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The World Sonero the Sonero Mayor, the Devil of Salsa, the Pharaoh of the sauce, low dancer ... not just the nicknames with which to express the admiration he has raised throughout his career Oscar D'Leon leading figure of the Caribbean theme night Ohhh!
the festival La Mar de Músicas devoted to Caribbean music with one of his top officials, the zouk group Kassav.
It will complement the night with El Guincho, one of the Spanish musical revelations of this year.
By 2300 it will be when Kassav, the first band of the night, step on stage at the Auditorio Parque Torres on Friday July 11.
The three concerts cost 20 Euros.
Have that Oscar D'Leon, the Caracas of sixty-five who confesses to being a father of twelve children, of whom eight states have recognized their mothers decision was mechanic, taxi driver and a student of topography while playing bass in a self-taught .
And of those twists of fate, becomes the leader of an orchestra, Dimension Latina, which is identified with the public in the early seventies and that catapults him as soloist in 1977, he founded La Salsa Mayor, band with he recorded, among others, success My bass and me.
That same fate leads him to publish key records in the genre, as the largest, or came, acted and won Oscar D'Leon, and recorded with Celia Cruz ("unquestionably my diva, the star illuminating of all my steps') Eddie Palmieri and Tito Puente (who would record one of his greatest hits, have to work) and to overcome two decades of successes, including in Europe.
Decades during which receives major support from the BBC in the days when there was no world music.
A special recorded and broadcast by the British public television was a definite boost for recognition in the old continent.
Then came the live recording in Amsterdam and in contact with jazz musicians.
Recent years have brought great moments, such as recording, along with his son Yorman, disc King of the Soneros, first collaboration with the RMM label, Ralph Mercado.
Or a reunion with his fellow Latin Dimension and La Salsa Mayor in the late nineties.
And in 2004 by a multinational tab and compiles a selection of old boleros published under the name of Frenesí.Ahora, overcome some health problems, the author of Cry or Thinking of you, is presented on stage at La Mar de Músicas with Afro-Caribbean-inspired song and the smile that you see on the cover of Frenzy.
Pura salsa, pure joy.
Kassav, meanwhile, is already a living legend.
Are the principal exponent of Zouk, Afro-Caribbean musical genre originating in the French Antilles.
Traditional music lovers in the Caribbean, the group Kassav folk wanted to take that cliché and modernize Caribbean sounds.
Added to the traditional sound, with percussion from the field and Creole languages of the islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique, the brass of salsa, rock guitars and funk bass.
In this merger came a musical cocktail unusual, rhythmic, zouk, whose success grew so fast in the world as the name of its founding group, the group Kassav.
Their sounds have inspired great like Miles Davis, and sure to inspire more than one, at night Caribbean Ohh, La Mar de Músicas.
El Guincho is Pablo Díaz-cache Reixa, drummer, composer and voice of Coconot.
His music is so personal and original.
With minimal resources, has achieved a maximalist sound uses the tropical, African pop and any sound "the world" that mold is left to create their own discourse that sees the light pop and dance music from the 90, a good way to accelerate the pulse of sound sampleadélico.
His music moves rhythms canaries, tropical Africa, and it does the soft hand and a friendly pop electronics in what seems to me a delicious cocktail with ingredients perfectly measured and chosen.
El Guincho is an open door to a magical tropical world in which all smiles.
The Sea Film
Nuevo Teatro Circo.
19:30 pm
Boarding Gate
Written and directed by Olivier Assayas
2007.
France.
Duration: 105 minutes.
Producer: Francois Margolin.
Photo: Yorick Le Saux.
Cast: Asia Argento, Michael Madsen, Kelly Lin, Kim Gordon, Carl Ng, Joana Preiss, Alex Descas.
SYNOPSIS
Sandra (Asia Argento), an Italian former prostitute, is stuck in a fiery relationship but London's financial future with a declining (Michael Madsen).
After getting rid of him, is forced to flee to Hong Kong, where an attractive partner has offered to help.
Between a love triangle that is created and the couple's hidden agenda, nothing will go as expected Sandra.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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