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FREE – Los Charly’s Orchestra (Aka Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel) Feat. Heidi Vogel – Out: Aug 28t

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Living in a time where the values of humanity seem to be vanishing into a wave of confusing media of fear, LCO (Aka Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel) in collaboration with singer: Heidi Vogel come up with a message of hope, respect, soul togetherness, peace and love for all humanity as one.

As Marvin Gaye did Inner City Blues on the times of the civil rights movement, LCO delivers today’s message as a grain of sand to contribute into the re-construction of a better world for all of us and generations to come.

A big Motown sound with a modern Soul twist that captures the mood of the times yesterday, today & tomorrow.

The very talented singer/songwriter Heidi Vogel has opened for the likes of Erykah Badu, performed at Montreux Jazz festival for Quincy Jones.
She has also performed/recorded with: Isaac Hayes, Bobby Mcferrin & The Cinematic Orchestra & now with Los Charly’s Orchestra on this timeless track that defines an era.

Music is a great healer and certainly the best cure for the soul.

With love LCO.

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Music and Video written and produced by Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel.

The Power Of Disco – Spiteri meets Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel

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“The Power Of Disco” the latest production of Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel is based on a true story from 70’s London Disco fusion survivor: Spiteri.

Synopsis:
“I saw Grace at the welcome party, down at Island Records St Peters square, It was the 70’s and the 60’s were gone and the 80’s were right on the door, straight out of New York, Studio 54, John Morales was arriving with a new sound… the sound of funky London was starting up and people were grooving the groovy sound…

It was the power of Disco coming to life…

The Roundhouse & Dingwalls in Camden town, and Mick Jagger had to pay the rounds, Grace Jones was the heart of the party, and Marley was in town that night, Ziggy Stardust was aiming high high, and people were grooving the the groovy sound, down down down down down and boogie, telling stories like the movies…

Once upon a time in London town.

Credits:

Jorge Spiteri – Vox
Milt Mavrakakis – Clav & Synth
JP Sancho – Drums
Matheus Nova – Bass
Raphael Delphino – Guitar
Stephen Alpert – Grand Piano

Produced by Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel

Give Me The Night EP – J. Laya & J. Montiel (Aka LCO) Feat. Xan Blacq & Heidi Vogel -Release 18 Oct

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George Benson’s “Give Me The Night” gets a NU Jazzy-Brazilian re-touch under the production umbrella of the Los Charly’s boyz: Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel, featuring Jazz Funkster: Xantone Blacq for an uplifting update which for sure will keep us warm and well channeled through the winter ahead (or summer for those on the southern hemisphere).

As 2nd and 3rd track, J & J features their debut collaboration with the amazing: Heidi Vogel for a deeper excursion into Latin-Jazz fusions with the tracks: “Fly Me With You & The Notion”

Credits:

Heidi Vogel – Vocals
Xantone Blacq – Vocals & Keys
Matheus Nova – Bass
Raphael Delphino – Drums (Fly me with you) & Guitar.
Juan Laya – Drums
Eikel Venegas – Trumpet & Trombone
Alejandro Martinez – Congas

Produced by Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel

Electropical Pt.3 (Album sampler) – Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel

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The Afro-Latin connections of Venezuela’s coastal region meet London based producers Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel, for the 3rd edition of their latest musical venture: Electropical.

Jorge travels to Bolivar Film Studios – Caracas / Venezuela for a couple of days of musical experimentation & recordings, accompanied by some of the heaviest players in town, including no other than Mr Spiteri himself, J Pulia Liendo (Ex Pianist of Dimension Latina), and the emblematic Afro-Latin Drum ensemble: Grupo Madera, (between others) for the making of the tunes: “San Juan & Electropical”.

As a perfect complement, the studio work gets continued back in London at Imagenes Recordings batcave, for the making of the Afro-Funky-Jazz conveyor of: “Spacial Paradise”, plus an updated mix of their classic rework of “Sexmachina”.

Meanwhile ongoing collaborator / remixer Pete Herbert joins the Tropical fest delivering another of his fingerlicking Balearic nuggets, infused with the Colombian roots flava of the Andean folk anthem: “Fruta Fresca” (previously re-visioned by Juan & Jorge for the first edition of this project and now re-optimized for club purposes by Mr PH).

Last but not least, here it comes the unexpected but very well suited collaboration of James Rod meets Juan & Jorge, with the epic club version of “Spacial Paradise”. Proto-Disco-House and the deepness of the Afrolatino spirit conjuring a magical spell into the farthest dimensions of musical imagination.

Artwork: “Cacao” by Pedro Centeno Vallenilla (Aragua / Venezuela -1961)

Produced, arranged & directed by Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel.