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Yelba
Biography
For Videos of Yelba playing Variety music click here http://www.yelba.net/Site/You_Tube_Videos.html. Nicaraguan-born Yelba came into this world with a gift for harmonies and a joy of entertaining. She learned to play the guitar by watching her father strumming while he sang Nicaraguan folk tunes to his five children. The gifted family performed in Nicaragua whenever possible, and were invited to perform in Pittsburgh, PA for Roberto Clemente's Memorial Service in 1972. The children's angelic voices were accompanied only by three guitars, and later on by Yelba's mandolin (bandurria). Yelba, at the age of 9 and 10, and her sister Thelma, then 12 and 13, were featured every week on Nicaraguan television for the "Junior P anthers" TV show. Yelba has traveled to and performed in many different countries, including Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Spain and Peru. She traveled to Peru last year to perform at the renowned JazzZone Club. While residing in Peru for three years, she performed with an all-girl band of talented local musicians, and performed throughout Peru music of South American and African descent. Her "globetrotting" allowed this versatile vocalist/guitar player to appreciate music from several different regions of the world, and because of this unique heritage, she brings music to us with a zest and gusto second to none. Her Latin background fused with Afro-rhythms, yet at the same time Yelba blended this mixture with her love for Jazz, Country, and Rock. Yelba is more than an ordinary musician. She graduated from Texas A & M University with a Bachelor of Science Degree, Cum Laude. While at Texas A & M she participated in the International Student's Talent Show Competition representing Bolivia and Nicaragua, and won second place two years in a row. She then went on to graduate from the University of Texas at Austin with a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) in Finance, where she also graduated with Honors as a Sord Scholar. Recently she performed for the Variety Club of Houston with Jazz legend Hubert Laws and was featured performing live on the Fox Morning show with Mr. Laws. In addition, she has performed at the Houston International Festival, the Corpus Christi Texas Jazz Festival, the Cinco de Mayo Festival and many Super Bowl XXXVIII events. Her voice has been described as "the voice of an angel", which is the tool she uses to bring an audience to tears while she performs her smooth jazz and beautiful Spanish ballads. Yet, with the blink of an eye, Yelba can break out in a steamy salsa, merengue, or cumbia, which will have the audience wildly dancing and whirling to the sounds of the exciting Latin rhythms she proudly brings home to each and every one of us. Yelba is truly a joy to watch, and her band can "do it all" and "do it all very well".
MAX CAT FEATURES, YELBA, JOHN CARNEY ON GUITAR, ROY HEATON ON BASS, JIMMY MORADO ON DRUMS AND JERRY SANCHEZ ON KEYS.
YELBA'S TRIO FEATURES YELBA ON GUITAR AND VOCALS, ROY HEATON ON BASS AND JERRY SANCHEZ ON KEYS
DISCO
ROCK/DANCE
Believe
Cher
1-2-3
Gloria Estefan
Boogie Oogie Oogie
A Taste of Honey
All Summer Long
Kid Rock
Brick House
Commodores
Beat It
Michael Jackson
Car Wash
Rose Royce
Billie Jean
Michael Jackson
Celebration
Kool and the Gang
Conga
Gloria Estefan
Funkytown
Casablanca
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Santa Esmeralda
Get Down Tonight
KC & the Sunshine Band
Freebird
Lynard Skynard
Hot Stuff
Donna Summer
Get Ready
Rare Earth
I Will Survive
Gloria Gaynor
Hang on Sloopy/Louie Louie
The McCoys
Ladies Night
Kool & the Gang
Harlem Shuffle
Rolling Stones
Last Dance
Donna Summer
Honkytonk Women
Rolling Stones
Le Freak
Chic
I Gotta Feeling
Black Eyed Peas
Let's Groove Tonight
Earth Wind & Fire
Johnny B. Goode
Chuck Berry
Low Down
Boz Scaggs
Keep Your Hands to Yourself
Georgia Satellites
Maniac
Michael Sembello
Lay Down Sally
Eric Clapton
On the Radio
Donna Summer
Let's Get Loud
Jennifer Lopez
Physical
Olivia Newton John
Life is a Highway
Rascal Flatts
Play that Funky Music
Wild Cherry
Long Train Running
Doobie Brothers
September
Earth Wind & Fire
Louie Louie
The McCoys
Shake Your Booty
KC & the Sunshine Band
Money for Nothing
Dire Straits
That's the Way I Like It
KC & the Sunshine Band
Mustang Sally
Wilson Pickett
The Hustle
Peg
Steely Dan
We Are Family
Pointer Sisters
Pride and Joy
Stevie Ray Vaughn
POP
Proud Mary
Wild Cherry
Bad Day
Daniel Powter
Rhythm is Gonna Get You
Gloria Estefan
Black Water
Doobie Brothers
Sharp Dressed Man
ZZ Top
Brown Eyed Girl
Van Morrison
Shake Your Body Down (to the ground)
Michael Jackson
Change the World
Eric Clapton
Single Ladies (Put a Ring)
Beyonce
Clocks
Coldplay
Smooth
Santana
Evil Ways
Santana
Sweet Home Alabama
Lynard Skynard
Game of Love
Michelle Brandt
Think
Aretha Franklin
Goodbye to Love
The Carpenters
This Love
Maroon 5
Happy Together
The Turtles
Walk of Life
Dire Straits
Heard It Through the Grapevine
Marvin Gaye
Walk this Way
Aerosmith
House of the Rising Sun
Salsa version
We're An American Band
Grand Funk Railroad
I Only Want to Be With You
Bay City Rollers
LATIN
It's Gonna Take Some Time
The Carpenters
Africano
It's Too Late
Carole King
Alumbra Luna
Just the Two of Us
Grover Washington
Amor a la Mexicana
Thalia
Killing me Softly
Olivia Newton John
Ansiedad
Antonio Romero
Love Song
Sarah Bareilles
Ayer
Gloria Estefan
My Girl
The Temptations
Baila Esta Cumbia
Selena
Paradise
Sade
Bailamos
Enrique Iglesias
Red Red Wine
Bob Marley
Bidi Bidi Bam Bam
Selena
Rhythm Divine
Enrique Iglesias
Carnaval
Celia Cruz
Smooth Operator
Sade
Corazon Espinado
Santana
Spooky
Dan Pitzer
Cuando Calienta el Sol
Freddy Fender
Sunday Morning
Maroon 5
Derroche
Ana Belen
Time After Time
Cindy Lauper
Don Goyo
Cuca
Top of the World
The Carpenters
El Talisman
Rosanna
Waiting on the World
John Mayer
Estoy Aqui
Shakira
What Hurts the Most
Rascal Flatts
Fina Estampa
Whenever Wherever
Shakira
Flor de la Canela
Yesterday Once More
The Carpenters
Frenesi
Linda Ronstad
You Sang To Me
Marc Anthony
Guantanamera
Wyclef Jean
You've Lost that Loving Feeling
Righteous Brothers
Herida
Brenda K Starr
DINNER MUSIC/BOLEROS/BALLADS
Heroe
Enrique Iglesias
Angels
Robbie Williams
Hotel California
Salsa version
Anything For You (WIND 22)
Gloria Estefan
Hoy
Gloria Estefan
At Last
Etta James
La Bamba
Valens Richie
Besame Mucho
Diana Krall
La Bomba
Ricky Martin
Can't Help Falling in Love
Elvis Presley
La Mucura
Come Away with Me
Norah Jones
Mi Tierra
Gloria Estefan
Crazy Love
Michael Buble
Moliendo Café
Don't Know Why (Didn’t Come)
Norah Jones
Negra Tiene Tumbao
Celia Cruz
Dreamer
Anne Murray
Nube Gris
Dreaming of You
Selena
Oye Como Va
Santana
Fields of Gold
Eva Cassidy
Pachanga
Tony Valdere
Girl from Ipanema
Vinicius de Moraes
Palo Eh
Chayanne
Have I Told You Lately (That I Love You)
Van Morrison
Piel Canela
Bobby Capo
Hero
Enrique Iglesias
Pollera Colora'
Home
Michael Buble
Quien Sera
Celia Cruz
I Can't Help (Falling in Love)
Elvis Presley
Quizas
Osvaldo Farres
Ice Cream
Sarah Mclachlan
JAZZ/INSTRUMENTALS
Imagine
Eva Cassidy
And I Love Her
The Beatles
Inolvidable
Luis Miguel
Black Orpheus
Louis Bonfi
La Barca
Luis Miguel
Bueno Funk
Peter White
La Puerta
Luis Miguel
Cabo Frio
Earl Klugh
Leader of the Band
Dan Fogelberg
Cissy Strut
The Meters
Love Me Tender
Elvis Presley
Classical Gas
Mason Williams
More than Words
Extreme
Fly Like an Eagle
Steve Miller
Nosotros
Eydie Gorme
I Shot the Sheriff
Bob Marley
Over the Rainbow
Eva Cassidy
Jessica
Allman Brothers
Perfidia
Alberto Dominguez
Mario Takes a Walk
Jessee Cook
Quererte a Ti
Angela Carrasco
New Country
Jean Luc Ponty
Quiereme
Angela Carrasco
Obladi Oblada
The Beatles
Reloj
Los Panchos
Over the Rainbow
Harold Arlen/Harburg
Sabor a Mi
Luis Miguel
Recorda-Me
Joe Henderson
Summertime
Etta James
Samba Pa Ti
Santana
Superstar
The Carpenters
Sleepwalk
Santo & Johnny
Tears in Heaven
Eric Clapton
Something
The Beatles
This Masquerade
The Carpenters
Spanish Rain
John Carney
Unchained Melody
Righteous Brothers
Unity
Marc Antoine
Unforgettable
Natalie Cole
Vonetta
Earl Klugh
Wind Beneath My Wings
Bette Midler
What a Wonderful World
Louis Armstrong
Wonderful Tonight
Eric Clapton
COUNTRY
Words Get in the Way
Gloria Estefan
Bless the Broken Road
Rascal Flatts
You're Beautiful
James Blunt
Breathe
Faith Hill
MEDLEYS
Country Roads
John Denver
1-2-3
Gloria Estefan
Crazy
Patsy Cline
Rhythm is Gonna Get You
Gloria Estefan
Devil went Down to Georgia
Charlie Daniels
Conga
Gloria Estefan
Fireflies
Lori McKenna
September
Earth Wind & Fire
Guitars and Cadillacs
The Delta Line
Let's Groove Tonight
Earth Wind & Fire
I Hope you Dance
Lee Ann Womack
Hot Stuff
Donna Summer
Jambalaya
Emmylou Harris
I Will Survive
Gloria Gaynor
Leaving on a Jet Plane C
John Denver
Car Wash
Rose Royce
Margaritaville
Jimmy Buffet
Le Freak
Chic
Silver Wings
Merle Haggard
Get Down Tonight
KC & Sunshine
Something to Talk About
Bonnie Raitt
Shake Your Booty
KC & Sunshine
When you Say Nothing at All
Keith Whitley
That's the Way I Like It
KC & Sunshine
Last Dance
Donna Summer
The Hustle
Donna Summer
On the Radio
Donna Summer
Billie Jean
Michael Jackson
Shake Your Body
Michael Jackson
Beat It
Michael Jackson
YELBA AND MAX CAT SONG LIST February 2009
"Featuring John, Jan, James and Roy!"
DINNER MUSIC
Angels Robbie Williams
Anything For You (WIND 22) Gloria Estefan
At Last Etta James
Besame Mucho Diana Krall
Black Orpheus
Cuando Calienta el Sol Freddy Fender
Don't Know Why (I Didn't Come) Norah Jones
Dreamer Anne Murray
Dreaming of You Selena
Fields of Gold Eva Cassidy
Girl from Ipanema Vinicius de Moraes
Happy Together The Turtles
Heroe Enrique Iglesias
I Can't Help (Falling in Love) Elvis Presley
Imagine Eva Cassidy
It's Too Late (ORGAN 1) Carole King
Killing me Softly with his Song Olivia Newton John
Leader of the Band Dan Fogelberg
Love Me Tender Elvis Presley
More than Words Extreme
My Girl The Temptations
Nosotros Eydie Gorme
Paradise Sade
Perfidia Alberto Dominguez
Quererte a Ti Angela Carrasco
Quiereme Angela Carrasco
Reloj Los Panchos
Sabor a Mi Luis Miguel
Sleepwalk Santo & Johnny
Smooth Operator Sade
Something The Beatles
Sunday Morning Maroon 5
Tears in Heaven Eric Clapton
This Masquerade The Carpenters
Time After Time Cindy Lauper
Unchained Melody Righteous Brothers
Unforgettable Natalie Cole
Wind Beneath My Wings Bette Midler
Words Get in the Way (STRINGS 22) Gloria Estefan
COUNTRY
Bless the Broken Road Rascal Flatts
Breathe Faith Hill
Country Roads John Denver
Crazy Patsy Cline
Devil went Down to Georgia Charlie Daniels
Guitars and Cadillacs The Delta Line
I Hope you Dance Lee Ann Womack
Jambalaya Emmylou Harris
Leaving on a Jet Plane C John Denver
Margaritaville Jimmy Buffet
When you Say Nothing at All Keith Whitley
DISCO
Boogie Oogie Oogie A Taste of Honey
Brick House/Evil Ways Commodores
Celebration Kool and the Gang
Hot Stuff Donna Summer
I Will Survive Gloria Gaynor
Le Freak Chic
Let's Groove Tonight
Play that Funky Music Wild Cherry
September/Groove Tonight/Hot Stuff Earth Wind & Fire
We Are Family Pointer Sisters
LATIN/POP
1-2-3 Gloria Estefan
Ayer Gloria Estefan
Bailamos Enrique Iglesias
Carnaval Celia Cruz
Change the World Eric Clapton
Corazon Espinado Santana
Derroche Ana Belen
Don Goyo Cuca
El Talisman Rosanna
Evil Ways (ORGAN 1) Santana
Frenesi Linda Ronstad
Guantanamera Wyclef Jean
Happy Together The Turtles
Heard It Through the Grapevine Marvin Gaye
Hotel California Salsa version
House of the Rising Sun Salsa version
Hoy Gloria Estefan
It's Too Late Carole King
La Bamba Valens Richie
La Bomba Ricky Martin
Mi Tierra Gloria Estefan
Negra Tiene Tumbao Celia Cruz
Oye Como Va Santana
Pachanga Tony Valdere
Palo Eh Chayanne
Piel Canela Bobby Capo
Quizas Osvaldo Farres
Something to Talk About Bonnie Raitt
Sunday Morning Maroon 5
ROCK/DANCE
Brick House The Commodores
Car Wash Rose Royce
Freebird Lynard Skynard
Get Ready Rare Earth
Hang on Sloopy/Louie Louie The McCoys
Honkytonk Women Rolling Stones
I Only Want to Be With You Bay City Rollers
Keep Your Hands to Yourself Georgia Satellites
Let's Groove Tonight Earth Wind & Fire
Life is a Highway Rascal Flatts
Louie Louie The McCoys
Money for Nothing Dire Straits
Peg Steely Dan
Pride and Joy Stevie Ray Vaughn
Proud Mary Wild Cherry
Sharp Dressed Man ZZ Top
Smooth Santana
Sweet Home Alabama Lynard Skynard
Think Aretha Franklin
This Love Maroon 5
Walk of Life Dire Straits
INSTRUMENTAL
And I Love Her The Beatles
Black Orpheus Louis Bonfi
Cabo Frio Earl Klugh
Classical Gas
New Country Jean Luc Ponty
Obladi Oblada
Recorda-Me Joe Henderson
Sleepwalk
Something The Beatles
Spanish Rain John Carney
Unity
Vonetta Earl Klugh
What a Wonderful World
YELBA AND MAX CAT SONG LIST June 2008
Featuring John, Josh, James and Roy!
DINNER MUSIC
All I Have to do is Dream Everly Brothers
Angel of the Morning Juice Newton
Anything For You (WIND 22) Gloria Estefan
Aquellos Ojos Verdes Nat King Cole
At Last Etta James
Besame Mucho Diana Krall
Bless the Broken Road Rascal Flatts
Blowing in the Wind Bob Dylan
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain Willie Nelson
Breathe Faith Hill
Come Away With Me Norah Jones
Contigo Aprendi Armando Manzanero
Crazy Patsy Cline
Don't Know Why (I Didn't Come) Norah Jones
Dreamer Anne Murray
Dreaming of You Selena
Eres Tu Mocedades
Fields of Gold Sting
For the Good Times Kris Kristofferson
Game of Love Santana
Girl from Ipanema Vinicius de Moraes
Help me Make it Through the Night Kris Kristofferson
Here We Are Gloria Estefan
I Can't Help (Falling in Love) Elvis Presley
I Fall to Pieces Patsy Cline
I Will Always Love You Dolly Parton
Ice Cream Sarah McLachlan
Imagine John Lennon
Killing me Softly with his Song Olivia Newton John
Leader of the Band Dan Fogelberg
Love, Me Collin Raye
Love Me Tender Elvis Presley
Manana de Carnaval Sergio Mendes
More than Words Extreme
Over the Rainbow Eva Cassidy
Perfidia Alberto Dominguez
Quererte a Ti Angela Carrasco
Quiereme Angela Carrasco
Ready for the Times to get Better Crystal Gayle
Reloj
Sabor a Mi Luis Miguel
Silver Wings Merle Haggard
Smooth Operator Sade
Solamente Una Vez Ana Gabriel
Sounds of Silence Simon & Garfunkel
Soy Rebelde Jeanette
Summertime George Gershwin
Superstar Carpenters
Tears in Heaven (VOICE 17) Eric Clapton
The Rose Bette Midler
This Masquerade Carpenters
Those were the Days Mary Hopkins
Unforgettable Natalie Cole
Unchained Melody Righteous Brothers
What Hurts the Most Rascal Flatts
When you Say Nothing at All Keith Whitley
Wind Beneath my Wings Bette Midler
Words Get in the Way (STRINGS 22) Gloria Estefan
You're Beautiful James Blunt
LATIN
A Dios Le Pido Juanes
Asi Es La Vida Celia Cruz
Ayer Gloria Estefan
Bemba Colora Celia Cruz
Caballo Viejo Simon Diaz
Cachita Ricardo Montaner
Cuando Calienta el Sol Freddy Fender
El Talisman Rosana
Estoy Aqui Shakira
Herida Brenda K Starr
House of the Rising Sun The Eagles
La Bomba Ricky Martin
La Negra Tiene Tumbao Celia Cruz
La Vida es un Carnaval Celia Cruz
Mi Tierra Gloria Estefan
Moliendo Café Mina
Petalos de Fuego Brenda K Starr
Que Le Den Candela Celia Cruz
Quien Sera Celia Cruz
Sazon Celia Cruz
Tamalito
CUMBIA
Alumbra Luna Efrain Orozco
Canoa Ranchaa Grupo Niche
Mayonesa Chocolate
La Mucura Autoridad Sierra
La Piragua Carlos Vives
La Pollera Colora
La Suegra
Parece Que Va a Llover Kumbia Kings
MERENGUE
A Fuego Lento Rosana
Don Goyo Cuca
Cana Brava
El Africano Wilfrido Vargas
Estoy Aqui Shakira
La Bilirrubina Juan Luis Guerra
Pachanga
Palo Eh
Porompopero
CHA CHA
Corazon Espinado Santana
Cuando Calienta el Sol Freddy Fender
Derroche Ana Belen
El Talisman Rosanna
Frenesi Linda Ronstad
Guajira
Guantanamera
Oye Como Va Santana
Piel Canela Bobby Capo
Quizas Osvaldo Farres
COUNTRY
Always and Forever
Blue Bayou Linda Rondstad
Country Roads John Denver
Devil went Down to Georgia
I Hope You Dance Lee Ann Womack
I Loved Her First Heartland
Leaving on a Jet Plane John Denver
Margaritaville Jimmy Buffet
Paper Roses
DISCO
I Will Survive Gloria Gaynor
September Earth Wind & Fire
We Are Family Pointer Sisters
POP/ROCK
1-2-3 Gloria Estefan
Bailamos Enrique Iglesias
Blackwater Doobie Brothers
Brick House Commodores
Brown Sugar Rolling Stones
Evil Ways (ORGAN 1) Santana
Freebird
Get on Your Feet Gloria Estefan
Get Ready Rare Earth
Give Me One Reason Tracy Chapman
Hang on Sloopy The McCoys
Happy Together The Turtles
Honkytonk Women Rolling Stones
Hotel California The Eagles
Hound Dog Elvis Presley
House of the Rising Sun The Eagles
I Need to Know Marc Anthony
It's Too Late (ORGAN 1) Carole King
Josie Steely Dan
Keep Your Hands to Yourself Georgia Satellites
La Bamba Valens Richie
La Bomba Ricky Martin
Last Kiss Pearl Jam
Let's Groove Tonight Earth Wind & Fire
Life is a Highway Rascall Flatts
Louie Louie The McCoys
Money for Nothing Dire Straits
Paradise Sade
Peg Steely Dan
Play that Funky Music Wild Cherry
Pride and Joy Stevie Ray Vaughn
Proud Mary Wild Cherry
Rhythm is Going to Get You Gloria Estefan
Sealed with a Kiss Bobby Vinton
Sharp Dressed Man ZZ Top
Smooth Santana
Spooky Classics 4
Sunday Morning Maroon 5
Sweet Home Alabama Lynard Skynard
This Love Maroon 5
Time After Time Cindy Lauper
Walk of Life Dire Straits
You're No Good Linda Ronstad
REGIONAL
El Rey
Flor de la Canela Chabuca Granda
Malaguena Salerosa
Maria Isabel
Noche de Ronda
Volver Volver
INSTRUMENTAL
And I Love Her The Beatles
Barcelona Nights Ottmar Leibert
Black Orpheus Louis Bonfi
Brio Jesse Cook
Bueno Funk Peter White
Cabo Frio Earl Klugh
Classical Gas
Cold Duck Time
Coming Home
Crash/Satellite
Crazy Love
Crush
Do It Again
Do You Want to Know a Secret
Drop Top
Dust in the Wind
El Farol
Europa
Fly Like an Eagle Santana
I Can't Tell You Why The Beatles
I Shot the Sheriff
If I Give My Heart to You The Beatles
If It's In Your Heart Earl Klugh
Keep the Ball Rollin'
La Samba Ray Obiedo
The Shadow of Your Smile
Love of My Life Karl Mathews
Lovin' You Spyro Gyra
Mambo 2000
Mario Takes a Walk Jesse Cook
Michelle The Beatles
Moon Dance
New Country Jean Luc Ponty
Obladi Oblada
Recorda-Me Joe Henderson
Samba du Seo John and Daniel
Samba Party Suntanner
Samba Pa' Ti
Send In The Clowns
Sleepwalk
Something The Beatles
Spanish Rain John Carney
St. Thomas Sonny Rollins
Tequila Sunrise The Eagles
That's the Way Love Goes
Tumbamoro
Underneath It All Jeff Golub
Unity Mark Antoine
Vonetta Earl Klugh
Weather Channel
What a Wonderful World
When I Go Walking
Word Up
Yesterday John Lennon