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Back to Cartagena La Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club, with some of its mythical components and Guajiro Mirabal, with his trumpet, and guitarist Manuel Galban.
With them will be the lute virtuoso Barbarito Torres and Angel Terry congas.
Everything under the musical direction of trombonist Jesus Aguaje.
And together on some issues with the Cuban diva Omara Portunus.
Cubans share the stage with the "girl of the bass, the cool Esperanza Spalding will present his latest Chamber Music Society.
This double bill that will take place in the Nuevo Teatro Circo Cartagena has already sold tickets.
The girl in the bass.
Has more than twenty years.
At only 21, and while other twentysomethings attending classes at the Berklee in Boston to study, she was already giving lectures as a professor at the famous school of the United States east coast.
This young African-American bassist Portland, Ore., that has captivated musicians as Gary Burton, began playing bass at age 15.
He says that because he tried one day and liked it.
So he left the violin forever.
No more.
With the bass in tow, arrived at a blues club in his city.
And he began to improvise with a band of local veterans I was looking for new bassist.
Do not know how he did it because he had only two months learning and could barely play bass clef.
A year later he was playing with six or seven groups of all kinds.
Esperanza Spalding, who cites as his favorite bassists Ron Carter and Dave Holland, and its hero Wayne Shorter, has worked with singers and musicians such as Patti Austin and saxophonist Joe Lovano.
After 'Junjo' (2006), more of a jazz trio project with his own songs and versions of Jimmy Rowles, Chick Corea and a tribute to Mompou, Esperanza Spalding published two years ago an album more personal and not transferable ' Hope ', which also plays bass and sings.
'Esperanza' contains songs Brazilian Milton Nascimento, Baden Powell and Vinicius de Moraes.
Ben Rattliff wrote in The New York Times, one of the main gifts that energy is smooth, vibrant and upbeat, which is on its way melodic bass playing and how elastic you use your little singing voice.
According to Pat Metheny, who met at Berklee when she was considering throwing in the towel, Esperanza Spalding has that rare X factor that makes it able to convey his personal vision and energy.
Cartagena Jazz Festival comes to to present his latest album Chamber Music Society, a brilliant fusion of strings and vocal jazz trio, which combines elements of jazz, folk and world music with various chamber music traditions.
Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club ® released their only album, produced by Ry Cooder in 1997 and achieved instant success.
The album featured a group of Cuban musicians were very close, was propelled by Wim Wenders film and a series of international tours and solo albums by many of the musicians.
Buena Vista Social Club ® became a whole fenómeno.Ahora in 2010, following the line of the great successes of his concerts in Europe, the 13 members of the Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club ® - with a good number of students in the band - come for the first time the United States after many years.
The performances of the Orchestra Buena Vista Social Club ® has been praised by the British media for "bringing the atmosphere to a level of leave you breathless" (The Independent), leaving the audience "overwhelmed" (Financial Times).
Front of the group are four musicians who are recognized for participating in the film Buena Vista Social Club ®: the trumpeter Guajiro Mirabal, Barbarito Torres the virtuoso of the lute, the trombone player Jesus "Aguaje" Ramos, and guitarist / keyboardist Manuel Galban.
In addition, a new generation of Cuban musicians represented by bright talents like Carlos Calunga known singer and virtuoso pianist Rolando Luna.En this new and extensive training of Cuban musicians accompanying the singer Omara Portuondo, an original member of Buena Vista Social Club ® which has won the Latin Grammy with his new album Thank You (World Village / Montuno).
Portuondo has been singing and acting des of his adolescence in Cuba in the 40's, but The New York Times talks about Thanksgiving, her last album, as if time had not passed for the singer: "Her voice is rich ... formed, dynamic and sensual yet. "
Likewise, Los Angeles Times described her voice as "formidably strong and as a powerful tool for her age," while Oakland Tribune recently named one of the best Thanks albums of 2008, noting that "during its 100 minutes show in San Francisco (October 2009), showed that it is even bigger on stage. "
The distinctive trumpet Guajiro Mirabal and personality that surrounds him while playing, has earned him the nickname of the "Trumpet of Cuba."
His blistering tribute to the prolific composer Arsenio Rodríguez "Buena Vista Social Club Presents Manuel Guajiro Mirabal" was nominated for a Grammy and a Latin Grammy and its release was met with an exciting praise: "The Astonishing performances Mirabal recapture the simplicity and vigor that Son Montuno make passionate about all that will listen "(The Wire).
The trombone of Jesus "Aguaje" Ramos has been an integral part of World Circuit's Cuban recordings for more than a decade.
Both his skills as a musician and band director made him an essential figure in the tours of Ibrahim Ferrer and Omara Portuondo.
He earned respect on the international stage when she appeared as musical director of Omara Portuondo and Ruben Gonzalez: "He really understands how to play a trombone" (Boston Globe).
Guitarist, pianist and organist Manuel Galban, became famous in the 60's as leader of the Cuban group Los Zafiros, his classic compilation "Bossa Cubana" is available on the World Circuit / Nonesuch.
With Galbán as leader, the band created a distinctly Cuban sound with a mix of soul, samba, ballads and boleros, tombs and twists.
He recently participated in some of the Buena Vista discs bringing their unmistakable twang.
His album with Ry Cooder Mambo Sinuendo "with Nonesuch, won a Grammy in 2004.
Barbarito Torres was the musical director of Celina González Campoalegre Group and worked with many great names of Cuban music as well as international stars such as Oscar de León.
He has also played with Afro-Cuban All Stars and his solo album "Havana Cafe" is special collaborations Ibrahim Ferrer and Omara Portuondo.
Source: Mar de Músicas
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