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Danza Contemporanea de Cuba

comono — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:40:31 +0000

Danza Contemporanea de Cuba have for 50 years produced dancers of the highest level with a style evoking the sensual, mystical and raw heart of Cuban spirit. Collaborations with international leaders in dance have combined with the Afro Caribbean and Spanish fusions to produce an electrifying, evocative and distinctly unique expression of all that is Cuban.

Dates:
Tues. 13 – 7.30pm
Wed. 14 – 7.30pm
Thurs. 15 - 8.30pm
Fri. 16 – 8.30pm
Sat. 17 – 8.30pm

Programme:
Demo-n/Crazy / Choreographer: Rafael Bonachela
Folia / Choreographer: Jan Linkens
Mambo 3XXI / Choreographer: George Cespedes

Danza Contemporanea de Cuba

comono — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:27:23 +0000

Programme:
Casi / Choreographer: Juan Kruz
Mambo 3XXI / Choreographer: George Cespedes

Danza Contemporanea de Cuba

comono — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:10:38 +0000

Programme:
Demo-n/Crazy / Choreographer: Rafael Bonachela
Folia / Choreographer: Jan Linkens
Mambo 3XXI / Choreographer: George Cespedes

Danza Contemporanea de Cuba

comono — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:58:30 +0000

Programme:
Demo-n/Crazy / Choreographer: Rafael Bonachela
Folia / Choreographer: Jan Linkens
Mambo 3XXI / Choreographer: George Cespedes

Danza Contemporanea de Cuba

comono — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:18:02 +0000

Programme:
Casi / Choreographer: Juan Kruz
Demo-n/Crazy / Choreographer: Rafael Bonachela
Folia / Choreographer: Jan Linkens
Mambo 3XXI / Choreographer: George Cespedes

Danza Contemporanea de Cuba

comono — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:32:28 +0000

Dates:
18 Feb. 5pm
18 Feb. 9pm
20 Feb. 8pm
21 Feb. 8pm
23 Feb. 8pm

Programme:
Demo-n/Crazy
Choreographer: Rafael Bonachela
32min

Interval: 20min

Folia
Choreographer: Jan Linkens
23min

Interval: 20min

Mambo 3XXI
Choreographer: George Cespedes
33min

Danza Contemporanea de Cuba

comono — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:15:33 +0000

Oscar D’ Leon

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:21:40 +0000

The first London show in three years for El Sonero Mayor, the truly great Venezuelan salsa singer and bandleader and London’s salsa event of the autumn. Oscar D’Leon, “El Leon de la Salsa”, was born in the Caracas’ neighbourhood of Etamin where he began to show interest in percussion instruments and to sing at social activities as a young child. His capacity to improvise, the texture of his voice and his intense love for the music, make Oscar D’Leon a born ‘sonero’ in the best Latin tradition.

Oscar was influenced by the great masters of Cuban music, especially by ‘soneros’, Beny More and La Sonora Mantacera. His other influences come from the New York sound of the 60′s, particularly Eddie Palmieri and the Fania generation. Besides being a great sonero, Oscar D’Leon is an extraordinary showman, an entertainer who takes charge of the stage and who moves with the ease of a professional dancer.

Oscar D’Leon has recorded more than 50 albums, gained many gold discs, and received numerous award and honors. In November 2007 his album Fuzionando won the Latin Grammy Awards as best Contemporary Tropical album.

The London Lucumi Choir

comono — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:35:37 +0000

Led by director / arranger Daniela Rosselson De Armas -
who studied Spiritual Song in Matanzas, Cuba – The London Lucumi Choir sing songs from the living tradition of Santeria (also known as Lucumi) brought to Cuba from West Africa. Tonight the group celebrate their birthday and launch their new CD.

Gerardo y su Rumba Ache share the stage with the choir. Gerardo’s musicians also feature on the new album and include Javier Campos Martinez (Omar Sosa), Randy Lester (Sur Caribe), Hammadi Rencurrel (Chucho Valdes), Raudelis Quiala Cisneros (Catumba, Conjunto Folklorico de Oriente), Jim Le Mesurier (La Clave) and Chris Manis (Swing Out Sister) and band leader ex -Yoruba Andabo vocalist, Gerardo.

Also, screening a film on Rumba In Matanzas.
Screening at 7.30pm
“Matanzas: Growing into Music” (Dir. Geoff Baker/ 60 mins)
Los Muñequitos de Matanzas is one of Cuba’s most emblematic music and dance ensembles. This film explores the transmission of knowledge and skills between generations within two of its families, the Ramos and the Pérez, providing a unique look at the preservation and renovation of cultural traditions in Cuba today.

Entry: £7 advance or £10 on the door // Doors: 7pm -12 am
Tube: Liverpool Street, Bethnal Green, Old Street

Baloji

comono — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:09:39 +0000

First London headline show for rising Congolese star Baloji. Baloji, whose name means “sorcerer” in Swahili, was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1978. At the age of 4, he arrived in Belgium with his father and grew up in Liège. As a young adolescent, he discovered hip-hop, a passion for tagging, rap & dance. At 15 he joined the collective Starflam, a Belgian hip-hop crew, who released a platinum selling disc “Survivant” (2001). Baloji quit the group in 2004 and turned his back on music. It was a letter from his mother, whom he had not seen since 1981, and winning a poetry competition in Paris, that pushed him back to pursue the muse of music. His first solo recording, “Hotel Impala” (2008), as much of a response to the letter from his mother as it was a quest to find his identity, was coloured with influences of soul, afrobeat, and hip-hop. A certified Gold Record, the album won two Octaves de la music (a Belgian equivalant to the Grammys) as well as the Rapsat-Lelièvre Prize and the Brassens prize for lyric writing. His new record Kinshasa Succursale has recently be released to critical acclaim.

Presented with 2 For The Road