In his extensive musical career, Danilo has played with extraordinary internationally known musicians such as Ray Barretto, Ruben Blades, Celia Cruz, Dizzy Gillespie, and Carlos Santana. He demonstrates some of his best work on bongo and vocals on Ruben Blades' CD, "Ruben Blades and Son del Solar, Live!" In addition to having released three albums of his own original Salsa music, in recent years he has performed with Poncho Sanchez and Tito Puente, Jr.  From his experience of playing with such notable artists, Danilo chose only top-notch musicians when it came to putting together his own band, Orquesta Universal. They perform extensively at clubs and festivals, as well as for private parties, in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond, playing a full spectrum of Latin music, including Salsa, Merengue, Cha Cha Cha, Cumbia, Reggaeton, Latin Jazz, as well as Swing, R&B, and Jazz Standards. Live performance videos of both Danilo's music groups and Danilo performing with some of the artists mentioned above are available on his YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/user/danilopaiz

 SONORA SAN JOSE is the Bay Area's Premier Cumbia & Latin Band!

Founded in San Jose CA, SSJ has an array of talented and flavorful musicians from all walks of life and backgrounds. Not only do they perform favorite hits that everybody loves to dance to, but they also perform a few hits of their own with "No Vuelvo" & "Que Bonito" which you can stream or download on your favorite music platform. 

Director, Percussionist and Singer - Art Campos has spent the last 20+ years performing with his own bands and various artists in the Latin Music scene in the city of Los Angeles. Now he resides in San Jose, CA where he decided to bring the high energy Latin rhythms and flavor of the LA Latin scene to the Bay Area! 

SONORA SAN JOSE is a show you can't miss so if they're in your town, don't let them pass you by!

Check out the latest single "Que Bonito". On iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Music, Pandora and iHeartRadio - Out NOW!!

Inspired by bands and individuals such as Ray Barretto, Tito Puente, Willie Rosario, Eddie Palmieri and many others, Orquesta Taino has developed into one of the most solid, hard-hitting salsa bands in the Bay Area.

Eddie M, is a saxophonist who was born and raised in Berkeley, California. He began playing at seven years old

He has recorded and performed with Prince & the Revolution, Sheila E., Jill Jones, Beyoncé, Paula Abdul and Stevie Nicks, among others. In addition to his studio work, Eddie M has toured with Yolanda Adams, Wayman Tisdale and Acoustic Alchemy. He was a member of the house bandon The Magic Hour.