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Buena Vista Social Club to perform here October
BY STEVEN JACKSON Observer staff reporter jacksons@jamaicaobserver.com
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
HEAVY-CHARTING Buena Vista Social Club will perform in Jamaica on October 23, patrons at Sunday's Jazz and More concert at Edna Manley College were told.
"The performance will include the full 14-piece group," according to Rosina Moder, lecturer in recorder at the School of Music and co-founder of Music Unites which will produce the show.
The Buena Vista Social Club during one of their live concers.
The Buena Vista Social Club during one of their live concers.
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It will be the group's first appearance in the island since performing at the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival a decade ago. The group will perform with the E-Park band which includes ace saxophonist Dean Frazer. The venue is yet to be determined.
The Buena Vista Social Club's albums are currently top 10 charting in 17 countries on iTunes' World Albums chart including number one in the UK, Luxembourg and The Netherlands; number two in Germany, Austria, Belgium, and New Zealand. Additionally, six of the 17 countries charting Buena Vista Social Club have two of their albums in the top-10. Very few groups or artistes dominate their musical category in this manner.
Described as a Cuban musical revolution, the Buena Vista Social Club blends Cuban jazz and Latin rhythms. Few outside the specialist world music audience initially took notice of the group's 1997 debut record until it was reviewed by a few discerning critics a year later. To date, the group has sold millions of records.
Highlights of Sunday's Jazz and More show included Reajhaun Baptiste, a steelpan virtuoso from St Vincent and the Grenadines, who delivered a clinical rendition of the Turkish March Alla Turca by Mozart, accompanied by pianist Cannigia Palmer, a School of Music third-year student.
Baptiste is in his first year at Edna Manley. However, his skill precedes his tenure. He followed that classical composition with two jazz standards — Summertime and LOVE — accompanied by Vincentian Darron Andrews on the violin and Jamaican Ramiesh Folkes on piano.
Baptiste started Summertime with a 30-second intro panning mathematical scalar runs in triplets and other formulas. His licks were at times Paganini-inspired, based on his usage of the harmonic minor accentuated by rapid fire arpeggios.
Paraguayan Carlos Rodas, who was on his way to the airport, stopped to inspire the audience with two Paraguayan tunes — Cascadas and Pajaros Campanas — on the harp.
Rodas' use of the harp's wave-like chords, which appeared to flow into infinity, as well as the instrument's fluid chromaticism wooed the audience.
The night started with Vennica Nicholson, a third-year voice major, singing God Bless The Child and Blue Moon. She was followed by Janine 'J Kuhl' Coombs, a second-year voice major, who sang and played guitar on Cry Me A River and an original called Solitary Place.
Coombs recently performed at the JARIA Reggae Month Alternative Night at Plug N' Play Johnkanoo Lounge. She also strums guitar for the all-girl band, Queen Omega.
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BY STEVEN JACKSON Observer staff reporter jacksons@jamaicaobserver.com
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
HEAVY-CHARTING Buena Vista Social Club will perform in Jamaica on October 23, patrons at Sunday's Jazz and More concert at Edna Manley College were told.
"The performance will include the full 14-piece group," according to Rosina Moder, lecturer in recorder at the School of Music and co-founder of Music Unites which will produce the show.
The Buena Vista Social Club during one of their live concers.
The Buena Vista Social Club during one of their live concers.#slideshowtoggler, #slideshowtoggler a, #slideshowtoggler img { filter: none ! important; }
1/1 It will be the group's first appearance in the island since performing at the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival a decade ago. The group will perform with the E-Park band which includes ace saxophonist Dean Frazer. The venue is yet to be determined.
The Buena Vista Social Club's albums are currently top 10 charting in 17 countries on iTunes' World Albums chart including number one in the UK, Luxembourg and The Netherlands; number two in Germany, Austria, Belgium, and New Zealand. Additionally, six of the 17 countries charting Buena Vista Social Club have two of their albums in the top-10. Very few groups or artistes dominate their musical category in this manner.
Described as a Cuban musical revolution, the Buena Vista Social Club blends Cuban jazz and Latin rhythms. Few outside the specialist world music audience initially took notice of the group's 1997 debut record until it was reviewed by a few discerning critics a year later. To date, the group has sold millions of records.
Highlights of Sunday's Jazz and More show included Reajhaun Baptiste, a steelpan virtuoso from St Vincent and the Grenadines, who delivered a clinical rendition of the Turkish March Alla Turca by Mozart, accompanied by pianist Cannigia Palmer, a School of Music third-year student.
Baptiste is in his first year at Edna Manley. However, his skill precedes his tenure. He followed that classical composition with two jazz standards — Summertime and LOVE — accompanied by Vincentian Darron Andrews on the violin and Jamaican Ramiesh Folkes on piano.
Baptiste started Summertime with a 30-second intro panning mathematical scalar runs in triplets and other formulas. His licks were at times Paganini-inspired, based on his usage of the harmonic minor accentuated by rapid fire arpeggios.
Paraguayan Carlos Rodas, who was on his way to the airport, stopped to inspire the audience with two Paraguayan tunes — Cascadas and Pajaros Campanas — on the harp.
Rodas' use of the harp's wave-like chords, which appeared to flow into infinity, as well as the instrument's fluid chromaticism wooed the audience.
The night started with Vennica Nicholson, a third-year voice major, singing God Bless The Child and Blue Moon. She was followed by Janine 'J Kuhl' Coombs, a second-year voice major, who sang and played guitar on Cry Me A River and an original called Solitary Place.
Coombs recently performed at the JARIA Reggae Month Alternative Night at Plug N' Play Johnkanoo Lounge. She also strums guitar for the all-girl band, Queen Omega.
Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/enter...#ixzz1LxBepY5K
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