depende" by Hector Lavoe 1977: "Selecciones Clásicas" by José Fajardo 1977: "El Baquine de Angelitos Negros" by Willie Colon 1978: "Comedia" by Hector Lavoe 1979: "Típica 73 en Cuba - Intercambio Cultural" by Típica 73 1979: "I Need You" by Sylvester 1980: "Charangueando con la Típica 73" by Típica 73 1980: "Señor Charanga" by José Fajardo 1982: "On Broadway" by Tito Puento 1997: "Bravo" by Fania All-Stars 2001: "Diferente" by Jose Alberto (El Canario) 2003: "El Gran Combo Remix" 2003: "Celia Cruz Telemundo Special" 2011: "El Ultimo Mambo, Israel Lopes Cachao" 2017: "Sabiduría" 2020: "Grupo Niche 40"

Sountracks for movies and TV series

1980: "The Shining" Song with Lalo Schifrin. 1996: "Oro". All episodes. 1997: "Otra en Mí". All episodes. 2014: "La Muerte del Gato". Vilaplana Films. 2015: "Celia Cruz T.V series. All episodes. FOX TELECOLOMBIA 2016: "Dancing with the Stars - Colombia". All episodes. 2017: "Paquita La Del Barrio". All episodes. Grupo Imagen Producciones. 2018: "Nadie me quita lo Bailao". All episodes. FOX TELECOLOMBIA. 2018: "Jose Jose: El Principe de la Canción". Nine episodes. TELEMUNDO 2018: "Ponedores". Vilaplana Films. 2019: "La Gloria de Lucho" All episodes. CARACOL INTERNACIONAL. 2021: "Queen of the South". S5|E5|Más dinero mas problemas. Song: "Asómate a la Ventana". USA Network. 2022: "Snowpiercer". S3|E7|Ouroboros. Song: "Hilda". NETFLIX. 2023: "Plantadas". Shango Productions.

Congos de Oro

Otorgado en el Festival de Orquestas del Carnaval de Barranquilla:

Año Trabajo nominado Categoría Resultado 1990 Alfredo de la Fe Mejor Artista Solista

Congos de Oro

Otorgado en el Festival de Orquestas del Carnaval de Barranquilla:

Año Trabajo nominado Categoría Resultado 2021 Alfredo de la Fe Premio trayectoria Artística