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 Schedule 25 cities in 2013 Foggy Bottom Breakdown : The Afro-Cuban All Stars Shine at Lisner, 4/28/03 |
Afro-Cuban All Stars
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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 |
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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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
International Music Network
These folks represent Chucho Valdes world-wide and Ibrahim Ferrer, Rubén
González, and the AfroCuban Allstars in North America.
2 Main Street., 4th Floor.
Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone: 978-283-2883
Fax: 978-283-2330
E-mail: music@imnworld.com
Website: http://www.imnworld.com
Their page for the All Stars: http://www.imnworld.com/afro.html
United Kingdom/Europe
SASA MUSIC
David Flower
309, Aberdeen House
22-24 Highbury Grove
London N5 2EA
UK
fax:(00-44)-0207 359 9233
Scandinavia
D TOURS
Box 67, 812 03 Kungsgården, Sweden.
Phone: +46 (0)290 37082, Fax: +46 (0)290 37083,
GSM: +46 (0)70 345 1031.
E-mail: dtours@spray.se or ken.day@ebox.tninet.se
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