Two years after the creation of the Latin Jazz album XYZ with Son Bent Braam Michiel Braam presented XYZ at the Music Meeting Festival. “The festival takes place in Nijmegen, where I was born (1964), grew up, and still live”. Foto: Marjan … [Continue reading] about Michiel Braam: The Virtuous Pianist from Nijmegen
Wuelfo Huergo Gutiérrez López, son of Wuelfo the sailor, was born in Santiago de Las Vegas, Cuba on September 23, 1942. The eldest of three brothers, he was from a very young age an enthusiast of dancing, music and singing. On May 31, 2005, … [Continue reading] about Wuelfo Gutiérrez López was a brilliant Sonero, “El Ultimo de los Matanceros”
Gerardo Rosales was born in Caracas Venezuela on July 6, 1964. At the beginning of his musical career he was a percussionist for important figures of his country. He has been living in Europe since 1992, and has taken up residence in Holland, a … [Continue reading] about Gerardo Rosales is the creator and producer of Combo Mundial, Venezuela Masters and Charanga La Crisis
From 1940 to 1957, he was in charge of the arrangements, rehearsals, repertoire, hiring of the vocalists and that very particular sound, so imitated but never equaled that the "Dean of the Conjuntos" possessed. All that sonority is due to this … [Continue reading] about Severino Ramos, the true architect behind the legendary group “Sonora Matancera”
Danibel Breton was born on November 13, 1997, at the Santiago Rodriguez General Hospital in San Ignacio de Sabaneta. She is the second daughter of Mr. David Breton and Mrs. Maribel Breton. When she was a few months old, her family moved to … [Continue reading] about Danibel Breton “The Barbie of the Accordion in the Dominican Republic”