| New
Orquestra Gitano CD out |
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overwhelming impression a listener gathers from Salsa Gitana is the love
and sweat the group has put into its recording. They are obviously playing
a music in which they deeply believe, and they play very well. The vocals
are a little thin, but the horns are bright and sharp and the rhythms tight.
The disc sounds homemade. |
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| Santiago
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| The
7th International Choir Festival to take place in Santiago de Cuba from
November 23 through 30 will revive a strong tradition of this city, organizers
stated. Composer Roberto Valera, one of those to be paid tribute during
the festival, recalled that the event is one of the oldest still taking
place in the country, along with the Pepe Sanchez Festival of Cuban "trova"
music. |
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| History
of Salsa |
During the early
1970's, a new kind of rhythm could be heard playing in New York.
The name “Salsa” was given to it. It is not known how Salsa
got its name or who named it. Never before was this word used to denote
a type of music, although the term “sabor” which means flavor,
was used to indicate any type of music that had a really good beat. Perhaps
that is where it originated. |
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In
the November 11, 1966, issue of Bohemia magazine, there is a caption under
a photo of a singer that says: Pedro Gomez in full salsa. Young musicians
from different districts and other Latin nuclei in New York started producing
innovating Latin music with jazz and a mix of instruments used in a new
way, keeping classic Cuban rhythms as a base, especially “son.”
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Milanes
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| Cuban
Singer Pablo Milanes Returns to Colombia after Seven Years |
| Bogotá.-
Cuban singer-songwriter Pablo Milanes returns to Colombia after seven
years without performing in the Andean nation, where he will perform
at concerts in the cities of Bogota, Cartagena and Barranquilla from
November 13 to 16. In a lengthy interview, the weekly publication |
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El Espectador classified Milanes as the virtuous musician immortalized
with songs such as Yolanda (described as one of the most important
romantic songs sung in Spanish), El Breve Espacio en que no Estás
and De Qué Callada Manera. |
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| Cuban
Jazz Allstars in London |
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| Omar
Puente's combo comes in February 2004 |
The
Cuban Jazz Allstars return with a musical swagger that justifies their billing
as one of Latin's great ensembles. Their explo ration
of Latin American composers has opened the music's borders to a far wider
audience. Each group member is a virtuoso; together their talents culminate
in the sublime sound of Afro-Cuban jazz. With one of the world's greatest
conga players in Miguel Angaz Dias driving the music, the seductive voice
of Tania Tania as its soul and the leader's, Omar Puente's electrifying
violin at the heart of the group, no wonder. The concert will be in Queen
Elizabeth Hall on Saturday, 28th February 2004, beginning at 7.45 PM. The
price of the tickets are £17.50. |
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