SPEAKING OF THE ALBUM OF AFROCUBANISIMO LIVE!!!!
Irakere and the other musicians on this album have performed and made live recordings throughout the world. Yet the music from the first ¡Afrocubanismo! Festival reflects the uniqueness of their experiences in Banff. It is a collaboration of Cuban masters who came together to teach and share with other musicians and students from different places and backgrounds. In the spectacular setting of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, they were free to focus on the music and draw inspiration from the people and environment surrounding them.
¡Afrocubanismo! presents a summit of master musicians, a gathering unlike any other in the world. The recording revolves around one group that is the musical center for six of the seven selections: Chucho Valdés and Irakere. "Irakere" means forest or woods. Two centuries ago, the greatest African percussionists lived in a region called Irakere. Their descendants brought this music to Cuba and it formed the rhythmic foundation for Cuban music.
The group Irakere was born twenty-five years ago as a means of self-expression for some extraordinary young musicians. By combining the power of the Cuban rhythms in their blood with the free-flowing expression of the American jazz they loved, they created a force that changed the course of Cuban popular music. This force continues to this day, alive and vibrant, still making musical waves throughout the world.
Many great musicians have been a part of Irakere's history, such as Paquito D'Rivera and Arturo Sandoval, both of whom have gone on to fame in the United States. Many are still in the band, such as the great bassist Carlos del Puerto or the master of the drum set, Enrique Plá. New musicians keep joining, witness to the phenomenal musical abilities of so many young Cubans. At the center of it all is El Maestro, Jesús "Chucho" Valdés, continuing to compose incomparable music and to lead an ensemble that is second to none.
Friday OCTOBER 9 & Friday OCTOBER 16, 2009, Glendale’s SABOR
RESTAURANT & NIGHTCLUB will be presenting the Nostalgic and
seductive, “TROPICANA IN HOLLYWOOD”; A spectacular high profile CUBAN
Music and Dance Show; with L.A.’s finest professional dancers and
musicians! Show times are 9:00PM & 11:00PM!
Produced by musical director LUIS ERIC GONZALEZ (Bayalo, Andy Garcia’s
Cineson, Celia Cruz’s West Coast group), choreographed by Kati
Hernandez and the Cuba Libre Allstars; featuring, world class Cuban
vocalists; LAZARO GALARRAGA (Conjunto Folklorico Nacional de Cuba, Andy
Garcia, Herbie Hancock, Cachao, Chucho Valdes), PERICO HERNANDEZ
(Poncho Sanchez, Chucho Valdes), IRIS CEPEDA (Andy Garcia’s Cineson)
and TAMAYO (Cuba Libre Allstars) will be performing classic Cuban
music, such as; Mambos, Sons, Cha Cha Chas, Rumbas and Boleros. And, of
course, the beautiful Tropicana dancers exhibiting their elaborately
tailored, custom designed costumes.
Doors open up at 7:00PM, Dinner Available (RSVP Dinner is required).
Two Shows: 9:00PM, and 11:00PM. Tickets: $25/adv., $30/door, with a
two-drink minimum. $45/exclusive seating (DINNER RSVP REQUIRED). 2nd
show is $25/$20 with a Two-drink minimum. Tickets can be purchased
online at: www.tropicanahollywood.com, or by phone at: (323) 660-1655.
You can also email: Info@tropicanahollywood.com
On FRIDAY OCTOBER 9, 2009, Hollywood and Highland’s LEVEL 3 NIGHT CLUB will be presenting “TROPICANA IN HOLLYWOOD”, a two hour spectacular Cuban drawn Cabaret show; with L.A.’s finest professional dancers and musicians. Doors open at 9:00PM, Showtime is 10:00PM and Tickets are $45.00.
Produced by Luis Eric Gonzalez (Bayalo, Andy Garcia’s Cineson, Celia Cruz’s West musical director) and Choreographed by Kati Hernandez; “TROPICANA IN HOLLYWOOD” will be presenting world class professional Tropicana style dancers exhibiting elaborately tailored, custom designed provocative costumes, and dancing to seductive Cuban genre classics, such as; Mambo, Son, Cha Cha Cha, Rumba and Bolero, performed by Cuban artists, maestro LAZARO GALARRAGA, sonero JOSE CARIDAD PERICO HERNANDEZ (Son de La Tierra), IRIS CEPEDA (Andy Garcia’s Cineson) and the great TAMAYO (Cuba Libre Allstars).
The original Tropicana is a world known cabaret and club in Havana, Cuba. It was launched in 1939 at Villa Mina, a six-acre suburban estate with lush tropical gardens in Havana's Marianao neighborhood. The spectacular showplace that became The Tropicana evolved out of a Depression-era bohemian nightclub called Edén Concert, operated by Cuban impresario Victor de Correa. The Tropicana had an impact in spreading Cuban culture, throughout the U.S. and internationally.
On October 9, 2009, in Hollywood, California, musical director / producer Luis Eric Gonzalez of Azulu Music will be bringing the nostalgic and seductive Cuban Tropicana show to Level 3 Nightclub on Hollywood and Highland for a glamorous high profile Event! Doors open at 9:00PM, Showtime is at 10:00PM. Level 3 Nightclub is Located at (Hollywood & Highland) 6801 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028. Tickets are $45 will be available for purchase on Monday August 3, 2009 at: www.lucumiyque.com.
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