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Back in the '70s, when Joe Collado was a boy living in New York City, he was lucky enough to witness many of the greatest percussionists in the history of Latin music. It was during that time when Collado — taken in by the rhythms of Fania legends such as Ray Barretto and Mongo Santamaria — decided to become a real life conguero. So he began practicing and soon developed an exceptional style that mixes salsa with other popular styles such as reggae, Latin jazz, and even some good ol' rock 'n' roll. The past decade has seen Collado honing his skills around town with his superb group, the Latin Groove Project. He also moonlights with the exquisite Galo Rivera Band and a Santana tribute group. A truly creative percussionist, Collado has even played with some international salsa superstars, including the legendary Angel Canales. Never one to forget his salsa roots, and clearly passionate about his craft, Collado and his captivating congas will definitely lift you into a paradise of exotic rhythms.” - Best of Miami

NewTimes

Percussionist Joe Collado started out with the CD “Solo Joe,” in which he played most of the instruments and gave us “Old School Jam,” “Love 94 Cha Cha,” “Moments of Peace” and “Remembering Louie” (a tribute to Louie Ramírez). It offered a retrospective view of Collado’s life in New York City and served as a preview of his new CD, “Latino Groove Project,” which opens up with “AmeRican Rumba” and takes us through a delightful journey of jams such as “Jo Jo’s Swing,” “Son Boricua,” “Blessed Bendecido,” “Smooth Grove” and “Mozambique Groove.”” - Nelson Rodriquez

Latin Beat Magazine

RITMO JOE CD"El percusionista Joe Luis Collado regresa con Ritmo Joe, su tercera y mas reciente produccion. Como ya es habitual en este musico radicado en Miami, su repertorio nos ofrece un cocktail de descargas y guajiras con un gran perfeccion en la ejecucion percutiva. Joe, quien fuera conguero en la agrupacion del legendario Angel Canales, nacio en Brooklyn y fue elegido el mejor percusionista por el Miami New Times en el 2009. Como aconteciera en sus producciones previas -Solo Joe y Latino Groove Project, grabadas en los años 2009 y 2012 respectivamente- Collado nos presenta piezas en su mayoria composiciones propias e ineditas, ademas  de ejecutar la mayoria de los instrumentos de percusion, asistido por el trompetista panameño Jose Raul “Lips” Morales.  Nadie Toca Asi, nuestro track recomendado, es un mambo con la inclusion de una flauta y un coro pegajoso. - See more at: http://www.solarlatinclub.com/ritmo-joe-joe-collado/#sthash.z1tkTQln.LicunVXc.dpuf” - DJ El Chino

DJ El Chino Solar Club

Joe Collado is an accomplished percussionist of Puerto Rican descent who was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. Joe’s influences are like many musicians like him who grew up in NYC listening to Motown, Santana and all the Fania Stars. Joe made it a point to utilized his God given talent and musical upbringing to pave his way to a music career which includes two successful CDs to date and a new project he is currently working on called “Ritmo Joe”. To all my Latin Jazz lovers I highly recommend you pick up his track “JazzC”. You won’t be disappointed with his new single. I recommend you take a seat and close your eyes and let Joe and his band take you on a musical ride. I can’t wait to listen to the entire project when completed. DJ Walter B Nice for NewGenSalsa.com…Ahi-Na-Ma!!!” - Walter B. Nice

Newgensalsa.com

Former conguero for Angel Canales, NYC based percussionist Joe Collado has produced a highly enjoyable cd on which he plays congas, bongos, timbales, piano and keyboards. It's a mix of Latin jazz and old school salsa jams. Collado is joined by horn player Jose Raul "Lips" Morales Jr. Collado was voted "Best Percussionist" 2009 by Miami New Times Magazine, and listening to "Old School Jam" it's easy to hear why. Collado has successfully parlayed his years of experience into creating Solo Joe. The result is distilled, essential, rich dance grooves without pretense. Highly Recommended.” - Editor's Pick "Solo Joe" CD

Descarga.com

Interview with "Percussionist Joe Collado” - Hugh Hitchcock

The Funkatologist

UNA DE LAS MEJORES CANCIONES DEL AñO 2012Posted a new song: "Son Boricua – Joe Collado" http://www.reverbnation.com/c./poni/100059366 one of the ...best songs of the year 2012 (Translated by Bing) Son Boricua - Joe Collado by DJ El Chino`s Solar Latin Club www.reverbnation.comDJ El Chino`s Solar Latin Club | Latin | Cali, CO..” - DJ El Chino on "Son Boricua" Latino Groove Project CD

Solar Latino Cub

El nuyorican José Luis Collado, es conocido en el ámbito de la música latina sencillamente como Joe Collado. Ha conseguido registrar su trabajo como percusionista, compositor, arreglista y líder de banda en dos producciones discográficas. Luego de su disco debut Solo Joe, Collado presenta una segunda entrega denominada Latin Groove Proyect, en la cual cuenta con el concurso de los músicos José “Lips” Morales (trompeta), José Armando Collado (flauta), Galo Rivera (guitarra eléctrica y cuatro). El polifacético Joe Collado de Brooklyn, interviene en toda la percusión, piano y voz. Latin Groove Proyect es un disco inscrito en el jazz latino, el cual presenta la interpretación de números como Danza Sister (cha cha chá), con la participación protagónica de Galo Rivera (guitarra eléctrica). Edgardo Crespo (bongó y cencerro) interviene en el número Blessed, ocasión ideal para Collado y su ejecución del piano. El trompetista boricua José ‘Lips’ Morales se destaca en números como Canción para Mami y Smooth Groove, entre otros. Los temas Son Boricua, con el lucimiento de los solistas Galo Rivera (cuatro), José ‘Lips’ Morales (trompeta) y el propio Collado (congas), y Mozambique Groove, nuestros preferidos.” - Roberto Caros Lujan on "Latino Groove Project" CD

Independant Writer

Fantastic, excellent, great! These superlatives can become redundant with overuse. I have no other way to describe Blessed Bendecido by Joe Collado. The Jazzy smooth Salsa swing to Blessed Bendecido, make this piece as danceable, as it is easy to listen to on a long drive down I-95. This is another hot Latin Jazz tune that Salsa DJs will soon be incorporating into their dance tracks!! Fantastic, Excellent, Great…thanks Joe!!!” - Frankie Gee on "Blessed' Latino Groove Project CD

NewGen Salsa