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Omar SosaHip Hop Jazz composer Omar Sosa hails from Cuba and lives in Northern California since 1995. From his label: "There's an invigorating new jazz sound coming from Cuba, a music of great virtuosity and innovation drawing on a wide range of musical tradition - from Latin jazz to straight-ahead to European classical music. One of the leading ambassadors of this new Cuban sound is Omar Sosa. The marriage of jazz and Cuban music - New World cousins related by African ancestry - has given birth to some of the most intoxicating music of the past 50 years. In New York in the late '40s, Dizzy Gillespie and the fabled Cuban conguero Chano Pozo created a bracing new music merging Cuban polyrhythms with modern jazz harmony and improvisation. In Havana, a decade later, the legendary bassist-composer Isreal "Cachao" Lopez fused mambo and jazz in late-night jam sessions that fueled Latin jazz and salsa. Today, young Cuban players are making remarkable music drawing on an even wider range of sounds - secular and sacred AfroCuban forms, bebop, classical music, pop tunes, modal and free jazz. The original, free-flowing Omar Sosa comes to us from this vein. His impressionistic music encompasses cha-cha grooves and Monkish phrases, Yoruba chants, hip-hop beats and rhapsodic melodies. The award-winning Cuban composer and pianist brings the economy of Thelonius Monk and the melodic richness of Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea to the rhythmic power of AfroCuban music. Since his arrival in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1995, Omar Sosa has invigorated the local Latin jazz scene with his explosive, adventurous playing. The next year Omar made his U.S. recording debut with "Omar Omar" (OTA1001), a stunning album marked by unorthodox technique, rhythmic energy and harmonic daring. In 1997 Omar released "Free Roots" (OTA1003), featuring 14 musicians, including Cuban percussionist Jesus Diaz, drummer Elliot Kavee, and rapper Will Power. In it Sosa reveals more of his musical imagination which, though grounded in his AfroCuban experience, is eclectic, mysterious, wryly humorous, and wonderfully improvisational. "Free Roots" was greeted with widespread critical acclaim, and was selected by Paris music critic Remy Kolpa Kopoul as #1 Album on the Year in France. Also during 1997, Omar began his ongoing collaboration with noted Bay Area percussionist and educator John Santos. They released a live duo recording entitled "Nfumbe" (OTA1004) in conjunction with their appearance at the San Francisco Jazz Festival. Omar has performed recently with his quartet at the San Jose Jazz Festival, the Stanford Jazz Festival, the Mt. Hood Festival of Jazz and the Monterey Jazz Festival. Also in 1998 Omar enjoyed two successful tour of France. Omar's latest CD "Spirit Of The Roots" (OTA1005) features over 30 musicians, including Cuban percussionists Pancho Quinto and Orestes Vilato. In this new CD Omar combines his musical roots in Cuban popular music and Yoruba spiritual practice with jazz, hip-hop and music from the black folkloric tradition of Esmeraldas on the north coast of Ecuador. It is a passionate, playful and original work. For more information contact www.melodia.com or call (510) 834-0325. |
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Omar Sosa will appear on the A&E Network's "Breakfast With The Arts",
with host Elliot Forrest:
Sunday, March 7
8-10 AM ET
7-9 AM C
6-8 AM MT
8-10 AM PT (check listings for availability)
"Breakfast With The Arts" is a Sunday morning series covering the full range of popular, performing and fine arts, with programming ranging from world premiere in-studio performances, to documentary specials, to full-length classical performances, to insightful one-on-one interviews with the major artists of our day.
Omar Sosa's "Breakfast With The Arts" appearance on Sunday, March 7 will feature a duo performance with famed French-Caribbean percussionist Mino Cinelu, whose credits include Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock, and Stevie Wonder, to mention just a few.
Omar's interview with host Elliot Forrest touches on his latest CD release, "Pictures of Soul", with world music innovator, percussionist and composer Adam Rudolph. Omar and Adam will celebrate the release of "Pictures of Soul" with four California concerts in March:
March 17 HEAR Music, Santa Monica, CA (Los Angeles)
March 18 The Monday Club, San Luis Obispo, CA
March 20 Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA: www.yerbabuenaarts.org
March 22 Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz, CA: www.kuumbwajazz.org
In April, Omar will be joined again by Mino Cinelu in a number of concert dates
on the East Coast, including:
April 14 Rhythm Foundation presents, Artime Theater, Miami, FL: www.rhythmfoundation.com
April 15 Joe's Pub, New York, NY: www.publictheater.org
April 17 Cape May Jazz Festival, Cape May, NJ: www.capemayjazz.com
April 18 Southam Hall, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: www.ottawajazzfestival.com
For more details on these and other Omar Sosa performances, please visit www.melodia.com.
"Pictures of Soul" is available at your favorite
record store, or visit www.melodia.com
"Sosa's pianisms evoke distant echoes of McCoy Tyner's
power, Keith Jarrett's improvisational flights of fancy, and Thelonious Monk's
angular harmonies, transforming the piano into 88 well-tuned drums".
-Village Voice (Eugene Holley), February 18, 2004
"Sosa's syncretic worldview is a welcome mix of the sacred and the secular,
offering an aural representation of our sepia-toned, syncopated
citizenship".
-Village Voice (Eugene Holley), February 18, 2004
2003
OMAR SOSA NEWSLETTER
OTA Records * Number 20
Oakland, CA * February 20, 2003
www.melodia.com
Omar Sosa tour schedule in Europe and the United States:
February 21 Croydon Clock Tower, London, U.K.
Trio with Martha Galarraga & Gustavo Ovalles
February 27 Espace Senghor, Brussels, Belgium
Trio with Martha Galarraga & Gustavo Ovalles
March 6 & 7 Sala Clamores, Madrid, Spain
Trio with Gustavo Ovalles & Childo Tomas
March 11 Salle Nougaro, Toulouse, France
Quintet with Martha Galarraga, Gustavo Ovalles,
El Houssaine Kili & MC BreisMarch 14 Theatre Municipal, Fontenay Le Comte, France
Quintet with Martha Galarraga, Gustavo Ovalles
, El Houssaine Kili & MC BreisMarch 18 & 19 L'Ermitage, Paris, France
Omar Sosa & the New VJ Ensemble
with Gustavo Ovalles, and from London, VJs Marc Silver & Nick Hillel. For tickets call 01 40 09 64 66March 22 L'Art-Chipel, Basse Terre, Guadaloupe
Quintet with Martha Galarraga, Gustavo Ovalles
, El Houssaine Kili & MC BreisMarch 29 Les Swing de Mars, Dreux, France
Quintet with Martha Galarraga, Gustavo Ovalles,
MC Breis & Childo TomasApril 10 Jazz a Commercy, Commercy, France
Trio with Martha Galarraga & Gustavo Ovalles
UNITED STATES TOUR
April 18 & 19 Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
Omar Sosa & the New VJ Ensemble, with Gustavo Ovalles, and from London, VJs Marc Silver & Nick Hillel, plus special guests Yassir Chadly, Stephen Kent & Brutha Los
for tickets call 415-978-2787 or yerbabuenaarts.org
April 20 Theater on High Street, Moorpark (Los Angeles), CA
Trio with Martha Galarraga & Gustavo Ovalles
April 21 & 22 Dakota Bar & Grill, St. Paul, MN
Quintet with Martha Galarraga, Gustavo Ovalles,
Geoff Brennan & Eric CrystalApril 23 Christ Church Cathedral, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Quintet with Martha Galarraga, Gustavo Ovalles,
Geoff Brennan & Eric CrystalApril 24 Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center, Cambridge, MA
Trio with Martha Galarraga & Gustavo Ovalles
April 25 Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT
Trio with Martha Galarraga & Gustavo Ovalles
April 26 Joe's Pub, New York City
Trio with Martha Galarraga & Gustavo Ovalles
Two shows 7:30 PM & 9:30 PM
May 3 Calvin Simmons Theater, Oakland, CA
Special collaboration with Dimensions Dance Theater
Omar's latest CD, "Ayaguna", a live recording with Venezuelan percussionist Gustavo Ovalles, is now available in stores worldwide. For distribution information, please email
dist@melodia.com.For booking worldwide, please contact:
3D Family
4, rue Felix Terrier
75020 Paris
FRANCE
00 331 40 09 64 66 phone
00 331 40 09 12 34 fax
For booking in Northern California, please contact:
Oye Productions
100 Lower Via Casitas, #4
Greenbrae, CA 94904
415 461 3180 phone
415 461-6627 fax
For management and record label please contact:
OTA Records
484 Lake Park Avenue, #32
Oakland, CA 94610
U.S.A.
510 339 3389 phone
510 339 0389 fax
Previous engagements
Duo - January 3 - 19th Annual Int'l Jazz Festival - Munster, Germany***
Trio - January 30 - L'Atelier Volant - Lausanne, Switzerland
Trio - January 31 - Moods - Zurich, Switzerland
Duo - February 1 - Macon, France
Duo - February 4 - CC JJ Rousseau - Seyssinet, France
Duo - February 5 - Les Trinitaires - Metz, France
Duo - February 6 - Le Chabada - Angers, France
Duo - February 7 - Le Noctambule - Albi, France
Duo - February 8 - Barbican - London, England
Duo - February 14 - Clamores - Madrid, Spain
Duo - February 15 - Clamores - Madrid, Spain
Trio - February 21 - Croydon Clock Tower - London, England
Trio - February 27 - Espace Senghor - Brussels, Belgium
Duo - March 7 - 6° Festival de Jazz de la Universidad - Sevilla, Spain
Trio - April 10 - Jazz à Commercy, France
*All dates with Gustavo Ovalles (except January 3)
**Trio with Martha Galarraga
***Duo with Miguel "Anga" Diaz (January 3 only)
| Dear Friends,
We'd like to convey a final reminder that Omar Sosa and his band will be at Yoshi's in Oakland, CA (510 Embarcadero West, Jack London Square) on Monday and Tuesday, September 9 & 10. This will be Omar's first time at Yoshi's as a leader, and an opportunity for him to showcase material from his recent Latin GRAMMY nominated CD, "Sentir". Tickets are $16.00 and are available by calling Yoshi's at 510-238-9200, or by visiting www.yoshis.com. There are two shows nightly at 8:00 PM and 10:00 PM. Joining Omar for these special performances will be Martha Galarraga (from Cuba) singing Yoruba chants (FBI willing); Gustavo Ovalles (from Venezuela) playing batas, congas, bongo, and several Venezuelan percussion instruments (including culo e puya and quitiplas); Yassir Chadly (from Morocco) singing Arabic chants; Eric Crystal (San Francisco) playing saxophones; Brutha Los (Oakland) providing the hip-hop lyrics; and Geoff Brennan (now in Chicago) playing acoustic bass. Other Northern California dates include: September 7 Merced Multicultural Arts Center September 12 Fresno State University September 14 Sonoma Valley Jazz Society September 16 Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz Please see www.melodia.com for details... The Omar Sosa Octet will tour in Europe this Fall: October 12 Warwick Arts Center - Coventry, England October 13 Queen Elisabeth Hall - London, England October 16 Nancy Jazz Pulsations - Nancy, France October 17 Enjoy Jazz - Ludwigshafen, Germany October 18 Spielboden - Dornbirn, Austria October 19 Quasimodo - Berlin, Germany October 20 Pavillon - Hannover, Germany October 22 Theater - Russelsheim, Germany October 23 JVC Jazz Festival/Melkweg - Amsterdam, The Netherlands October 25 L'Aeronef - Lille, France October 26 Festival de Rive de Giers, France October 27 Jazz Contrebande - La Ferney Voltaire, France October 30 Pavillon Theater - Brighton, England (TRIO w/Martha & Gustavo) October 31 Cuba Si! Festival - Glasgow, Scotland November 1 Jazz Velannet - Lavelannet, France November 2 Arenberg Theater - Antwerp, Belgium November 3 Redoute - Passau, Germany November 4 Cankarjev Dom - Ljubjana, Slovenia November 8 Leverkusener Jazztag - Leverkusen, Germany November 9 Verden I Norden - Oslo, Norway November 12 Théâtre Duchamp Fleuri - Rouen, France November 16 MJC Picaud - Cannes, France November 19 La Coursive/Scéne Nationale - La Rochelle, France November 20 Le Moulin de Roc - Niort, France November 21 La Blaiserie - Poitiers, France November 23 Le Cap - Aulnay-sous-Bois, France (near Paris) November 28 Jazz à Reims, France For booking worldwide, please contact: 3D Family FRANCE 00 331 40 09 64 66 phone 00 331 40 09 12 34 fax www.3dfamily.org Oye Productions 415 461 3180 phone 415 461-6627 fax For management and record label please contact: OTA Records 510 339 3389 phone 510 339 0389 fax |
For those interested in a sneak preview of Omar Sosa's next recording, "Sentir", set for release on March 12th, please check out the audio samples and commentary by New York Times Jazz Critic, Ben Ratliff, at: www.nytimes.com/arts
U.S. tour dates for the Omar Sosa Septet this spring include:
April 11 Unity Church, San Luis Obispo, CA
April 12 Paradigm Jazz Club, San Diego, CA
April 13 Earshot Jazz at "On The Boards", Seatte, WA
April 14 Richard's on Richards, Vancouver, BC
April 16 Jazz Bakery, Los Angeles, CA
April 17 Jazz Bakery, Los Angeles, CA
April 18 Jazz Bakery, Los Angeles, CA
April 19 Jazz Bakery, Los Angeles, CA
April 20 Jazz Bakery, Los Angeles, CA
April 21 Jazz Bakery, Los Angeles, CA
April 26 OneWorld Theatre, Austin, TX
April 27 Houston International Festival, Houston, TX
April 29 Outpost, Albuquerque, NM
May 4 SF JAZZ at Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, CA
May 5 Big Sur Jazz Festival, Big Sur, CA
March dates for the Omar Sosa-John Santos Trio include:
March 8 Mills Hall, University of Wisconsin School of Music, Madison, WI
March 9 Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago, IL
OMAR SOSA NEWSLETTER
OTA Records * Number 11
Oakland, CA * November 25, 2001
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***
Cuban composer and pianist Omar Sosa will perform December 7, 2001 at Strictly Mundial in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, a four-day World music conference and cultural event bringing together artists, producers, festival directors, distributors and record companies to exchange views and listen to new music. Accompanying Omar will be Gustavo Ovalles (percussion) and Martha Galarraga (vocals), both members of Omar's current touring and recording ensemble.
We are also pleased to announce that Omar Sosa has received a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation in New York to support the development and production of "From Our Mother", Omar's work for symphony orchestra and folkloric ensemble, scheduled for debut in early 2003 with the Oakland East Bay Symphony under the direction of conductor Michael Morgan. The new grant comes in association with Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, Omar's ongoing sponsor of the work.
In January 2002 Omar will tour in France with percussionist Gustavo Ovalles in a series of Duo performances. Paris concerts include two nights at the Musée Dapper, January 25 and 26. Full schedule to follow in our next newsletter, or check www.melodia.com. Omar's next recording project will be released worldwide on March 12, 2002. Entitled "Sentir", Omar continues his genre-expanding fusion of traditional voices and rhythms from Cuba, Morocco and Venezuela together with contemporary jazz harmonies and spoken word. Omar brings together the guembri, a traditional stringed instrument from the Gnawa culture of North Africa, with bata drums, Afro-Venezuelan percussion instruments, and singing from all three cultures. Featured on the CD are Moroccan vocalist and multi-instrumentalist El Houssaine Kili, Venezuelan percussionist Gustavo Ovalles and Yoruba (Cuban) vocalist Martha Galarraga. The result is a World Jazz sound infused throughout with a sense of freedom and spontaneity.
Omar's first tour in the United States with his Septet is scheduled for April 2 to May 8, 2002. Venues interested in presenting the band can contact OTA Records at 510-339-3389 or email music@melodia.com.
For more information please visit www.melodia.com or email music@melodia.com.
OTA Records
484 Lake Park Avenue, Suite 32
Oakland, CA 94610
U.S.A.
510-339-3389 phone
510-339-0389 fax
www.melodia.com
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OMAR SOSA NEWSLETTER
OTA Records * Number 9
Oakland, California * July 12, 2001
During a break in his summer Septet touring schedule, Cuban composer and pianist Omar Sosa will offer a special concert with Moroccan vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Yassir Chadly:
Saturday, July 21 * 8:30 PM
at the Main Post Chapel in the Presidio
SAN FRANCISCO
Mr. Chadly is featured on Omar's current CD, "Prietos". He will also participate in Omar's next recording project, "Sentir", scheduled for release in Spring 2002. Fernando Gonzalez writes in the July issue of "Down Beat" that the results of this collaboration "have a consistent musical coherence and emotional integrity", where "the sum is greater than the parts". Sosa's world jazz "uses global sounds to tell his own personal story."
The July 21 concert is presented by BAJAS in association with KCSM. Tickets are available at the door, or in advance by calling 415-461-3180. For directions call 415-561-6873.
The remainder of Omar's summer Septet touring schedule includes:
*July 24 Les Fenals, Fitou, France (Duo with percussionist Gustavo Ovalles)
*July 26 Festival des 5 Continents, Marseilles, France
*July 28 Festival de Cornouaille, France
*July 29 Tempo Latino, Vic Fezensac, France
*August 1 l'ete Frappe, Grenoble, France
*August 2 Spoletto Festival, Spoletto, Italy
*August 3 Avignon Jazz Festival, Avignon, France
*August 5 Evora, Portugal
*August 8-12 Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany
*August 24-25 TLG, Tokyo, Japan
For updates on Omar's concert schedule, please see www.melodia.com
Past schedules
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October 18, 2000 |
Festival Jazz sur son 31, Toulouse (France) |
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October 19 |
Fiesta Latina, Marseille (France) |
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Oct. 20-26 |
Half Note Jazz Club, Athens (Greece) |
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October 27 |
Muehle Hunziken, Rubigen (Bern, Switzerland) |
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October 28 |
Jazzfestival, Frankfurt (Germany) |
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October 29 |
Quasimodo, Berlin (Germany) |
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October 31 |
Schlachthof, Bremen (Germany) |
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November 1 |
Tollhaus, Karlsruhe (Germany) |
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November 2 |
Jazzhaus, Freiburg (Germany) |
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November 3 |
Festival Schichtwechsel, Volklingen (Germany) |
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November 5 |
Leverkusener Jazztage, Leverkusen (Germany) |
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November 8 |
Tribu Festival, Dijon (France) |
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November 10 |
Reigen, Vienna (Austria) |
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November 11, 2000 |
Aalener Jazzfest, Aalen (Germany) |
Omar's ensemble will feature Elliot Kavee on drums, Geoff Brennan on acoustic bass, Sheldon Brown on saxophones, Gustavo Ovalles on percussion, and Will Power, Sub-Z, and Martha Galarraga on vocals. This week Omar Sosa participates in a recording project with saxophonist David Murray in Dakar, Senegal, and prior to his tour will perform as a duo with percussionist Gustavo Ovalles at the Tron Lounge in Glasgow, Scotland.
For more information, visit our website at www.melodia.com
| March 17, 2000 | Duo with percussionist John Santos Noe Valley Ministry |
San Francisco, California |
| March 18, 2000 | Duo with percussionist John Santos La Pena |
Berkeley, California |
| March 25, 2000 | Solo piano concert Yerba Buena Center for the Arts |
San Francisco, California |
| April 11, 2000 | Duo with Gustavo Ovalles | Boulogne, France |
| April 12, 2000 | Duo with Gustavo Ovalles | Alencon, France |
| April 13, 2000 | Duo with Gustavo Ovalles | Nantes, France |
| April 14, 2000 | Duo with Gustavo Ovalles | Cholet, France |
| April 15, 2000 | Duo with Gustavo Ovalles | Limoges, France |
| April 20, 2000 | Omar Sosa Sextet | Macon, France |
| April 21, 2000 | Omar Sosa Sextet | New Morning, Paris |
| April 22, 2000 | Omar Sosa Sextet | New Morning, Paris |
| April 26 | Omar Sosa Sextet | Orleans, France |
| Friday, May 19 | Omar Sosa Sextet Kuumbwa Jazz Center |
Santa Cruz, California |
| Saturday, May 20 | Great American Music Hall | San Francisco, California |
| Sunday, May 21 | Omar Sosa Sextet La Pena |
Berkeley, California |
| Saturday-Tuesday April 25-28 |
Tours, France | Le Petit Foucheau w/Babatunde |
| Thursday April 30 |
Saumur, France | Solo Concert |
| Sunday May 3 |
Paris, France | CITHEA Solo Concert |
| Friday May 8 |
San Francisco | Bruno's with Ati Iroko |
| Saturday June 6 |
San Francisco | Noe Valley Ministry Duo with John Santos |
| Sunday June 14 |
San Mateo, CA | KCSM Jazz On The Hill |
| Tuesday-Friday June 16-19 |
Columbus, OH | Duo with John Santos |
| Saturday June 27 |
Palo Alto, CA | Stanford Jazz Festival with Free Roots |
| July 8-15 | France & Switzerland | Various Jazz Festivals |
| July 22-25 | Chicago, IL | Duo with John Santos |
| Wednesday July 28 |
Sonoma, CA | Sonoma Jazz Society with Babatunde |
| Sunday August 2 |
Portland, OR | Mt. Hood Festival of Jazz |
| Monday August 10 |
Oakland, CA | Eddie Moore Jazz Festival |
| Friday September 4 |
Point Arena, CA | North Coast Jazz Festival |
| Saturday September 19 |
Monterey, CA | Monterey Jazz Festival |
| Monday, September 27 | Milwaukee, WI | w/John Santos |
| El Babalu Caribbean Club | ||
| Tuesday, September 28 | Chicago, IL | w/John Santos |
| Hot House | ||
| Wednesday, September 29 | Chicago, IL | w/John Santos |
| Old Town School of Folk Music | ||
| Thursday, September 30 | Madison, WI | w/John Santos |
| Isthmus Jazz Festival | ||
| Friday, October 1 | Fly from Chicago to Paris | |
| Saturday, October 2 | Orleans, France | $w/John Santos |
| Orleans Jazz Festival | ||
| October 3-4 | Open | |
| Tuesday, October 5 | Paris | w/John Santos |
| Sunset Club | ||
| Wednesday, October 6 | Paris | w/John Santos |
| Sunset Club | ||
| October 8-11 | Open (tentative) | |
| Tuesday, October 12 | Saumur, France (tentative) | w/percussion |
| Wednesday, October 13 | Saumur (tentative) | w/percussion (workshop) |
| Thursday, October 14 | Saumur (tentative) | w/percussion |
| Friday, October 15 | Les Murcaux (nearParis) | w/percussion |
| October 16-20 | Open (tentative) | |
| October 21 | Clermont Ferrand, France | w/percussion |
| October 22-27 | Open | |
| October 28 | Elysee Montmartre, Paris | JVC Jazz Festival w/quartet |
| October 29 or 30 | Berlin | WOMEX Showcase w/quartet |
| October 31-November 10 | Open | |
| November 11 | Strasbourg, France / Kehl, Germany | Sextet tour begins: Festival Jazz d'Or |
| Jazz Festival | ||
| November 12 | Dijon, France | La Vapeur |
| November 13-16 | Open (tentative) | |
| November 17 | Paris Club (tentative) | |
| November 18 | Open (tentative) | |
| November 19 | St. Germain-en-Laye, France | Club gig: La Clef |
| November 20 | Bourges, France | Festival gig: Maison de la Culture |
| November 21 | Open, tentative | |
| November 22-23 | Valenciennes, France | Theatre le Phenix |
| November 24 | Vannes, France | Theatre Municipal |
| November 25 | Le Havre, France | Cafe Musique |
| November 26 | Angers, France | Club gig |
| December 4, 1999 | San Francisco | 18th Annual Encuentro del Canto Popular |
To get on the Omar Sosa concert mailing list, email Scott Price at scott@melodia.com. You can also get an up to
date listing of the schedule at www.melodia.com
| Date sent: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 15:01:31 -0800 From: Scott Price scott@melodia.com To: omarsosa@lists.tdl.com Subject: Omar Sosa NewsletterDear Friends, We are happy to announce the release the Omar Sosa's newest CD, entitled "Bembon". Like his CDs "Free Roots" and "Spirit Of The Roots", this new large-ensemble recording is an amazing fusion of Cuban, jazz, spoken word, and world music elements. Omar's is a World Jazz vision, gracefully weaving a tapestry of musical threads from Afro-Ecuadorian, Afro-Cuban and Afro-American traditions. His subtle mixture of rhythms, harmonies, voices, and instruments is an exploration of Latin jazz beyond its traditional Cubop expressions. Omar Sosa is a year 2000 mix of Thelonious Monk back from the beyond and Eddie Palmieri in the full-blown and innocent spirit of his youth. "Bembon" will be in stores in the United States, France, and Japan on March 14, 2000. Omar begins his Spring and Summer tour schedule in the San Francisco Bay Area. Coming up in March is Omar's San Francisco Solo Piano Concert Debut: Saturday, March 25 Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum 701 Mission, San Francisco Tickets: 415-978-2787 Also in March, Omar joins Bay Area percussionist John Santos for three of their special Duo concerts: Friday, March 17 Noe Valley Ministry San Francisco Saturday, March 18 La Pena Cultural Center Berkeley Sunday, March 19 Fuel 44 San Jose Omar's new CD "Bembon" was recorded and mixed in Quito, Ecuador during the summer of 1999. It features musical themes from the Esmeraldas region of Ecuador, the Lucumi culture of Cuba, and from black American R&B and hip-hop forms. For the first time, Omar uses a classical string quartet to unite these elements. "Bembon" features contributions from Cuban percussion masters Orestes Vilato and Pancho Quinto, and from Ecuador's Papa Roncon. Also featured from Omar's core quintet are drummer Elliot Kavee, bassist Geoff Brennan, saxophonist Sheldon Brown, and the spoken word artistry of Will Power. Omar will return to the San Francisco area in May to celebrate the release of "Bembon" with three Rrecord Release Parties: Friday, May 19 Kuumbwa Jazz Center Santa Cruz Saturday, May 20 Great American Music Hall San Francisco Sunday, May 21 La Pena Cultural Center Berkeley "Bembon" is a word commonly used in the Afro-cultures of the Americas to describe a person with thick lips. With courage and affection, Omar takes the term as the title of his new CD to symbolize the common African roots of black music and culture in the Americas. Throughout this new recording we hear Omar's genius as an arranger and his extraordinary inspiration at the piano. For more information on Omar's concert schedule, please check out our website at www.melodia.com Peace, Ota' Records |
Melodia
www.melodia.com
His label! They also have up to date concert listings.
AfroJazz.com
http://afrojazz.com/Music_Styles/Jazz/Jazz_Fusion/OMAR_SOSA/omar_sosa.html
ThrottleBox
http://www.throttlebox.com
"We host one of the Net's largest collections of fully-sanctioned, downloadable
materials."
Omar on Picadillo
http://picadillo.com/omar_sosa.htm
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