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Ricardo Lemvo
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| I was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly known as
Zaire. My roots reach all the way to San Salvador in northern Angola where my
grandfathers, Don João Matantu N'lemvo and Andrada Andrè, were born... Although
exposed to Cuban music since childhood, my formal introduction took place during one of
the school breaks. My cousin, Hetman Ne-Kongo, had a huge record collection. I spent hours
listening to Orquesta Aragón, Arsenio Rodríguez, Sonora Matancera and Abelardo Barroso. In college, I began collecting Cuban records and met many French-speaking Africans who shared my passion for Cuban music. Most were "purists" who did not like the salsa from New York, unless it was Johnny Pacheco. To many African aficionados of Cuban music, Pacheco was a god because he played the son montuno and charanga style that is revered throughout the continent. The influence of Cuban music in Africa is immeasurable. When Cuban music traveled back to Africa it was instantly recognized and embraced... In 1990, I formed Makina Loca in order to combine the two schools of music I adore: Congolese rumba and Cuban son montuno. This idea was not new. The foundation had been laid by the founding fathers of Congolese rumba-Grand Kallè & African Jazz, Tabu Ley, Dr Nico Kasanda, and Franco's T.P. OK Jazz. In the 1950's and 1960's, Congolese bands were performing Cuban songs in phonetic Spanish as well as adapting the arrangements to fit Congolese languages. This is how Congolese rumba and soukous came to be... With Makina Loca my goal has been to expand Kallè and Franco's ideas by africanizing
the soul of Cuban music-son montuno. The introduction of Congolese guitar, and singing in
Kikongo, Lingala, and Spanish has enabled me to create a mosaic of sounds. Long live Palo Monte Mayombe! from http://www.putumayo.com/cd/lemvo/lemvo.html |
| Mambo Yo Yo |
Ricardo Lemvo with Makina Loca
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| Sao Salvador Putumayo  |
Ricardo Lemvo with Makina Loca
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| Latino! Latino! Putumayo, '97  |
Various artists
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| Tata Masamba | Makina Loca with Ricardo Lemvo |
| Thu. | 03.01.12 | Yoshi's San Francisco | San Francisco, California |
| Thu. | 06.14.12 | Yerba Buena Garden Festival | San Francisco, California |
Check out their website: www.makinaloca.com/shows.php
2004
| February 6, 2004 | Los Angeles, CA | The Conga Room |
| February 21, 2004 | San Francisco, CA | Great American Music Hall |
| April 14, 2004 | Traverse Bay, MI | TBA |
| April 16, 2004 | Chicago, IL | HotHouse |
| April 17, 2004 | Madison, WI | UW-Madison |
| April 24, 2004 | Houston, TX | Houston International Fest |
| August 3, 2004 | Santa Fe, NM | Chamber Music Festival |
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05/02/03 |
Austin, TX |
Flamingo Cantina |
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05/03/03 |
Houston, TX |
International Festival |
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05/10/03 |
Black Mountain, NC |
Lake Eden Arts Festival |
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06/05/03 |
Culver City, CA |
City Hall |
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06/07/03 |
San Diego, CA |
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06/19/03 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Rosebud |
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06/21/03 |
Columbus, OH |
Festival Latino |
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06/27/03 |
Chicago, IL |
Summer Dance |
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06/28/03 |
Chicago, IL |
Hot House |
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08/08/03 |
San Jose, CA |
San Jose Jazz Festival |
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08/09/03 |
Sacramento, CA |
Harlow's |
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08/24/03 |
Berkeley, CA |
Front Row Festival |
2002-2003
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12/29/02 |
West Hollywood, CA |
Conga Room |
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12/31/02 |
Seattle, WA |
Century Ballroom |
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01/24/03 |
Sacramento, CA |
Harlow's |
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01/25/03 |
San Rafael, CA |
Osher Marin JCC |
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03/28/03 |
Austin, TX |
One World Theatre |
2000
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10/11/02 |
West Hollywood, CA |
Conga Room |
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10/20/02 |
Los Angeles, CA |
Caricabela Festival |
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10/24/02 |
Merida, Venezuela |
To Be Announced |
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10/25/02 |
Caracas, Venezuela |
Trasnocho Theatre |
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10/26/02 |
Maracaibo, Venezuela |
Festival Internacional Del Caribe |
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10/27/02 |
Valencia, Venezuela |
Festival Internacional De Las Artes |
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11/08/02 |
West Hollywood, CA |
Conga Room |
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12/28/02 |
West Hollywood, CA |
Conga Room |
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12/29/02 |
West Hollywood, CA |
Conga Room |
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01/25/03 |
San Rafael, CA |
Osher Marin JCC |
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03/28/03 |
Austin, TX |
One World Theatre |
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06/13/02 |
Culver City, CA |
Summer Sunset Music Festival |
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06/15/02 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
Caribbean Festival |
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06/22/02 |
Mountain View, CA |
Shoreline Amphitheatre |
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06/23/02 |
Mountain View, CA |
Shoreline Amphitheatre |
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07/13/02 |
Milwaukee, WI |
Bastille Days |
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07/14/02 |
Chicago, IL |
Folk & Roots Music Festival |
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07/18/02 |
Los Angeles, CA |
Skirball Cultural Center |
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07/25/02 |
Redding, CA |
Viva Downtown |
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07/30/02 |
Roseburg, OR |
Music On The Half Shell |
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08/01/02 |
Portland, OR |
Oregon Zoo Amphitheatre |
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08/03/02 |
Seattle, WA |
Century Ballroom |
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10/04/02 |
Morris, MN |
University Of Minnesota |
2001
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07/27/01 |
Berlin, Germany |
HeimatKlange Festival |
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07/28/01 |
Berlin, Germany |
HeimatKlange Festival |
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07/29/01 |
Berlin, Germany |
HeimatKlange Festival |
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08/03/01 |
West Hollywood, CA |
Conga Room |
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08/04/01 |
San Jose, CA |
Fuel 44 |
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08/05/01 |
Piercy, CA |
Reggae On The River |
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08/24/01 |
West Hollywood, CA |
Conga Room |
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08/25/01 |
Grover Beach, CA |
Ramona Garden Park |
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08/28/01 |
Eliat, Israel |
Jazz Festival |
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08/29/01 |
Eliat, Israel |
Jazz Festival |
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08/30/01 |
Eliat, Israel |
Jazz Festival |
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09/30/01 |
Huntington Beach, CA |
Pier Plaza |
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11/02/01 |
West Hollywood, CA |
Conga Room |
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11/04/01 |
Canoga Park, CA |
Dia De Los Muertos |
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11/15/01 |
San Francisco, CA |
Great American Music Hall |
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11/16/01 |
Fallon, NV |
Churchill Arts Council |
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11/17/01 |
Sacramento, CA |
Harlow's |
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01/11/02 |
Glen Allen, VA |
Cultural Arts Center |
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03/16/02 |
Santa Monica, CA |
Santa Monica College |
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05/09/02 |
Edmonton, AB |
Francis Winspear Centre For Music |
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05/10/02 |
Monroe, WI |
Monroe Arts Center |
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01/20/01 |
Santa Monica, CA |
3rd Street Promenade |
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01/26/01 |
West Hollywood, CA |
Conga Room |
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03/04/01 |
Fort Lauderdale, FL |
Pan African Jam |
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06/16/01 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
Live Oak Music Festival |
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11/04/00 |
Nijmegen, Holland |
Vereeniging |
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11/05/00 |
Amsterdam, Holland |
Fame |
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11/08/00 |
Paris, France |
New Morning |
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11/09/00 |
Zurich, Swizerland |
X-Tra Limmathaus |
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11/11/00 |
Torino, Italy |
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11/12/00 |
Freiburg, Germany |
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11/16/00 |
Munich, Germany |
Bayerischer Hof |
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11/17/00 |
Zug, Swizterland |
Zug Theatre |
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11/18/00 |
Ljubljana, Slovakia |
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12/04/00 |
New York, NY |
Lincoln Center |
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12/06/00 |
New York, NY |
Nell's |
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09/29/00 |
Santa Cruz, CA |
Coconut Grove Ballroom |
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09/30/00 |
Sacramento, CA |
Harlow's |
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10/01/00 |
San Francisco, CA |
Yerba Buena Gardens |
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10/13/00 |
West Hollywood, CA |
Conga Room |
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10/14/00 |
Palm Springs, CA |
Muriels' Supper Club |
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10/20/00 |
West Hollywood, CA |
Conga Room |
| 08/11/00 | West Hollywood, CA | Conga Room |
| 08/25/00 | San Jose, CA | Hotel De Anza |
| 08/26/00 | San Luis Obispo, CA | World Music Festival |
| 08/27/00 | Signal Hill, CA | Latin Festival |
| 09/02/00 | Warsaw, Poland | World Music Festival |
| 09/08/00 | San Diego, CA | San Diego Street Scene |
| 09/10/00 | Washington, DC | Kennedy Center |
| 06/18/00 | Birmingham, AL | City Stages |
| 06/22/00 | Madison, WI | University Of Wisconsin |
| 06/23/00 | Milwaukee, WI | Marcus Center (P.A.C.) |
| 06/24/00 | Berwyn, IL | FitzGerald's |
| 07/01/00 | Roskilde, Denmark | Roskilde Festival |
| 07/07/00 | Lugano, Switzerland | Lugano Festival Jazz |
| 07/08/00 | Ghent, Belgium | Pole Pole Festival |
| 07/09/00 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| 07/15/00 | San Jose, CA | Fuel 44 |
| 07/16/00 | Grass Valley, CA | World Music Festival |
| 07/19/00 | Portland, OR | Oregon Zoo Amphitheatre |
| 07/20/00 | Vancouver, BC | Richard's On Richards |
| 07/21/00 | Vancouver, BC | Mission Folk Festival |
| 07/22/00 | Victoria, BC | Rootsfest |
| 07/28/00 | Huntington, NY | Arts Festival |
| 07/29/00 | Northampton, MA | Latin Festival |
| 07/30/00 | Brooklyn, NY | Celebrate Brooklyn |
| 07/31/00 | Albany, NY | Washington Park |
| 09/02/00 | Warsaw, Poland | World Music Festival |
| 09/08/00 | San Diego, CA | San Diego Street Scene |
| 09/10/00 | Washington, DC | Kennedy Center |
02/25/00 |
Los Angeles |
CA |
Private |
03/03/00 |
Santa Cruz |
CA |
Coconut Grove Ballroom |
03/04/00 |
San Francisco |
CA |
Great American Music Hall |
04/08/00 |
Houston |
TX |
International Festival |
| Ricardo's new cd "Sao Salvador"
will be release tomorrow, February 22nd, by the Putumayo Artists record label. We are
currently arranging tour dates world-wide for Ricardo in promotion of this new CD.
For general information on Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca we invite you to check out his
page on our agency website at: http://www.ritmoartists.com/Lemvo/lemvo.htmUp to the minute tour dates on this artist can be accessed at: http://www.ritmoartists.com/Tours/tour_rl.htm
Real-Audio sound bites at: http://www.ritmoartists.com/Lemvo/audio_rl.htmOur agency is the official booking contact for Ricardo Lemvo. All of our contact information, including our website at www.ritmoartists.com, is detailed below: David Gaar E-mail: david@ritmoartists.comWebsite: www.ritmoartists.com |
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