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Buena Vista Social Club founder Juan De Marcos sees a brighter future for Cuba
when Trump goes 12/17/2018 Noise 11: "Juan will bring the music of Afro
Cuban All Stars to Australia in 2019. “We were a phenomena of the Buena Vista
Social Club a long time ago. Now we have a different band with younger blood
which is good. For us it is a pleasure to perform in Australia”."
The Afro-Cuban All Stars 12/8/2018 Abstract Entertainment,
Australia: "Experience the soul of Cuban music channelled through the original
Afro-Cuban All Stars. Embracing several generations and music styles, many of
the band’s members of yesterday and today have become international music
legends."
Juan de Marcos of Afro-Cubans All Stars says Cuba was better off before Trump 11/23/2018 Noise
11: "Juan de Marcos cannot see any improvement until the Democrats are returned
to power. “In a couple of years I don’t think that Mr. Trump is going to be
re-elected,” he said. “I think that in the future everything will be better.
Music is an international language and a language everyone can understand. Not
only the music but the arts, that is the way to open the doors and help
understand the different cultures”. Juan de Marcos started Afro-Cuban All Stars
in 1997. The debut album ‘A Toda Cuba le Gusta’ was recorded at the Buena Vista
Social Club sessions."
Afro-Cuban All Stars to tour Australia for the first time in 13 years 11/19/2018 Noise
11: with tour dates & locations, March 21-30, 2019
Afro-Cuban All Stars' A TODA CUBA LE GUSTA Out September 7 + U.S. Live Shows
Coming 6/13/2018 Broadway World: "The All Stars were brought together by
musical director Juan de Marcos González (who was previously the leader of the
son group Sierra Maestra) as a backing band for his heroes: the legendary
soneros (singers) from the 1940s and 1950s - the 'Golden Age' of Cuban music.
González had long harboured a dream to put together a band combining the 'old
masters' and the new generation of Cuban musicians."
Juan de Marcos Afro-Cuban All Stars review – a blast of sun-baked sultriness and
Strictly magic 1/24/2018 Guardian: "Roaming the stage with guiro in hand,
the dreadlocked González leads his dapper band – including a trio of hot brass
and a gaggle of tireless percussionists – through a mellifluous set of bolero,
rumba and salsa-infused classics, paying particular tribute to Cuban songwriters
Miguel Matamoros and Arsenio Rodriguez. The band also put their own spin on the
popular Buena Vista Social Club hit Chan Chan by foregrounding some rather
mournful bass clarinet, and throw in a few González originals, including Laura
en el Paraiso, a rhythmically roaming tribute to his youngest."
Glorious return to the Golden Age of Cuban music - Afro-Cuban All Stars, Celtic
Connections 1/23/2018 Telegraph: "Celtic Connections, Glasgow’s annual
festival of traditional and folk roots music, is currently celebrating its 25th
year. It is testament to the programme’s high international standing that it
continues to attract major global artists such as the Juan de Marcos Afro-Cuban
All Stars."
Juan de Marcos brings new generation of Afro-Cuban All Stars to Berkeley 1/11/2018 Mercury
News: "An essential guardian of the Cuban style known as son — the foundation of
salsa and a major tributary leading to Latin jazz — De Marcos crafted
arrangements for the Buena Vista Social Club that perfectly framed
pre-revolution innovators such as pianist Rubén González, guitarist Manuel
Galbán, and vocalists Compay Segundo, Ibrahim Ferrer and Omara Portuondo. While
Portuondo is thankfully still with us, the rest of those musicians are gone now,
and the 63-year-old De Marcos has taken his rightful place as an elder statesman
of Cuban music. He returns to the Bay Area next week for a two-night stand at
Berkeley’s Freight & Salvage Jan. 16-17 fully comfortable in his role as the
institutional memory of his 13-piece Afro-Cuban All Stars."
The Afro-Cuban All Stars Will Tour the U.S. This Winter 1/5/2018 Billboard: "The
Afro-Cuban All Stars, the big band led by Juan de Marcos Gonzalez, will heat up
the U.S. East Coast with several concerts, starting with a show Jan. 10 at the
South Orange Performing Arts Center in New Jersey. Dates in Philadelphia, New
York City and Boston will follow, before the orchestra heads to the West coast
for shows in Berkeley and Northridge, CA. The tour winds up on Feb. 3 at
Atlanta’s Rialto Center for the Arts."
Classic Latin Jazz Heats Up SOPAC as Afro-Cuban All Stars Take the Stage Jan 10 12/22/2017 Village
Green, NJ: "The Afro-Cuban All Stars are credited with re-introducing the
classic sounds of popular Cuban music to the world. Led by Juan de Marcos
Gonzàlez, the Afro-Cuban All Stars will bring the infectious rhythms of Cuba to
the South Orange Performing Arts Center on January 10 at 7:30 p.m. The Grammy
Award-winning big band has evolved over the decades from an ensemble showcasing
musicians from older generations to a combination of youth and experience."
Juan de Marcos and The Afro-Cuban All Stars: The Soul Of Cuba 2/15/2013 KPLU,
Seattle: "On a recent visit to Seattle, Juan de Marcos and The Afro-Cuban All
Stars stopped by for a three-song studio session with KPLU in the KCTS 9
studios. How good was it? Well, as host, Abe Beeson says, “If this music doesn’t
move you, you’ve got no place to go.”"
Portland Jazz Festival 2013: Q/A with Juan de Marcos of The Afro-Cuban All Stars 2/12/2013 Oregon
Music News: "I was lucky of growing up surrounded by some of the greatest
popular musicians of my neighborhood (Pueblo Nuevo, Down Town Havana). Singers
like Jose Emilio Maza, El Vivebien (his son, a famous rhumbero) Tio Tom,
Florencio “Carusito” Hernandez, Raul Planas, etc., great arrangers and
bandleaders like Antonio Arcaño, Rafael Ortiz, etc. Being a kid, I almost daily
attended (without the permission of my mum, because it was a rough place) some
memorable rhumbas that took place at a kind of multi-suburban living quarter
called Solar “El Africa”."
I’m Cuban, a site full of culture 9/10/2006 Cuba Now: "When browsing
Internet, looking for information about Cuba, this address will appear:
www.soycubano.com, and you will not regret having finding it, as the most
important cultural leads of the Island are customary of this site, which is
becoming a model within our culture. There you will find valuable information
about the evolution in the music, arts, cinema, plastic arts and literature
markets, taking into account the results of the sales there promoted: the CD
Reggaeton a lo cubano(various artists) and the DVD Live in the UK. Alive in Cuba
(Félix Baloy and Afro-Cuban All Stars) appear among the ones with most sales in
their genre, while the DVD Memorias del Subdesarrollo(Tomás Gutiérrez Alea) and
La vida es silbar (Fernando Pérez) are the most applied for films. Meanwhile,
Los orishas en Cuba, by Natalia Bolívar, and Esculturas, by José Villa, appear
among the most requested book titles, only to cite some references."
A feast of Cuban music 5/19/2004 Green Left, Australia: "In May and June,
Cuban music lovers will have an opportunity to see some of Cuba's greatest
musicians live in performance, including original members of the Buena Vista
Social Club, the Afro-Cuban All Stars and Vieja Trova Santiagera, in a once-only
national tour, starting in Perth on May 28. The Bar at Buena Vista pays homage
to the stars of the Buena Vista Social Club via the music of legends like the
late Compay Segundo and Ruben Gonzalez. Co-founder of the Buena Vista Social
Club, and this year's Grammy nominated percussionist Carlos Gonzales will be
accompanied by fellow Grammy nominee Luis Frank on vocals alongside diva Barbara
Ferrer Sanchez of Anakoana. For many of the artists, age is no barrier to
celebrating a passion for life through music. Eighty-six-year-old Reynaldo
Creagh weaves magic vocals for the Vieja Trova Santiagera, and 78-year-old
Maestro Rabalcalba is the legend on the piano from the Afro-Cuban All Stars."
Broadening the Vision Of Cuban Music 5/4/2003 Newsday: "In many ways, Juan
de Marcos González was the unsung hero of the Buena Vista Social Club
phenomenon. In addition to his typical percussion and tres guitar duties, he is
listed as conductor and musical transcriber on the BVSC album, the arranger and
conductor of "Introducing Rubén Gonzalez," and he was the leader of the
Afro-Cuban All Stars, whose two albums, "A Todo Cuba le Gusta" and "Distinto,
Diferente" were standouts of Buena Vista executive producer Nick Gold's World
Circuit releases."
Foggy
Bottom Breakdown - The Afro-Cuban All Stars Shine at Lisner 4/28/2003 Washington
Post: " This is the latest touring incarnation of the band assembled by De
Marcos, a singer and guitarist and the mastermind of "The Buena Vista Social
Club," the project that first brought international acclaim to a collection of
long-retired Cuban jazz giants. The stars of that movie and its soundtrack --
among them, Ibrahim Ferrer and Compay Segundo -- have spun off to solo careers,
so for this excursion De Marcos recruited a new and (for the most part) younger
batch of talent."
Visa rules hurt cultural ties - New anti-terrorism screening forces cancellation
of concerts 11/26/2002 SF Chronicle: "Last weekend, the Afro-Cuban All
Stars, one of Cuba's most famous musical acts, was scheduled to perform in
Berkeley in front of sold-out audiences. But the new visa policy prevented them
from entering the United States. Other recent cancellations include the
Cuban-Haitian group Desandan, which was supposed to play at La Pena Cultural
Center in Berkeley; Cuba's Los Van Van, which had been scheduled to perform at
this month's San Francisco Jazz Festival; Cuban jazz pianist Chucho Valdes, who
couldn't attend the Latin Grammy Awards in September; and the Whirling Dervishes
of Syria, who had to miss their scheduled performance at the L.A. World Festival
of Sacred Music in September."
Stopped at the
Border 10/10/2002 MSNBC: "New restrictions signed by President George W.
Bush in May have been making it impossible for many foreign artists to get into
the country in time for their scheduled appearances. You might expect delays for
performers from Iraq and Libya, but why Cuba, Russia and Northern Ireland? From
the Afro-Cuban All Stars, a popular Buena Vista Social Club spinoff that was
just forced to cancel a five-week U.S. tour, to Iranian director Abbas
Kiarostami, who missed the premiere of his new film “Ten” at the New York Film
Festival a week ago, scores of performers have found just how narrow the United
States’ open doors have become post-9-11. Hardest hit have been those from seven
nations designated in the new U.S. Enhanced Border Security and Visa Reform Act
as “state sponsors of terrorism”: Iraq, Iran, Syria, Libya, North Korea, Sudan
and Cuba. Anyone from those countries, artist or not, must now submit to lengthy
background checks by the FBI. In addition, the U.S. government now requires a
20-day wait on applications from citizens of 26 countries (the State Department
declines to identify them, but they are believed to be mostly Islamic nations in
Asia and North Africa). Add to this brew backups at the Immigration and
Naturalization Service, and you have a recipe for creative constipation. It once
took weeks to get a U.S. visa; it can now take six months—and no one seems to
have warned artists about the delay."
Tracks:
Review by Amazon.comA rousing ensemble recording, A Todo Cuba Le Gusta features a band made up largely of Cuban music elders. As a reflection of their collective experience playing multiple percussion instruments and brightly lit trumpets, the Afro-Cuban All Stars churn with high drama, even while playing music that's paced with extravagant patience. The time signatures overlay and run against each other in a casual trot while the trumpets blare with fat fullness. Add to that the impassioned group vocals and you've got a hard-to-beat Cuban traditional music session. --Andrew Bartlett |
Scandinavia, 6/13 - 7/13
www.afrocubanallstarsonline.com/en/tour
US: Feb, Mar 2013 -
25 cities
See
www.afrocubanallstarsonline.com/en/featured-posts/the-afro-cuban-all-stars-2013-us-tour/
2/3/12 George Mason Center for the Arts Fairfax, VA, US
4/25/12 Barbican, London, UK see timbageek.com/juan-de-marcos-afro-cuban-all-stars-in-london-25th-april-2012-tickets/
| 03/06/11 | Jakarta, Indonesia International Expo | Java International Jazz Festival |
| 03/24/11 | New Brunswick, NJ | with Juan De Marco State Theatre |
| 10/27/06 | Halifax, NS | Cunard Event Centre |
| 10/28/06 | Fredericton, NB | Playhouse Theatre |
| 10/29/06 | Montreal, QC | Club Soda |
| 10/30/06 | Montreal, QC | Club Soda |
| 11/02/06 | Saint Catharines, ON | Brock Centre For The Arts |
| 11/03/06 | Oakville, ON | Oakville Centre For Perf. Arts |
| 11/04/06 | Toronto, ON | Massey Hall |
| 11/05/06 | Markham, ON | Markham Theatre |
| 11/09/06 | Saint Albert, AB | Arden Theatre |
| 11/10/06 | Nanaimo, BC | Port Theatre |
| 11/11/06 | Victoria, BC | University Of Victoria |
| 11/12/06 | Vancouver, BC | Chan Centre |
Eliades Ochoa / Afro Cuban All Stars: Barbican, London, 5/11
| date | day | country | city | venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun | Germany | Hamburg | Fabrik |
| 3 | Tue | Germany | Koln | Stadgarten |
| 6 | Fri | Norwey | Bergen | Bergen Music Festival |
| 8 | Sun | Latvia | Riga | Riga Congress Hall |
| 9 | Mon | Lituania | Vilnius | Ice Palace |
| 11 | Wed | UK | London | Barbican |
| 13 | Fri | Holland | Amsterdam | Paradiso |
| 15 | Sun | Switzerland | Winterthur | Afro-Pfingsten Festival |
| 17 | Tue | France | Paris | Bataclan |
| date | day | country | City | Venue | box office | www |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Sat | Belgium | Den Haan | Uitbalzen (Blue Note) | 32-477 665 328 | www.uitblazen.be |
| 10 | Sun | Holland | Den Haag | North Sea Jazz Festival | www.northseajazz.nl | |
| 28 | Thur | UK | Harrogate | International Festival | 01423 537230 | www.harrogate-festival.org.uk |
| 29 | Fri | Ireland | Dublin | Temple Bar | www.ticketlord.ie | www.temple-bar.ie |
| 30 | Sat | France | Vannes | Festival | 0 892 683 622 | www.mairie-vannes.fr/jazzavannes |
| date | day | country | City | venue | Box office | www |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fri | France | Marciac | Jazz Festival | 0 892 690 277 | www.jazzinmarciac.com |
| 13 | Sat | France | Vence |
Nuits de Sud |
01.40.50.38.51 | www.nuitsdusud.com |
| 14 | Sun | France | Megeve | Festival | 04 50 21 27 28 | www.megeve.com |
from SASA Music, www.sasamusic.com/a02_juan_de_marcos/artist_tourdates.htm
2004
Members of Vieja Trova play as part of the Bar at Buena Vista in Australia
| 6/15-6/24/04 | Queensland, Darwin | Numerous venues |
| 6/25-6/26/04 | Brisbane | Concert Hall QPAC |
| 6/29/04 | Canberra | Canberra Theatre |
| 6/30-7/3/04 | Melbourne | Her Majesties Theatre |
Details at http://www.ataallstarartists.com.au/
Afro-Cuban All Stars
| 7/19/04 | London, UK | Sommerset House, open air Anyone with other dates in UK, please let us know at acw_AT_afrocubaweb.com [replace _AT_ with @] |
The Bar at Buena Vista pays homage to the stars of the Buena Vista Social Club via the music of legends like the late Compay Segundo and Ruben Gonzalez. Co-founder of the Buena Vista Social Club, and this year's Grammy nominated percussionist Carlos Gonzales will be accompanied by fellow Grammy nominee Luis Frank on vocals alongside diva Barbara Ferrer Sanchez of Anakoana.
For many of the artists, age is no barrier to celebrating a passion for life through music. Eighty-six-year-old Reynaldo Creagh weaves magic vocals for the Vieja Trova Santiagera, and 78-year-old Maestro Rabalcalba is the legend on the piano from the Afro-Cuban All Stars. - www.greenleft.org.au/back/2004/582/582p26d.htm
2002
The US portion of the fall 2002 tour was cancelled due to the US government's war on culture (see New Cuba to US Travel Restrictions, 10/02). The Spring tour is happening as the delay has given the new visa process, which takes 6 months, time to work.
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04/27/03 |
Greensboro, NC |
Greensboro College |
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04/29/03 |
Arcata, CA |
Humboldt St. University |
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04/30/03 |
Davis, CA |
Mondavi Performing Arts Center |
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05/01/03 |
Chico, CA |
California St. University |
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05/02/03 |
Redwood City, CA |
Fox Theatre |
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05/03/03 |
Berkeley, CA |
Zellerbach Hall |
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05/04/03 |
Berkeley, CA |
Zellerbach Hall |
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05/05/03 |
Santa Cruz, CA |
University Of California |
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05/06/03 |
Los Angeles, CA |
Royce Hall UCLA |
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05/07/03 |
Scottsdale, AZ |
Scottsdale Ctr. For Arts |
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05/09/03 |
San Diego, CA |
4th & B |
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05/10/03 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
Campbell Hall |
Previous 2003 USA
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04/09/03 |
Austin, TX |
Paramount Theatre |
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04/11/03 |
Brevard, NC |
Porter Center For Performing Arts |
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04/12/03 |
Atlanta, GA |
Rialto Center |
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04/13/03 |
Birmingham, AL |
Jemison Concert Hall - Alys Stephens |
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04/14/03 |
Nashville, TN |
Vanderbilt University |
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04/15/03 |
Towson, MD |
Kraushaar Auditorium |
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04/17/03 |
Richmond, VA |
Carpenter Center |
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04/18/03 |
Philadelphia, PA |
Zellerbach Theatre |
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04/19/03 |
Red Bank, NJ |
Count Basie Theatre |
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04/24/03 |
Montreal, QC |
Metropolis |
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04/25/03 |
Middletown, CT |
Wesleyan University |
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04/26/03 |
Washington, DC |
Lisner Auditorium |
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04/29/03 |
Arcata, CA |
Humboldt St. University |
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04/30/03 |
Davis, CA |
Mondavi Performing Arts Center |
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05/01/03 |
Chico, CA |
California St. University |
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05/02/03 |
Redwood City, CA |
Fox Theatre |
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05/03/03 |
Berkeley, CA |
Zellerbach Hall |
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05/04/03 |
Berkeley, CA |
Zellerbach Hall |
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05/05/03 |
Santa Cruz, CA |
University Of California |
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05/06/03 |
Los Angeles, CA |
Royce Hall UCLA |
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05/07/03 |
Scottsdale, AZ |
Scottsdale Ctr. For Arts |
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05/09/03 |
San Diego, CA |
4th & B |
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05/10/03 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
Campbell Hall |
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11/01/02 |
Madison, WI |
Oscar Mayer Theatre |
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11/02/02 |
Minneapolis, MN |
Orchestra Hall |
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11/03/02 |
Oshkosh, WI |
Grand Opera House |
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11/05/02 |
Milwaukee, WI |
UWM Wisconsin Room |
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11/06/02 |
Detroit, MI |
Detroit Orchestra Hall |
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11/07/02 |
Kalamazoo, MI |
Kalamazoo State Theatre |
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11/08/02 |
Chicago, IL |
Chicago Theatre |
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11/09/02 |
Toledo, OH |
Valentine Theater |
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11/10/02 |
Hamilton, OH |
Parrish Auditorium |
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11/13/02 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
Campbell Hall |
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11/14/02 |
Los Angeles, CA |
Royce Hall UCLA |
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11/15/02 |
Scottsdale, AZ |
Scottsdale Ctr. For Arts |
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11/16/02 |
Redwood City, CA |
Fox Theatre |
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11/20/02 |
Arcata, CA |
John Van Duzer Theatre |
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11/21/02 |
Chico, CA |
Laxson Auditorium |
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11/22/02 |
Davis, CA |
Mondavi Performing Arts Center |
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11/23/02 |
Berkeley, CA |
Zellerbach Auditorium |
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11/24/02 |
Berkeley, CA |
Zellerbach Auditorium |
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10/23/01 |
Naples, FL |
Philharmonic Center |
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10/24/01 |
Tampa, FL |
Carol Morsani Theatre |
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10/26/01 |
Gainesville, FL |
University Of Florida |
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10/27/01 |
Atlanta, GA |
Rialto Center |
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10/28/01 |
Birmingham, AL |
Alys Stephens Center |
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10/30/01 |
Baltimore, MD |
Kraushaar Auditorium |
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10/31/01 |
Iowa City, IA |
Hancher Auditorium |
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11/01/01 |
Milwaukee, WI |
University Of Wisconsin |
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11/02/01 |
Madison, WI |
Oscar Mayer Theatre |
| 11/03/01 | Chicago, IL | Chicago Theatre |
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11/04/01 |
Minneapolis, MN |
Orchestra Hall |
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11/06/01 |
Macomb, IL |
Western Illinois Univ. |
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11/08/01 |
Kalamazoo, MI |
Kalamazoo State Theatre |
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11/09/01 |
Detroit, MI |
Detroit Orchestra Hall |
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11/10/01 |
Cincinnati, OH |
Aronoff Center |
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11/11/01 |
Columbus, OH |
Southern Theatre |
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11/13/01 |
Austin, TX |
Paramount Theatre |
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04/12/01 |
Fort Lauderdale, FL |
Broward Center |
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04/13/01 |
West Palm Beach, FL |
Raymond F. Kravis Center |
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04/14/01 |
Lake Buena Vista, FL |
House Of Blues |
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04/17/01 |
Cullowhee, NC |
Western Carolina Univ. |
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04/18/01 |
Lexington, KY |
Grand Ballroom |
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04/19/01 |
Nashville, TN |
Vanderbilt University |
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04/20/01 |
Springfield, IL |
Sangamon Auditorium |
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04/21/01 |
University Park, IL |
Governors State University |
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04/22/01 |
Glen Ellyn, IL |
Arts Center At College Of DuPage |
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04/24/01 |
Urbana, IL |
Krannert Center |
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04/25/01 |
Urbana, IL |
Krannert Center |
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04/26/01 |
Decorah, IA |
Luther College |
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04/27/01 |
Cedar Falls, IA |
Univ. Of Northern Iowa |
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04/28/01 |
Ames, IA |
Stephens Auditorium |
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04/29/01 |
Grinnell, IA |
Grinnell College |
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06/01/01 |
Toronto, ON |
Massey Hall |
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06/03/01 |
Seattle, WA |
Paramount Theatre |
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06/05/01 |
Portland, OR |
Arlene Schnitzer Hall |
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06/06/01 |
Arcata, CA |
John Van Duzer Theatre |
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06/07/01 |
Davis, CA |
Freeborn Hall |
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06/08/01 |
Saratoga, CA |
Villa Montalvo Arts Ctr. |
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06/09/01 |
San Rafael, CA |
Marin Center |
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06/13/01 |
San Luis Obispo, CA |
Performing Arts Center |
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06/15/01 |
El Cajon, CA |
E County Performing Arts Center |
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06/16/01 |
Los Angeles, CA |
Hollywood Bowl |
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06/18/01 |
Santa Fe, NM |
Lensic Performing Arts Center |
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06/20/01 |
Boulder, CO |
Chautauqua Amph. |
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10/28/01 |
Birmingham, AL |
University Of Alabama |
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10/31/01 |
Iowa City, IA |
Hancher Auditorium |
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11/02/01 |
Madison, WI |
Oscar Mayer Theatre |
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11/03/01 |
Chicago, IL |
Chicago Theatre |
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11/04/01 |
Minneapolis, MN |
Orchestra Hall |
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11/08/01 |
Kalamazoo, MI |
Kalamazoo State Theatre |
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11/09/01 |
Detroit, MI |
Detroit Orchestra Hall |
2000
| 06/22/00 | Nyon, Switzerland | Caribana Festival |
| 06/23/00 | Konstanz, Germany | Latin Night |
| 06/25/00 | Wiesen, Austria | Festival |
| 06/27/00 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | Sports Hall |
| 06/29/00 | Roskilde, Denmark | Roskilde Festival |
| 06/30/00 | Hamburg, Germany | Stadtpark |
| 07/01/00 | Cologne, Germany | Tanzbrunnen |
| 07/02/00 | Brussels, Belgium | Couleur Cafe Festival |
| 07/04/00 | Paris, France | La Cigale |
| 07/05/00 | Orleans, France | Orleans Festival |
| 07/07/00 | Berlin, Germany | Waldbuhne |
| 07/08/00 | Ludwigsburg, Germany | Residenzschloss |
| 07/09/00 | Munich, Germany | Kongisplatz |
| 07/10/00 | Athens, Greece | Lycabettus Theatre |
| 07/12/00 | Thessaloniki, Greece | Theatro Dassous |
| 07/14/00 | Perugia, Italy | Umbria Jazz Festival |
| 07/22/00 | Pori, Finland | Pori Jazz Festival |
| 07/23/00 | Pori, Finland | Pori Jazz Festival |
| 07/28/00 | Sallent, Spain | Pirineos Del Sur Festival |
| 07/29/00 | London, UK | Hyde Park |
| 07/30/00 | Cambridge, UK | Cambridge Folk Festival |
| 08/04/00 | Manchester, UK | Bridgewater Hall |
| 08/05/00 | Dublin, Ireland | Witness Festival |
| 08/16/00 | Malmo, Sweden | Malmo Festival |
| 08/17/00 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Vega Musikkenshus |
| 08/18/00 | Sopot, Poland | Sopot Festival |
| 08/19/00 | Vaduz, LIC | Jazz Festival |
| 08/20/00 | Basel, Switzerland | Basel Casino Festival |
| 04/17/01 | Cullowhee, NC | Western Carolina Univ. |
| 04/18/01 | Lexington, KY | Grand Ballroom |
| 04/19/01 | Nashville, TN | Vanderbilt University |
| 04/20/01 | Springfield, IL | Sangamon Auditorium |
| 04/21/01 | University Park, IL | Governors State University |
| 04/22/01 | Glen Ellyn, IL | Arts Center At College Of |
| 04/24/01 | Urbana, IL | Krannert Center |
| 04/25/01 | Urbana, IL | Krannert Center |
| 04/26/01 | Decorah, IA | Center For Faith & Life |
| 04/27/01 | Cedar Falls, IA | Univ. Of Northern Iowa |
| 04/28/01 | Ames, IA | Stephens Auditorium |
| 05/31/01 | Toronto, ON | Massey Hall |
| Date | City | State | Venue |
| 03/10/00 | Washington | DC | Lisner Auditorium |
| 03/11/00 | Staten Island | NY | Concert Hall |
| 03/12/00 | Baltimore | MD | Meyerhoff Symph. Hall |
| 03/14/00 | Indiana | PA | Indiana University |
| 03/16/00 | Potsdam | NY | Maxcy Hall Gym |
| 03/17/00 | Glenside | PA | Keswick Theatre |
| 03/18/00 | New York | NY | Town Hall |
| 03/19/00 | Boston | MA | Roxy |
| 03/21/00 | Asheville | NC | Lipinsky Auditorium |
| 03/23/00 | Austin | TX | Paramount Theatre |
| 03/25/00 | Albuquerque | NM | Sunshine Theatre |
| 03/26/00 | Boulder | CO | Boulder Theater |
| 03/27/00 | Beaver Creek | CO | Viler Center For The Arts |
| 03/28/00 | Aspen | CO | Wheeler Opera House |
| 03/30/00 | Palm Desert | CA | McCallum Theatre |
| 03/31/00 | Los Angeles | CA | Royce Hall |
| 04/01/00 | Berkeley | CA | Zellerbach Auditorium |
| 04/02/00 | San Rafael | CA | Marin Center |
| 04/05/00 | St. Louis | MO | Powell Symphony Hall |
| 04/06/00 | Chicago | IL | Chicago Theatre |
| 04/07/00 | Madison | WI | Oscar Mayer Theatre |
| 04/08/00 | Minneapolis | MN | Orchestra Hall |
| 04/09/00 | Houghton | MI | Fisher Hall |
| 04/12/00 | Kalamazoo | MI | Dale Lake Auditorium |
| 04/13/00 | Grand Rapids | MI | Fountain Street Church |
| 04/14/00 | Oberlin | OH | Finney Chapel |
| 04/15/00 | Toronto | ON | Massey Hall |
| 04/16/00 | Toronto | ON | Massey Hall |
| NOV | 7 | GERMANY | Ingolstadt | JAZZ FESTIVAL |
| NOV | 8 | GERMANY | Freiburg | KONZERTHAUS |
| NOV | 9 | GERMANY | Koln/Bonn | BEETHOVENHALLE |
| NOV | 10 | BELGIUM | Brussels | ANCIENNE BELGIQUE |
| NOV | 12 | SWITZERLAND | Biel | KONGRESSHAUS |
| NOV | 14 | SWITZERLAND | Geneva | VICTORIA HALL |
| NOV | 16 | UK | Manchester | BRIDGEWATER HALL |
| NOV | 17 | UK | Leicester | DE MONTFORT HALL |
| NOV | 18 | UK | London | SHEPHERDS BUSH EMPIRE |
| NOV | 19 | UK | London | SHEPHERDS BUSH EMPIRE |
| NOV | 20 | UK | Cambridge | CORN EXCHANGE |
| NOV | 21 | UK | Glasgow | THE CITY HALL |
| NOV | 23 | FRANCE | Paris | CABARET SAUVAGE |
| NOV | 24 | SPAIN | Barcelona | PALAU DE MUSICA |
| NOV | 25 | SPAIN | Madrid | LA RIVIERA |
| NOV | 26 | SPAIN | Madrid | LA RIVIERA |
| NOV | 27 | SPAIN | Granada | JAZZ FESTIVAL |
| NOV | 28 | SPAIN | ||
| NOV | 30 | ITALY | Roma | PALLADIUM |
| DEC | 1 | ITALY | ||
| DEC | 2 | ITALY | Pescara | PALAROCK |
| DEC | 3 | ITALY | Udine | PALASPORT PRIMO CARNERA |
| DEC | 4 | ITALY | ||
| DEC | 6 | Fly | Paris | > Havana |
Date |
City |
State |
Venue |
06/10/99 |
San Francisco | CA | Warfield |
06/11/99 |
Saratoga | CA | Garden Theatre |
06/13/99 |
Hollywood | CA | Hollywood Bowl |
06/17/99 |
Singapore | SIN | Raffler Jubilee Hall |
06/18/99 |
Singapore | SIN | Raffler Jubilee Hall |
06/20/99 |
Marysville | CA | Sierra Nevada World Music
Festival, Riverfront Park Hotline #is (415) 472-5550 E-mail: epiphanya@aol.com |
| 06/23/99 | PORTLAND | OR | CRYSTAL BALLROOM |
06/24/99 |
Seattle | WA | King Cat Theatre |
06/25/99 |
Vancouver | BC | Orpheum Theatre |
06/26/99 |
Edmonton | AB | Francis Winspear Centre For Music |
06/27/99 |
Boulder | CO | Chautauqua Amph. |
06/30/99 |
Glenside | PA | Keswick Theatre |
| 07/01/99 | NEW YORK | NY | HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM |
07/02/99 |
Montreal | QC | Theatre Maisonneuve |
07/03/99 |
Toronto | ON | Harbourfront Centre |
| 09/25/98 | Santa Fe, NM | Sweeney Center |
10/01/98 |
Escondido, CA | Escondido Concert Hall |
10/02/98 |
Los Angeles, CA |
Conga Room |
10/03/98 |
Hollywood, CA |
Hollywood Bowl |
10/04/98 |
Berkeley, CA |
Zellerbach Auditorium |
10/07/98 |
Minneapolis, MN |
First Avenue |
10/09/98 |
Ann Arbor, MI |
Michigan Theater |
10/10/98 |
Columbus, OH |
Weigel Hall |
10/13/98 |
Green Bay, WI |
Weidner Center |
10/16/98 |
Toronto, ON |
Massey Hall |
10/17/98 |
Burlington, VT |
Flynn Theatre |
10/18/98 |
Boston, MA |
Roxy |
10/21/98 |
Portsmouth, NH |
Portsmouth Music Hall |
| 10/22/98 | Montreal, QC | Le Spectrum |
| 10/23/98 | Newark, NJ | New Jersey Performing Arts Center |
| 10/24/98 | Washington, DC | George Washington University |
|
By David Segal Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, April 28, 2003; Page C01 The concert by the Afro-Cuban All Stars was on the verge of becoming a lawless dance party even before a pregnant woman in a black Lycra top climbed onstage and began to shimmy with the band. But when she lifted her shirt and proudly flashed the world her bulging belly, whatever inhibitions had kept this capacity crowd in its seats on Saturday night were suddenly gone. It was exhibition time. Bandleader Juan De Marcos issued a one-word directive -- "Dance!" -- and before you could say "Well, look who took salsa lessons," some 25 couples were twirling on the stage at Lisner Auditorium. Hundreds more clogged the aisles. It took a song change and 10 minutes to restore order. The Afro-Cuban All Stars are based in Havana, and you can't watch them unhinge an audience without pondering Castro-style communism for at least a moment. Repressing a nation of millions for more than 40 years can't be simple, but repressing a nation that makes music as liberating and spirited as the sons, mambos and cha-chas of this 17-member jazz orchestra -- that must take hard work and a twisted kind of genius. Of course, political subtexts seem beside the point when the Afro-Cuban All Stars are swinging, and they were swinging nearly every moment of this show. This is the latest touring incarnation of the band assembled by De Marcos, a singer and guitarist and the mastermind of "The Buena Vista Social Club," the project that first brought international acclaim to a collection of long-retired Cuban jazz giants. The stars of that movie and its soundtrack -- among them, Ibrahim Ferrer and Compay Segundo -- have spun off to solo careers, so for this excursion De Marcos recruited a new and (for the most part) younger batch of talent. Judging from the music and reaction it won on Saturday night, the Afro-Cuban franchise will be around for a long time. From the opener, "Tanga," the group wed a Latin big-band sound to styles that are relatively new, like funk, and others that are classics updated for theoccasion (boleros and timbas). It's a little bit Desi Arnaz, a little bit John Coltrane, with a touch of Parliament and just enough 2003 in there to keep it from seeming stuck in a golden age. The only things truly retro were the suits. Cuba appears to be the land that time forgot -- and with the exception of conga player Adel Gonzalez Gomez, who dressed in the dark blue sport jacket and red tie of a Federal Trade Commission staffer, the stage was awash in colors that haven't been seen in public since that volcano ruined Pompeii. The most striking belonged to the diminutive and graying Ignacio Carrillo, one of the three rotating lead singers in the band, who ambled onstage in a magenta suit and earned some standing ovations before singing a note by grinning impishly and curtsying to the crowd. He, in turn, was upstaged by the dancing of Pedrito Calvo, the former lead singer of a hugely popular Havana band called Los Van Van. Wearing a brimmed white hat with a dark blue bandana hanging out the back like a raccoon's tail, and looking as solidly built as a linebacker, Calvo nuzzled a redhead in a black cocktail dress whom he plucked out of the audience during one of his handful of performances. Calvo later yielded the stage to Luis Frank, a beefy and smooth-toned vocalist who had the misfortune of taking the microphone just when a young man in the audience got an epic case of dance fever. The lad helped himself onstage and did a jig that so thoroughly robbed the mildly irked Frank of the spotlight that he finally shook this interloper's hand and shooed him off the stage. Apparently, not a lot of shy people at this event. There wasn't a weak link in the band. Pianist David Alfaro Garcia shined on "Tribute to O'Farrill," while trombonist Juan Carlos Marin Eloseguy scored sentimental points with a solo he took during a song written for his wife to mark their third anniversary. Gomez had the stage to himself before the band returned for an encore, and he used it for a four-minute display of conga-pounding, eliciting a reaction you see in World Cup soccer when a team scores. Only De Marcos spoke English to the crowd, and it's safe to assume that at best half of this strikingly diverse crowd spoke Spanish. But the words don't matter much for a song like "Maria Caracoles," a tune about a man begging a woman to stop dancing. But she can't help herself. And at Lisner, even those who understood those lyrics kept on shaking, too. |
| Triunfan en Brasil Compay Segundo y Afro Cuban All Stars http://www.cubavision-tv.cu/meses/abril/9/cul090499.html Los
cantantes brasileños Caetano Veloso y Marisa Montes bailaron y |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afro-Cuban_All_Stars
From Latin Moves web site:
http://www.latinmoves.com/lm/music/afrocuban.htm
| It’s a shame that we’ve been deprived of what Cuba has to offer
us musically from its people. This CD goes a long way to show us just how much we have
missed. The classic Son, predecessor of mambo and today’s salsa starts off this CD. The first thing you hear that hits you like a ton of bricks is the brass section’s pure big band sound of the late 40’s and early 50’s. What’s appealing throughout this CD and the others to follow is the strong brass, percussion and piano execution (real piano). We get a hint of Mr. Rubén González who besides Chucho Valdes are two of the greatest pianist alive. His playing is exquisite (more on Rubén later). The coro is tightly harmonized and the Cha Cha never sounded so good. |
imusic listing
http://imusic.com/showcase/contemporary/afrocubanallstars.html
Radio Havana's Eugene Godfried on Son vs Salsa
http://afrocubaweb.com/EugeneGodfried.htm
Interview with Juan D'Marcos Gonzalez on SalsaSF
http://www.salsasf.com/Interviews/jdemarcos_eng.html
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