Artist description Sentir was a Latin music band founded in 1988, it was formed by a group of Venezuelans residing in Houston. At first Sentir, then known as "Sentir Venezolano", was formed to promote Venezuelan folk music. However, in November of the following year, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Sentir began to change its musical genre when it experimented with Caribbean rhythms. Back in Houston, Sentir started to include new musicians to adapt to the needs of its new image. Due to the band's popularity and thanks to the executive production of Venezuelan Carl Herrera, an ex-professional basketball player in the NBA, Sentir produced its CD From Houston To The World, which includes nine songs, eight of them original compositions by Mele Avellán and Miguel González.

Music Style Salsa and Merengue

Musical Influences Juan Luis Guerra, Oscar de Leon, Olga Tañon, Ruben Blades, Willie Colon

Similar Artists Olga Tañon, Ruben Blades

Artist History Sentir used to be a very popular band in Houston, Texas between the years of 1989 through 1997. They played in venues in and around Houston to packed crowds. The band was promoted by Carl Herrera, a professional basketball player that hails from Venezuela. The band's original name was Sentir Venezolano since all the original band members were Venezuelans. Eventually the band recorded a CD titled "From Houston To The World" and produced by Mr. Herrera. The band stopped playing mainly because of the busy schedules that different band members had on their regular day jobs. The band leaves a legacy behind of great friendships and a firm foundation for future Latin bands here in Houston.

Group Members For the most part, Sentir consisted of 10 members: 6 Venezuelans, Miguel González, the manager of the band and played bongo and tambora, Mele Avellán, the vocal director and lead female vocal, Francisco Bello, musical director, arranger and keyboard player, Rodolfo Rincón as lead male vocal, Carlos "Caribe" Pérez, on percussion and background vocals, and pianist Pedro Ott. The other four were from Cuba, Gilberto Landestoy on timbales, from Colombia Daniel Triana on congas, from Puerto Rico Roberto Irizarry on sax and flute and Steve Baker, who plays the bass, is from the United States. Other musicians who also played with Sentir throughout the years include: Rangel Morao, Danny Chirinos, Nestor Fajardo, Jeannett Manzanero, Jose "Coco" Andujar, Dave Marcellin and many others.

Instruments Keyboards, Timbales, Bongo, Cowbell, Bass, Piano, Saxophone, Guiro, Maracas, Congas

Albums Sentir - From Houston To The World

Press Reviews In an article published on September 7, 1995, Rick Mitchell of The Houston Chronicle described Sentir in the following manner: "Sentir now plays an incendiary mix of Afro-Caribbean rhythms including Cuban and Puerto Rican salsa, Dominican merengue and Colombian cumbia. If you would like to read the whole article, please visit http://www.aveflor.com/sentir/article.html

Location Houston, TX - USA

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