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Biography

Japanese Salsa band “Orquesta De La Luz” was formed in 1984. The group revealed their sounds to the United States when the lead singer NORA brought a demo tape to New York in 1987 and they began touring in 1989.

In 1990, the orchestra released its first album “De La Luz” on BMG Victor Records in Japan and released in the United States under the name “Salsa Caliente Del Japón”. The album became number one on Billboard's Latin chart for 11 consecutive weeks and the group became one of the most prominent Japanese orchestras to ever play Tropical music earning international critical acclaim in Japan and the United States.
In 1991 and 1993, they won the "Special Prize" Award by the 33rd Japan Record Awards.
For two consecutive years they won "The Best Album of the Year" Award by La Association de Cronistas de Espectaculos de Nueva York (ACE Awards) in 1991 and 1992. They also won "The Best Band of the Year "ACE Award in 1992.
In 1993, the United Nations awarded them the "Peace Medal" and in 1995 they were nominated for the Grammy Awards in the category of "Best Tropical Latin Album."
The group recorded seven albums, worldwide and toured for each album in North America, South America, Europe and in Japan. After touring and recording for 13 years, Orquesta De La Luz has broke up in 1997 in order to do solo activity of each member.

In the wake of September 11th in New York, NORA organized “World Peace Music Festival” with the members of Orquesta De La Luz at Tokyo in 2002, 2003, 2004. After these charity concerts, Orquesta De La Luz was reunited and restarted earnestly.
In 2004, the Orquestra released the album “iiiBANZAAAY!!!” and In 2005, they released “ARCO IRIS”.
They did the concert tour in Japan and they toured Europe (Italy, France, Holland) in 2005 and toured Caribbean Islands ( French Guyana, Martinique, Guadalupe) in 2006.
In 2007, they released “LET'S SALSA!! The Best Salsa Dance Collection”. In 2008, they released “iCALIENTE!”.
In 2009, to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of ORQUESTA DE LA LUZ, they released their first collaboration album “SALSA COMEDOR” with Japanese Pop Artists and also released their original album “EL RON VIEJO”. In 2010, they released their best album “VERY BEST OF ORQUESTA DE LA LUZ”. In 2014, the 30th anniversary concert of Orquesta de la Luz was held in Tokyo. '

In July 2019, Orquesta de la Luz original 10th album “GRACIAS SALSEROS” was released to commemorate their 35th anniversary.
The rehearsal video of their hit song “Salsa Caliente Del Japón” live streamed on Facebook in March has spread explosively and has now reached about 9 million views and has become a hot topic in Latin America.

In May 2024, Orquesta de la Luz original 11th album “Mas Caliente” was released to commemorate their 40th anniversary including special collaborations with Tony Succar and Naoto Intiraimi, Maki Oguro.
Upon its release, this album immediately reached Latin Top Album No.1 on the iTunes Store in Panama and Russia.

In recent years, Orquesta de la Luz has been working under the banner of “The Japan Latinization Plan” with performing Billboard live tour, Jazz Festivals, School performances for children, Collaborations with artists of various genres.

Orquesta de la Luz has captivated fans worldwide for over thirty years and will continue to attract them with their style of Tropical music.