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The best of Cuban music in Tampa with Cuband Son Band
We are very happy to be able to talk with Lizandro Muñoz, Liaudriz Fuentes, and Alfredo Sotolongo, who are part of the Cuban music group Cuban Son Band. We will know a little about each of them and the orchestra as such so that the public can get to know them and identify them.
Although all the musicians are coming from Cuba such as the genres they play, they met in Tampa, Florida, where they currently reside and have developed their respective musical careers.
How Lizandro, Liaudriz, and Alfredo became interested in music
Lizandro was the first who talked a little about himself and started by describing how his father played the guitar and began teaching his son to do the same. After attending the pre-university studies and playing guitar along with a group for about four years, he did his military service and moved to Spain to work with a number of groups at many Latin music events, especially Cuban music, which was what he played most.
Itis at this point in the conversation that Liaudriz, the group’s keyboardist, joined the meeting. After saying hello and introducing himself, he began to explain that he started in music at a very young age in Cuba, more specifically on the Isle of Youth or the Isle of Pines, as it was known before. As a child, he already had a lot of affinity for the guitar just like Lizandro, but also for everything related to percussion, which led him to take the respective tests to enter a music school.
That was when he went through the elementary, middle, and part of the upper levels. He did not complete the latter, as he got the opportunity to move to the United States.
When Alfredo, Cuban Son’s violinist, slipped into the conversation, he and the boys joked about whether he remembered how he started in music due to his age. He then relates starting in music at about 10 and is now 66, so much water has flowed under the bridge since then. He studied at the National School of Art up to the fifth level for five years, where he trained as a percussionist, singer, and violinist, but had to withdraw due to family problems. However, his great strength helped him keep the lights on.
By not being enrolled in any institution, he began his training at home. Several members of his family were helping him to continue his dream and one of whom was his uncle, a flutist who played in Los Van Van, who inspired him to follow his path in the world of music. This is how he resumed his academic training and received an A grade in singing and an A grade in violin lessons.
He was in the Cuban Institute of Radio and Television Orchestra, better known as ICRT for its acronym in Spanish, and made some recordings with Los Van Van as a violinist. In 1998, he emigrated to Israel, where he worked as a musician for 10 years and even played in an orchestra known as Jerusalem Salsa Band, in which he alternated with several great artists such as Alfredo de La Fe, Buena Vista Social Club, and many others.
After those 10 years, he moved to the United States in search of new opportunities, which led him to make contact with Lizandro and Liaudriz from Cuban Son, which he joined about two years ago.
Alfredo added that one of the things that brought them together was that his now bandmates were following the way of son, the same path as their ancestors, who were soneros. It is in their blood and they had that in common.
How Cuban Son Band got started
Liaudriz again takes the floor and assures that the affinity between them was also due to the need Cubans feel to continue making music from their native land despite the distance and the way many of them come together to do this work. This is something that has mushroomed in Tampa in recent years due to the large number of Cubans who have arrived there.
“Cuban Son Band emerged from our need to share the music of our country not only here in Tampa, but also in other cities in Florida,” said the young keyboardist on this subject.
Lizandro added that several members of the group came from a much larger orchestra, but for economic and practical reasons, they left it and opted for a smaller, more compact format. This also gave them the freedom to make the music they wanted without consulting many people.
The biggest challenges Cuban Son faced at first
Regarding the receptivity of the people to Cuban Son Band’s work, Alfredo pointed out that they always try to make their music as traditional as possible so that the audience may know it. What has made things easier for them was his senior audience that misses these genres and enjoys listening to them, even if they are not what is trendy right now. There are many new genres in Cuba, such as reggaeton and cubatón, but the audience between 30 and 40 years old are not fans of that kind of music, but of more traditional genres such as bolero, bachata, changuí, and others.
Lizandro also added that as long as they offer something traditional, original, and authentic, language barriers should not be a problem, even though most of their fans are American. One of the biggest challenges for the group has been communication, precisely because of the language of their lyrics, but that has not prevented them from being listened to and fervently supported.
In addition to that, they rely on covers of well-known English songs to connect even more with their non-Latin listeners, which has made them accept their work even more willingly. Their traditional foundation and open mind to new things have been the key to their progress.
Current members of Cuban Son Band
Alfredo pointed out that they always try to be as loyal as possible to their main project, which is Cuban Son Band, but they are also aware that it will not always be possible for them to play only with their main orchestra, as they will have to work on other projects due to their economic situation.
Liaudriz also said that something that benefits them is that Tampa is a city that is growing a lot as for the Latin music scene, resulting in more and more work for them and groups with the same characteristics. This allows them to call each other and help each other without egos or pettiness.
Inspirations for each one
Alfredo was inspired as a singer by artists such as Ibrahim Ferrer, Pacho Alonso, Felix Chappottín, Pedrito Calvo, Oscar D’ León, Gilberto Santa Rosa, among others. in one way or another, all of them have honored Cuban music and that makes them bastions of what Cuban Son wants to achieve.
For his part, Lizandro mentioned Buena Vista Social Club, Omara Portuondo, Compay Segundo, Adalberto Álvarez, Chucho Valdez, Juan Formell, Bebo Valdéz, and Benny Moré.
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Goce Pagano
Latin America / Colombia / Bogota
Goce Pagano. A historical icon of salsa in Bogota
ABRIL 30 DE 2014
If history is concerned, we cannot overlook the main icon of Salsa in Bogotá, how could we not do so if we talk about 39 years of tradition, it all began in the 1978 decade when it emerged from the hand of… a space oriented to the Salsa in a city where this rhythm was not so normal, as perhaps it was in Cali or Barranquilla, at that time acetate records, vinyl, became the number 1 element that made this capital dance, which was incredibly remains up to date.
Here in the so-called Goce, we can delight ourselves with an important collection of records from the most important era of salsa, the 70’s, which to the impression of many are the ones that still set the rhythm in this place.
Due to its great tradition, it is common to get collectors’ meetings, forums or conversations with great personalities, therefore, it not only calls you to dance and enjoy good music, it is also a corner for those who make the history of salsa fashionable. During my visit I was able to enjoy the Joe Arroyo, a cocktail that shows us the flavors and colors of this beautiful country together with the well-known rhythm of the Salsa icon in Colombia.
El Goce opens its doors on Fridays and Saturdays from 7:00 p.m. with a very contemporary and up-to-date format, orange walls, candles, a fireplace, wood and leather furniture, calling you to an intimate and warm space, full of rhythms Latinos and that allows moonlight to enter the center of the ceiling.
For all the reasons mentioned we cannot stop enjoying a space so full of history, rhythms and flavors like this one, we can go to diagonal 20-A # 0 – 82, in the town of Santa Fé, very close to the Aguas station. of the transmilenio, join the roots of salsa and don’t stop requesting your best-known songs, Goce Pagano will surely please you on that beautiful Latin evening.
For more information:
- Website: http://www.elgocepagano.co/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/el.goce.pagano.bar/
Bogotá Dances To The Rhythm Of Son Salome
Latin America / Colombia / Bogota
Son Salome, a name governed by the main genre of Cuban popular music, Son, and the memory of the great Poet/Writer Lou Andreas-Salomé, is defined as a Bar with a dance floor, also defined as a large disco, open to lovers dance, connoisseurs of good Latin music as well as for those who wish to attend to enjoy the right environment for a night of guaranteed enjoyment, with first class attention offers visitors a high level of security, highly trained staff , which seeks to provide a space for enjoyment.
During my visit I was able to enjoy the best options in services, cocktails, drinks and first-class drinks, the reference given by the famous Chepe, owner and personality of the city’s salsa world, was to enjoy the specialty, the Cuban Mojito, a house cocktail that will take you to visit the Island of Cuba without getting up from your seat.
This great bar offers us a varied itinerary during the weekends, starting with Cuban music on Thursdays where you could coincide with large groups, on Fridays with the best DJs in the country closing on Saturdays and Sundays with great salsa, Cuban and even beautiful folklore of the country, singers or musicians of the first gala will make your stay a night class moment.
With 34 years of foundation, Son Salome offers a well-distributed place, with a large space to dance or enjoy a good group, a first-class toilet and, above all, an open space to spend a beautiful evening. We can only recommend you to visit Son Salome located in the center, a few meters from the main means of transport in the city, the Transmilenio at its Aguas station, exactly on Calle 19 # 4-20, in a sector called to be the future of Bogotá, due to the number of constructions that are currently under development, opens continuously from Thursday to Sunday from 6:00 pm, you can learn a lot about this beautiful place through the social networks:
Facebook, Instragam and Google through Son Salome, the Latin reference number 1 in the city.
For more information contact them through:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sonsalome / https://www.facebook.com/pages/SonSalom%C3%A9-Caribe/1396835567299952
- Phones: +57 2432506 / +57 3005707722
Isadora Duncan, destined for a life of freedom and the avant-garde, of beauty and tragedy
Isadora Duncan was born in San Francisco in 1877. Her father, Joseph, abandoned the family shortly after her birth. Left in extreme poverty, her mother, Mary Isadora Gray, worked tirelessly to support her four children.
Nevertheless, she always told them, “We can do without bread, but never without Art,” and consistently encouraged her children’s artistic vocations.
From a very young age, her mother introduced her to the works of Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Mozart, and Chopin, and to the writings of Shakespeare, Shelley, Keats, and Whitman. She also taught her about classical Greek culture, paganism, and feminism.
The family lived like a small artistic troupe. Mary gave piano lessons, and Isadora taught dance while her mother played Mendelssohn on the piano.
Then her sister Elizabeth would recite poems by Theocritus, and their brother Raymond would conclude with a short talk about the Greeks or about dance and its effects on the society of the future.
Although she auditioned as a dancer in various theaters, she found no success. Isadora perceived dance very differently. She believed in improvisation, with movement like waves of a sea reflecting the very Soul, a concept almost mystical and spiritual, far removed from the formal technique of Classical Ballet.
As she recounted in her autobiography:
“I was born by the sea. My first idea of movement and dance surely came from the rhythm of the waves and also from nature; clouds carried by the wind, trembling trees, flying birds, whirling leaves…” This living nature is what she sought to express through dance.
Her father, Joseph, soon after left the family.
Early Struggles and European Dreams
Shortly after, a fire destroyed their home, leaving the family destitute again. Isadora secured a small role in a pantomime in New York: Madame Pygmalion. She had to borrow money for the train ticket and rehearsed unpaid for over a month. During lunchtime breaks, Isadora had no money for food and would hide in the facilities to sleep before continuing to rehearse.
Eventually, her family moved to New York, where in 1896, Isadora joined the company of playwright John Augustine Daly, taking ballet lessons with Marie Bonfanti. Due to her rejection of an academicism she considered limiting and unnatural, she managed to travel to Europe in 1898.
She arrived in England, where, always self-taught, she studied arts at the British Museum. There, she found great inspiration for her dances, which evoked ancient Greek movements and attire. She observed the movements of dancers on Greek vases, and from there adopted one of her characteristic postures: tilting her head back like the maenads. She then went to France, where she met Löis Fuller, who shared her ideas. Löis, like Isadora, was an alternative dancer whose performances incorporated elements of circus acts and variety shows.
Breakthrough and Artistic Vision
Together, they embarked on a tour of Munich and Vienna, creating new performances: “Dance Serpentine,” “Dance of Fire,” and “The Divine Shoe,” all embodying an absolutely modern concept. Finally, in Budapest, Isadora signed her first contract to dance solo on a large stage. She achieved great success, establishing herself on all European stages.
After one of her shows, a great admirer came to greet hernone other than Konstantin Stanislavski, the creator of the famous acting method and one of the founders of Russian Theater. When he asked who had taught her to dance, Isadora replied, “Terpsichore.”
Nevertheless, her dance remained transgressive. She wanted to free dancers from pointe ballets, tutus, and corseted figures, to give expression to the soul through Art. The “costume” for her choreographies consisted of loose, transparent tunics, and bare feet to maintain direct contact with the earth.
A great admirer of Hellenic culture, she began constructing a Dance school in Greece, on the hill of Kopanos. Others followed in Germany and Paris. These schools often accepted girls from very humble backgrounds, charging them no fees. Over time, expenses became almost unsustainable, but Paris Singer, heir to the sewing machine empire, appeared offering financial assistance to allow them to continue.
Teaching, Tragedy, and Legacy
She embarked on tours across Europe, Russia (where she was invited by Lenin), and America, though what she loved most was teaching. She used to say, “First, we teach the children to breathe, to vibrate, to feel, and to become one with the general harmony and movement of nature. First, we are going to create a beautiful Human Being, a dancing child!”
After two marital breakups, in 1913, in a tragic accident, her children, Deirdre and Patrick, drowned in the Seine. The following year, a third child died shortly after birth. From then on, in all her choreographies, a long red scarf would appear over her white tunic, like a permanent, unclosed wound. In 1917, she adopted six of her students, “The Duncan Dancers.”
While Isadora had many romantic liaisons, her most stable relationships were with Oscar Beregi, Gordon Craig, Paris Singer, and Sergei Esenin. But to maintain her Freedom, she never wanted to marry.
At the peak of her fame, on September 14, 1927, as she was about to give a concert in Nice, she greeted the public from her car: “Goodbye friends! I’m off to glory!” Shortly after, the very red scarf that never left her became entangled in the rear wheel, causing her death. Her legend began.
Ana and Irma, two of her adopted daughters, continued to disseminate the Duncan technique, which is still taught and danced today. A diva ante litteram, a rebel and pioneer of the dance revolution that erupted during the 20th century, an ultimate symbol of independence and purity: Isadora Duncan, in addition to being the mother of modern dance, is an anticipation of the free, ideal, nonconformist, and independent woman who would still have to wait decades to appear.
International Dance Day (April 29)
This date, proclaimed by UNESCO in 1982, commemorates the birth of Jean-Georges Noverre, an innovator and dance master considered the creator of modern ballet. On International Dance Day, we remember the creator of Contemporary Ballet.
Fania All Stars
Album: Crossover
Song: Isadora
Arranged By: Louie Ramirez
Arranged By: (All Strings) Vincent Montana, Jr.
Producer: Jerry Masucci
Written-By: C. Curet Alonso.
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