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The Echo Park Project

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The Echo Park Project was founded in 2006 by Carlo Lopez, a Latin percussionist from Brooklyn New York who wanted to recreate the legendary salsa style of NYC in Southern California. To achieve that, Carlo engaged session and in demand musicians in California of high caliber like John Belzaguy, Joey de Leon, and Artie Webb, just to name a few.

Their repertoire is a combination of original material and hot 70’s cover tunes, which have been sung from Tito Allen to… Since its creation, the band has developed a loyal following and has released two CD’s a debut (“Retro New York Salsa” and follow-up “El Viernes Social”). Thanks to modern technology in the hands of Carlo Lopez, and their tight swing, their music has been heard from Colombia to Japan.

The Echo Park Project: It's My Turn

Read "It's My Turn" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
May 10, 2021

There is an abundance of salsa and soul (soulful salsa?) on It's My Turn, the sixth recording by conguero Carlo Lopez's Los Angeles-based Echo Park Project. Most of the sunny, light-hearted music was written and arranged by Joe Mannozzi (the one exception is bassist John Belzaguy's “Can't Complain"). “These tunes," Lopez says, “are for listeners and dancers alike." That must be true, as it is hard to keep the feet from moving and toes from tapping as one's ears are ...