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What effects does music have on our brain?
Undeniably, music plays a very important role in the life of every human being, even if he/she is not dedicated to it in a professional manner. This is because this set of sounds has very specific effects on the brain that might surprise those who deny how influential it can be at various levels.
Since we were just kids, we are fully exposed to all kinds of musical genres, some of which can help us develop our mental and brain capacities which, as an effect, can lead to a better memory, a higher concentration and much more attention to the activities we do. At the same time, our mathematical, language and conflict resolution skills.
The ear is an extremely powerful stimulation tool for our brain, which has made it to be taken into account as one of the many ways in which certain physical and mental suffering can be treated. In the specific case of music, we must remember that not all musical genres serve to achieve the same goals, so we should evaluate each of them individually.
What effect does salsa have on the brain?
Salsa
In the case of salsa, we can say that the brain will receive a very special cocktail of adrenaline and dopamine, which will bring as a consequence the activation and relaxation of certain areas of the brain at the same time. It might seem counterintuitive, but it is really not. Given that salsa is a genre that invites to body movement, the effects are numerous, such as the stress relief, the increase in cardio-vascular capacity and a tremendous improvement in the coordination and balance.
What is happening with salsa can perfectly happen with other dance rhythms such as bachata, merengue, kizomba and many others. There are many physical trainers and coaches who use these genres to relax their clients after having used other sounds of greater impact.
Jazz
One of the biggest benefits brought by jazz on the brain is total relaxation of the body and the mind in those moments when we can be full of stress or anguish. Many used to think that this genre induced sadness in those who listen to it, but it there is evidence that the opposite can happen.
In fact, it has been proven that jazz can have the same calming effect as a cigarette in a smoker. The same can happen with blues, which is very similar to jazz, so its effects on the brain are similar.
Classical Music
A lot has been said and studied about the effects that classical music can have in certain areas of the brain. There are also many myths about it, such as becoming more intelligent when we listen to it, which has already been proven to be completely false. What is true is that it can help us develop our ideas in a better way and learn in a more optimal way. In fact, it has been proven that several symphonies put the brain in a state of alert that can be highly conducive to learning in many cases.
More information here: Frequency 432 Hertz and what experts say on this issue
Arturo O’Farrill’s career and upcoming projects
The story of Arturo
Latin America has given rise to a great number of musical legends who have made history in the United States and Arturo O’Farrill is one of them. Arturo O’Farrill Valero is a bandleader, composer, arranger, pianist and jazz and Latin jazz musician who was born in Mexico City, fruit of the union of his parents Chico O’Farrill and Lupe Valero. Both were closely linked to the world of music since before their son was born, which means that the young O’Farrill followed the footsteps of his parents.
His family lived in Mexico City until the mid-1960s, when they decided to move to New York City, where Chico began to work as a musician and to establish contacts with some of the greatest musicians of the moment, such as Dizzie Gillespie, Lester Bowie, Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, La Lupe and many others. His first contact with music was at the age of six, when he began taking piano lessons, which he did not like very much, but then he changed his mind and decided that music was what he wanted to dedicate his entire life to.
One of his big breaks took place when composer and jazz pianist Carla Bley contacted him to play with her band at Carnegie Hall. After getting some kind of piano and organ experience with this group, he started making solo collaborations with Howard Johnson and Steve Turre.
In the 1990s, he joined his father to help him revive his musical career. Given that Chico was in a rather vulnerable state of health, he had to delegate the hiring of his musicians to others, so Arturo wanted to intervene to help his progenitor and formed the Chico O’Farrill Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra that began playing at Birdland every Saturday night. Once his father passed away in 1995, he went on to become the orchestra leader.
In the early 2000s, Lincoln Center jazz program director Wynton Marsalis contacted Arturo to ask him to help with a concert entitled The Spirit of Tito Puente. The problem was that the Lincoln Canter jazz orchestra did not get what it took to play Latin jazz. As expressed by O’Farrill in the Wall Street Journal, he tried to make the musicians to play jazz in a more Afro-Cuban way, but he could not manage to. They ended up playing a quite traditional type of jazz, but failed to capture the essence of what Arturo wanted to obtain as a result.
That’s when he knew they needed a very special group of musicians who could play music with the right approach for the genre. After that, Marsalis invited the musician to found and lead an Afro-Cuban jazz band that would perform at Lincoln Center regularly, which was baptized as the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra (ALJO) after accepting the proposal. One of the things which have characterized the orchestra since its beginnings has been the use of a large instrumentation very typical of traditional jazz bands and a three-piece percussion section.
Arturo O’Farrill’s new album
According to some media reports, the artist released his latest album entitled Dreaming In Lions on September 24. In the album, O’Farrill leads a very special group of 10 musicians The Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble and receives the cooperation of the Malpaso Dance Company from Cuba.
The artist was inspired by Ernest Hemingway’s novel The Old Man and the Sea (one of his favorite books at a young age) to give a name to his album. Its protagonist is a Cuban fisherman who starts dreaming of lions prowling the African shores while doing his job at sea.
What he is trying to achieve is that those who listen to the album are not just listeners of it, but also actively participate in that dream, even if it is not real.
FIREWALL
- Del Mar
- Intruso
- BeautyCocoon
- Ensayo Silencio
- La Llorona
DREAMING IN LIONS
- Dreaming in Lions
- Scalular
- HowI Love
- TheDeep
- WarBird Man
- Strugglesand Strugglets
- IWishWe Was
- Bloodin the Water
- Dreams So Gold
The Argentina Tango Salón Festival 2022 returns in January.
In Argentina, Buenos Aires will have a very interesting and attractive start to the year (2022) with the Argentina Tango Salón Festival, an event that takes place every year and is highly anticipated by tango dancers both nationally and internationally, organized by Roberto Zuccarino and Magdalena Valdez which will take place both in “La Viruta” located in Armenia 1366 Palermo, as well as in “La Milonguita” located in Armenia 1353 Palermo, where the professional dancers to teach us will be in these predetermined places in the schedule that we will present soon.
The Argentina Tango Salón Festival 2022 will be held from January 13 to 17, where the following tango dancers and / or instructors will be participating:
- Christian Marquez and Virginia Gomez
- Juan Malizia and Manuela Rossi
- Roberto Zuccarino and Virginia Pandolfi
- Dante Sanchez e Ines Muzzopappa
- Carlitos Espinoza and Agustina Piaggio
- Fernando Carrasco and Jimena Hoeffner
- Daniel Nacucchio and Cristina Sosa
- Sebastian Jimenez and Magdalena Valdez
- Facundo Piñero and Vanesa Villalba
- Javier Rodriguez and Moira Castellano
The cost of the classes is presented as follows:
- 1 Class: $25000
- 3 Classes: $6000
- 6 Classes: $11.000
- 9 Classes: $16.000
- 12 Classes: $20.000
- 15 Classes: $25.000
During these 5 days of instruction and tango, we were presented with the schedule of activities will be distributed as follows:
- On Thursday (13): Starting at 1:00 p.m. they will be giving classes with Carlos Espinoza and Agustina Piaggio at (“La Viruta” located in Armenia 1366 Palerm) and Juan Malizia and Manuela Rossi will also be at (“La Milonguita” located in Armenia 1353 Palermo), both until 17:15 hrs.
- On Friday (14): Starting at 1:00 p.m. they will be giving classes with Roberto Zuccarino and Virginia Pandolfi in (“La Viruta” located in Armenia 1366 Palerm) and they will be in Fernando Carrasco and Jimena Hoeffner in (“La Milonguita” located in Armenia 1353 Palermo), both until 17:15 hrs.
- On Saturday (15): Starting at 1:00 p.m. they will be giving classes with Facundo Piñero and Vanesa Villalba in (“La Viruta” located in Armenia 1366 Palerm) and they will be with Javier Rodriguez and Moira Castellano in (“La Milonguita” located in Armenia 1353 Palermo), both until 17:15 hrs.
- On Sunday (16): Starting at 1:00 p.m. they will be giving classes with Sebastian Jimenez and Magdalena Valdez in (“La Viruta” located in Armenia 1366 Palerm) together with Daniel Nacucchio and Cristina Sosa in (“La Milonguita” located in Armenia 1353 Palermo), both until 5:15 p.m.
- On Monday (17): Starting at 1:00 p.m. they will be giving classes with Christian Marquez and Virginia Gomez in (“La Viruta” located in Armenia 1366 Palerm) together with Dante Sanchez and Ines Muzzopappa in (“La Milonguita” located in Armenia 1353 Palermo), both until 5:15 p.m.
If you want more details about the event, buy your tickets or send a personalized message, you can contact them and obtain more information through:
- WebSite:
- Facebook: @Argentina-Tango-Salon-Festival
Get to know the events, parties this Christmas season 2021
The Christmas season has begun in 2021 and most people have begun to prepare to receive them with parties, events and concerts, there is a great variety of parties of which we will mention some of them in Latin America soon (some Christmas and others not):
In Venezuela:
- End of the year party “Boncheduro”: it will be held on December 29, 2021, where a tribute will be made to Roberto Roena and the guest DJ Félix Valderrama will be, which promises to be a very fun Saturday night party, the party will take place at next to the chicken inn located next to Avenida Panteón, level 1, for more information you can contact them through their telephone 0426-3062712
- JJA Productions “The New Year’s Eve Party”: the most stylish salsa rumba in the city (Caracas) which will take place on December 17 at the Cité Hall.
In Colombia:
- Salsa at Christmas: Pinocho Concerts Colombia will present this December 4 +57 314 307 0761, +57 320 803 2952, +57 312 652 6363
- Salsa at Christmas: it will be held thanks to “El Sol de Bogotá” and Pinocho Concerts Colombia, where Luis Felipe Gonzalez Fruko and his Tesos Alquimia la Sonora del XXI The Latin Brothers and Afrosound will be participating at the Royal Center Bogotá DC on December 17 , for more information +57 314 307 0761, +57 320 803 2952, +57 312 652 6363
- https://www.facebook.com/events/royal-center-bogota-dc/salsa-en-navidad-dic-4/921629792084746/
Argentina:
- San Clemente Salsa Congress 2021 “El Rencuentro”, will be held on December 10, 11 and 12, this being its 8th edition, where there will be workshops (mambo, bachata, salsa), live music, pool party, social dance, shows and much more, for more information: Instagram and Facebook: @sanclementesalsacongress