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2020

Ever Zapata and the Son de Ébano Orchestra

Latin America / Colombia / Cali

Get to know the Son de Ébano Orchestra

Son de Ébano, which was born in the municipalities of Puerto Tejada and Guachené Causa in the South of Colombia, its objective is that with its musical compositions it is possible to recover and maintain salsa de coup and salsa brava (both highly requested by the public).

Ever Zapata and the Son de Ébano Orchestra
Ever Zapata and the Son de Ébano Orchestra

The Son de Ébano orchestra has certain characteristics that identify it from other salsa orchestras, and the most important is that it preserves the rhythms and essences of its African roots fused with all the Latin flavor and cadence.

Among the members of the orchestra they have:

  • Manager
  • Sound Engineer
  • 1 Bass
  • 1 Conga drums
  • 3 Trompet
  • 1 Violin
  • 1 Bongo drum
  • 1 Tres
  • 1 Lead Voice
  • 1 Piano
  • 1 Trombone
  • 2 “Choirs”
  • 1 Timbal Drum
  • 1 Saxo

His best-known themes and/or songs are:

  • Vale un Millón
  • Pedro Rumba
  • Cuando Necesites
  • Layka
  • Como no voy  a quererte
  • Herencia africana

In 2018 they made a national tour (Colombia) and participated in an event of international stature without mentioning that they produced their hits with their unmistakable label “La Buena Salsa Ya Esta Cooking”. The cost of the Son de Ébano Orchestra show has a cost of:

At the national level

  • COP$9,000,000,000 (of which they receive 50% and transportation at the time of signing the contract, and the remaining 50% before going up to the stage, all tax free).
  • COP$4,500,000.00 (If it is the Ever Zapata show without the orchestra)

On an international level

  • The cost is US$5,000.00 with the orchestra, without the orchestra it is US$4,000.00
  • The cost may vary depending on the conditions of the show.

If you want to contact them to hold a concert and/or event:

Telephone: +57 311 45 6364 (his office in Cali-Colombia) / 1 – 829 965 3863 (his manager Charlie Perez).

Ayumi Azucar Suzuki

Asia / Tokio / Japón

Ayumi Azúcar Suzuki, plays Latin percussion, Classic percussion, Marimba & Vibraphone.

Ayumi "Azúcar" Suzuki and her drums
Ayumi “Azúcar” Suzuki and her drums

Ayumi Azúcar Suzuki was born in Japan. She plays Latin percussion, Classic percussion, Marimba & Vibraphone.

Ayumi Suzuki
Ayumi Suzuki

She graduated from the Faculty of Percussion, Tokyo College of Music. At the college; she began to study percussion in earnest mainly with classic music and gained experience of ensemble in orchestras, brass bands, musicals, operas, etc.

At the same time, she started to organize concerts and participate as percussionist, keyboard percussionist or drummer.

Ayumi Suzuki
Ayumi Suzuki

She has been also teaching eurythmics at a nursery school.

In 2015, she started her own band, “Ayumania” that features mostly her original compositions and arrangements, where she fuses Japanese atmosphere into Latin rhythm.

Inviting both Japanese and foreign guests, she has been organizing live concerts in various places in Tokyo.

In July 2017, she released her first album “Oukagekka” in Japan. It has been promoted in overseas radio programs in Colombia, Puerto Rico and New York.

Ayumi Suzuki
Ayumi Suzuki

 

Takashi Nakazato

Asia / Japan / Tokyo

Takashi Nakazato, Multi- percussionist specializing in various musical genres.

Takashi Nakazato Olympus Digital Camera
Takashi Nakazato Olympus Digital Camera

Takashi Nakazato born in Asakusa, Tokyo is a multi-percussionist specializing in various musical genres.

He has performed with numerous well-known artists throughout his career, as well as performing with “The Lion King, The Musical” for five years.

Nakazato has toured most of Europe and Asia with the Jaribu Afrobeat Orchestra, Jazztronik, Fried Pride (Tokyo Jazz Festival etc) Kyoto Jazz Massive (North Sea Jazz Festival, Tokyo Crossover Jazz Festival etc) and toured China with the Online Game Orchestra (Ro Legend 2016)

Takashi has also toured Japan with famed pianist, Yukie Nishimura and toured Mala in Cuba.

He was the only Japanese percussionist to be hired for the gig.  Takashi studied for a long while in Cuban, learning Cuban folklore and Bata under the wing of greats like Adonis Panter Calderon, Barbaro Yordany Crespo Richard (Osain Del Monte) and Angel Boraño.

He studied the Conga drum under Tomas “El Panga” Ramos, Edger Martinez and Joaquin Pozo.

His timbal mentor was Juan Carlos Rojas.  He made Santo, Obatala, while in Cuba.

Takashi Nakazato
Takashi Nakazato

Nakazato has his own fusion band, Piecework, and is also a member of 10 piece percussion group, Orquesta Nadge! Nadge! And Ayumigos (Japanese and Cuban members of Latin Jazz).

Takashi Nakazato with the orchestra
Takashi Nakazato with the orchestra

Nakazato released his first album “Clandestina,” which included guests Luisito Quintero, Robert Quintero, Calixto Oviedo, Karl Vanden Bossche and Olí Savill. His percussion instruction book & DVD was published in 2014.

He is currently a member of the orchestra of maestro Jimmy Bosch ¨The Trombon Criollo de La Salsa ¨ and at the same time is an exclusive artist of the percussion instrument brand Gon Bops in Los Angeles California.

https://www.facebook.com/takashi.nakazato.75

Maxima 79 Salsa Orchestra

Europe - Milano - Italy

Maxima 79 Salsa Orquestra was born in Milano – Italy in the year 2010 of the idea of the DJ and Musical Producer Fabrizio Zoro.

Maxima 79 Salsa Orchestra
Maxima 79 Salsa Orchestra

Fabrizio Zoro had the magnificent idea of making music, returning to the sound of the 70’s for dancers with a modern sound and, at the same, time of the golden age of salsa in New York.

With two productions made with high quality and an original and rich sound in Afro-Caribbean rhythms.

Maxima 79 Salsa Orchestra on stage
Maxima 79 Salsa Orchestra on stage

The two titled albums, Returning to Guaguanco in 2013 and Joseito in 2016, have given him a seat in the best dance halls across the European continent and thanks to all his successes, the orchestra is recognized worldwide as one of the best Salsa groupings for the dancer.

La Maxima 79
La Maxima 79 – Joseito

The original compositions by the hand of  Fabrizio  Zoro founder, director and performer of the bongo, bell and guiro, carrying Afro-Caribbean Rhythms in the soul, at the same time, Fabrizio tells us that Cuba is the most important musical novelty in the whole basin from the Caribbean and the world and for this reason they returned to the origins of the Traditional Salsa with a musical work entitled “Cuban Session” dedicated to typical rhythms of the Big Island such as Timba, the Cuban Son and the Traditional Changüí.

The musical arrangements of the productions were prepared by Fabrizio and Marco Puma, the official pianist of the orchestra and, also, known as the best-known Italian bachatero in the world, but with this album he has shown that his first passion stays within the key that beats in his immense salsa soul.

In their ten years of experience, they have been awarded the Honorable Mention USA and Songwriting Competition awards in 2014.

Musicians

Fabrizio Zoro: Director, founder, director and performer of bongo, campana and güiro

Marco Puma: Piano, Arrangements, Chorus

Jose Luis “Lalo” Brea: Mixing, Sound Engineer, Guitar on “Seventy-Nine Boogaloo”

Thorben Schütt: Trombone

Samuele Davìd: Trumpet

Efren Iriarte: Timbales and Drums

Umberto Nocita: Congas

Juan Carlos Avila: Bass

El Guille: Singer, Lead Voice, Chorus

Yoris El Trinitario: Singer, Lead Voice; Chorus

Dairo Todd Andino: General Chorus, Trombon

Ernesto “El Puro” Perez: Three

Mauro Brunini: Trumpet in “Rumbera Church”

Guest

Angel Luis Justiniano: Lead Voice on “Seventy Nine Boogaloo”

Isaia Leoni Dj The Prophet: Producer on “El Propeta Del Guaguanco”

Jeremy Suarez “J- Style”: Chorus on “One More Day”

Daniele Roveda: Vibes on “El Pasillito”

Inwoo Choi, Ilario Cali, ’Sara Spazzini, Francesca“ Alysea ”Carbone: Chorus on“ Seventy Nine Boogaloo ”

Samoel Scotton: Congas on “Rumbera Church”

Yannior Farre : Piano On“ El Bele Bele ”

They currently belong to the Record Label:

Smayra Publishing – www.smayrapublishing.com

RESILIENZA

Resilenza
Resilenza

Resilience is the ability of an individual to face a negative event by transforming and reorganizing their life in a positive way, including improving the previous situation.

The title is deliberately left in Italian to indicate the country of origin of La Maxima 79 and to indicate that Salsa today has become something Global with orchestras and dancers from all over the world under one family.

A special thanks goes to all the DJs and dancers of the World who help from the beginning La Maxima 79 to grow and spread their music and keep doing it.

Thanks to the entire iLatin Music Ilario Cali ‘Seal family, Sara Spazzini, Laura Fossati, Dj Alexio Grossi and Massimiliano Pioli for always supporting the production.

Thanks from my heart.

Milan, Italy

lamaxima79.com

+393398158230 (WhatsApp)

https://www.facebook.com/lamaxima79/

Ami Molinelli

USA / San Francisco / California

Ami Molinelli Co-leads the Brazilian and jazz Grupo Falso Baiano

Exclusive Latin Percussion (LP) artist & Rhythm Tech

Ami Molinelli
Ami Molinelli

Ami Molinelli is a professional percussionist and educator specializing in Brazilian and Latin percussion.

She co-leads the Brazilian and Jazz ensemble, Grupo Falso Baiano with three albums to their credit: “Depois” released in 2017, “Simplicidade – Live at Yoshi’s” and “Viajando em Choro e Jazz.”

Grupo Falso Baiano

Have been featured on NPR’s the California Report, Radio Latina and Pandora LIVE!.

Ami received her Master of Fine Arts from the California Institute of the Arts.  Her performance and recording credits include theater, television (NBC).  She is a freelance performing artist as well.

She is endorsed by Latin Percussion (LP) and Rhythm Tech.

Her percussion curriculum has been used and published in clinics and education workshops including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, The San Francisco Jazz Center, Los Angeles Music Center, Music in Schools Today, Young Audiences of Northern California, UFBA Ouro Preto, Brasil,  HeadStart (San Mateo County), Los Angeles Music Academy, California Brazil Camp, Jazz Camp West, etc.

Her curriculum, “Recycled Rhythm” was created for her artist residency of 7 years at the Los Angeles Music Center.

Currently Ami is a music integration and curriculum specialist with organizations such as The San Francisco Jazz Center, Living Jazz and San Francisco Unified School District.

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