Sue Miller - bandleader, composer, arranger and flute player,
Nick Williams - viola,
Jon Lindh, Rod Taylor, Katherine Brown - violins,
Andy Wardale - cello,
Mark Donlon - piano,
Roberto Pla/Chris Manis - timbales,
Adriana Martyr, Marta Acosta-Nino and Ana Luisa Munoz - vocals,
Ruth Bitelli/Jo Philpotts - bass,
Matt Owens - double bass
Yud - guiro,
Ravin Jayasuriya (Raz)/Rick Weedon/Chris Manis - congas,
Guest Havana musicians for 2009 UK Touring Project 'Charanga del Norte Social Club':
Ernesto Oviedo La Portilla - vocals,
special VIP guest Amadito Valdes - timbales,
Zenen Arrascaeta Ruiz - congas,
Jesus Perez Cos - timbales,
Antonio Luis Morales - vocals and guiro
Charanga tipica from the 50s and 60s with a UK flavour - Cuban dance music with hypnotic rhythmic violin riffs, punchy flute solos, romantic piano solos and driving percussion.
CHARANGA DEL NORTE:
“Charanga del Norte” (Charanga from the North) was set up in 1998 by the bandleader Sue Miller who studied in Havana with Richard Egues from the legendary Orquesta Aragon.
The band consists of flute, violins, viola, cello, electric bass, piano, coro singers, timbales, congas and güiro. In Charanga the flute improvises over pulsating rhythms from the string section, mesmeric montunos from the piano, synchronised coros, tripping bass and driving percussion.
“Latin music, but not as you may know it, this band are deliciously different and incredibly danceable”.
The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen.
“Superb UK-based Salsa and Charanga band”
Songlines magazine.
“you’ll dance to this with two left feet and a bag on your head!”
“Red-hot Cubano-Yorkshire fusion – real Salsa w’ nowt tekken out!”
Brampton Live festival.
"Inviting supporting acts to perform with legendary Cuban artists involved in the Buena Vista Social Club project is no easy matter, finding an outfit in the UK that can hold its own with a well informed audience makes the task all the more difficult, its lucky we have Charanga Del Norte not only in the UK but within 60 miles of the venue. Bridgewater Hall has a reputation for authentic, first class music and Charanga make the grade."
Howard Raynor, Chief Executive, The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester .
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Great disc - really enjoyable. Also, some great composition and arrangements! I'm sure I heard 'Heffe' in there somewhere, too... Maybe you should try and get 'thraiped' in the next one? Good luck with it!
Second go: Quiero un sí por favor! Gaff sent via message..thing. You seem to have loads of gigs, in a cyclical rota which is strange. I'm dead impressed with your leadership (obviously including your sacking skills as well). Were you on the jazz educators thing then? Anyway, grandes besos de nuevo! Jeff.
Thanks for get in contact with Rosie for us! We had a jam with here, she..s amazing, but we got another bassist who plays double bass too, and got in touch with us before. We got a singer two, so we..re really happy!
Gracias por la Amistad y el apoyo - Bendiciones. Thanks for your Myspace Friendship - Danke. Greetings – Muchos saludos - Viele Grüße. From Germany con sabor a Colombia. “Frutos Tropicales“
