Biography
Brooklyn Sounds
Effective period / Period of releases: 1971 - 1972
Members: Eddie Rodriguez, Willie Villegas, Kelvin Fonseca, Leo Rosado, Julio Millan, Julio Fonseca, Alfredo Burgos, Jimmy Cabot, Ray Rivera (7)
Salsa dura band based in Brooklyn, NYC, in the 1970s, led by Julio Millan (leader, 1st trombone) with Ray Rivera (2nd trombone), Tony Ortega (piano), Kelvin Fonseca (bongos), Julio Fonseca (timbales), Willie Villegas (congas, later replaced by Eddie RodrÃguez), Alfredo Burgos (bass), Jimmy Cabot (clave, maracas) and Leo Rosado (vocals) - also known as Los Sonidos de Brooklyn = The Brooklyn Sounds, or El Sonido de Brooklyn, Orquesta Brooklyn Sounds.