La Excelencia#Former Members

{{Short description|Salsa dura band from New York City}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = La Excelencia

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| origin = New York City

| genre = Latin/salsa

| years_active = 2005–2012, 2018–present

| label = Cali York Records

| website = www.laexcelencia.net

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La Excelencia is an eleven piece salsa dura band from New York City founded in 2005 by percussionists Julian Silva and Jose Vazquez-Cofresi.{{Cite web |last=Pfeiffenberger |first=Sylvia |date=2010-10-13 |title=The ironies and energy of La Excelencia's hard salsa |url=http://indyweek.com/music/ironies-energy-la-excelencia-s-hard-salsa/ |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=INDY Week |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |date=14 Oct 2010 |title=La Excelencia, adding spice to first 'Salsa Tuesday' at Rosslyn's newly opened Artisphere |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/757777841 |access-date=2023-01-16 |newspaper=The Washington Post |id={{ProQuest|757777841}} |language=en}} The band's music has a salsa dura style, with themes incorporating immigration, poverty, and discrimination.{{cite news |last1=Rohter |first1=Larry |date=14 July 2010 |title=La Excelencia, Salsa With Social Commentary |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/15/arts/music/15salsa.html |author-link1=Larry Rohter |access-date=17 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218092624/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/15/arts/music/15salsa.html |archive-date=18 December 2022 |url-status=live |language=en}} La Excelencia recorded and released three albums in their first seven years. The group disbanded in 2012, with Vazquez-Confresi and some of the membership reforming as Orquesta SCC.{{cite web |last1=Nice |first1=DJ Walter B |title=Review: Orquesta SCC (Salsa Con Concencia) "Yo Los Invito A Gozar" |url=https://www.newgensalsa.com/review-orquesta-scc-salsa-con-concencia-yo-los-invito-gozar/ |website=NewGenSalsa |access-date=17 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218102611/https://www.newgensalsa.com/review-orquesta-scc-salsa-con-concencia-yo-los-invito-gozar/ |archive-date=18 December 2022 |language=en |date=18 October 2013 |url-status=live}} The band reunited in 2017 under the direction of Silva to start working on their 4th album, "Machete."{{cite web |title=La Excelencia |url=https://www.laexcelencia.net |access-date=25 October 2018}}