Gonzalo Chomat was born in Havana, Cuba in 1971. At the early age of 14, he began his musical career as a member of the Afro-Cuban and Traditional Cuban music group, Septeto Traditional Lyessa where he eventually became the lead singer. Then, in 1988, Gonzalo went on to join the group Banda Meteodoro, as lead singer. This group was dedicated to popular Cuban Music and Dance.
Gonzalo accepted the opportunity to join Orquesta Jovenes del Feeling only a couple of years later, with which he sang for five years. In 1995 Gonzalo joined Coneccion Salsera, a nationally renowned group formed by the ex-members of Jose Maria Vitier, providing him with the opportunity to travel outside of Cuba for the first time. With Coneccion Salsera, Gonzalo toured Mexico where he subsequently defected to the United States.
Upon becoming a legal resident of the United States, he joined the group Charanga Cubana as lead singer. Over the course of the following year he became one of the leading Cuban pop and traditional music-based singers on the west coast. With Charanga Cubana, Gonzalo traveled across the United States and to the Bahamas performing at many events abroad, including the world renowned Carnaval Calle Ocho in Miami, Florida. Recently, in 2007, Charanga Cubana’s album, “Sigue La Añoranza” was nominated for Best Tropical Album at the prestigious, Latin Grammy Awards.
Jose Quintana, producer of the track “Corazon Espinado”, featured on Carlos Santana’s album ‘Supernatural’, called Gonzalo to appear as back-up vocalist for Fer, lead vocalist for the Spanish Rock group Mana’. In 2000 the track won a Grammy for Best Song of the Year.
In 2000, Gonzalo joined Orquesta La Palabra as lead vocalist and recorded for the first time with the group on their 2002 release, ‘Breaktrough’ where he is featured on the tracks, “El Temblor”, “Ahe, Ahe”, “Mi Nueva York”, “Salsera”, “Y Yo Va Pa’ Shenzhen” and “La Bikina”.
In 2004, Gonzalo went solo, writing and composing the music to found his group Chalo Y su Ache’, a group of young talent performing Cuban dance music in its most recent evolution, as exciting, passionate, and compelling as the Mambo, Cha-Cha-Cha, and later, Salsa eras of yesterday which took the public by storm in their respective periods.
In its list of credits Chalo Y su Ache’ was called to play at Mayor Antonio Villa-Raigoza’s birthday party in 2004. In 2005 the group appeared at the Queen Mary’s “Mi Son Cubano” Cuban festival, opening for Willy Chirino. In 2006 they performed at the Museum of Latin Arts. The group was booked at to appear at La Ve Li in San Francisco, then toured various clubs and events throughout Mexico among them Tequila Safari, in Baja California and King King night club in Hollywood.
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growing up that this holiday was always teaming with family. Both sets of grandparents lived close by and other relatives
lived within a few hours’ drive. I am thankful for the life I have lived, am thankful for the never ending support of family and friends, am thankful I found to many people around the world has continued to support me in my music career. And, lastly, I am thankful to all the pets in my life from the time I was a little girl and begged my mom for my first dog & cat. I have learned much from all of them and am grateful for their patience and forgiveness as my teachers. Thanksgiving is also an opportunity to renew the ties that bind us with the ones we love... it is a time for remembering, cherishing and being thankful for all the good things you have been blessed with. So it's time to say 'Happy Thanksgiving' "Not a question but wanted to tell all the Wonderful people on here Have a Great Thanksgiving!!!"Your friend and singer from Miami have a blessing day!
Hola! me dio mucho gusto conocerte de pasadita en Floridita la otra noche con Rumbankete. Espero estes bien y que podamos compartir escenario algun dia. Nos vemos pronto. Mucha suerte y un abrazo- Ciao, Marisol
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Eshu es un Orisha, del grupo de los Orisha Oddé, comúnmente denominados Los Guerreros. Rige las manifestaciones de lo malévolo. Para que se manifieste lo benévolo hay que tener en cuenta el mal y tomar precauciones para evadirlo. Es el que siempre esta haciendo trampas y engaña a los Orishas y hombres en las diferentes leyendas o patakines. Su significado es las desgracias que acaecen en nuestras vidas cuando no estamos en sintonía o balance con lo que nos rodea. Eshu es de exclusiva potestad de los Babalawos, quienes lo cargan y entregan, no va a la cabeza de nadie por lo que no se asienta. Según Ifá tiene 201 caminos. Los Babalawos lo consagran con diversos elementos de la naturaleza. No habla por el Diloggún y no va a estera. Trabaja directamente con Orunla; es el que lleva el ebbó y da cuenta de las ofrendas que se hacen. La mayoría de los Oshas y Orishas se hacen acompañar por un Eshu específico. Además, todos los Odun de Ifá tienen su Eshu particular. Eshu como objeto de adoración es fabricado por los Awó ni Orunmila.
La pareja Elegua - Eshu representa el constante vínculo entre lo positivo y lo negativo, por que todo cambio exige una crisis y no hay quietud sin sosiego. Cuando en un hogar está protegido se denota la presencia de Elegua y cuando allí se hallan problemas es que ha entrado Eshu. Los occidentales confundieron a Eshu con el diablo, pero de ninguna forma es así, si acaso podría ser con el diablo que tentó a Jesús, pero en nada más se asemeja, ya que su objetivo es lograr el caos para que se tomen medidas para lograr el balance. Eshu es la primera partícula de vida creada por Olorun. Se indica qu
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