Los Caballeros Del Son, at Touche Thursdays
July 2nd, 2009
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From Jay Danley: There is a BRAND NEW Cuban son montuno group in Toronto, and we have a regular weekly gig that is just heating up this summer! The group is called Los Caballeros Del Son (featuring ex-Klave Y Kongo, Son Ache and Lady Son Y Articulo Viente tres player Jay Danley) and the venue is called “Touche”, located at 669 College Street. We are there every Thursday night at 9:30 p.m.
The sounds are beautiful and there is plenty of room for dancing!
“Touche” at 669 College Street
JULY 1, Chucho Valdes, Toronto EnWave Theatre (Harbourfront)
June 28th, 2009
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REMINDER: Decades back, Chucho Valdes’ group Irakere was reaching young crowds… and giving them something that got them dancing. Bacalao con Pan ( a hit in 1974 and again in 1982 ) was the big song of those years…
Now he’s realized his personal goal of being a known jazz master on the international scene… as a writer, virtuoso, and improvisor, 
as well as an ambassador of Cuban music.
Toronto and Montreal will both see Chucho up close this summer. In Toronto, it’s the EnWave theatre at Harbourfront, July 1. TWO SHOWS: 7 PM, 9:30 PM
Montreal Jazz Festival also features Chucho, at Théâtre Maisonneuve - Thursday, July 02, 2009 at 9:30 PM
Roberto Linares Brown, Kew Beach Park, July 25
June 25th, 2009
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A native of Cuba, Roberto Linares Brown began his musical studies at the tender age of nine specializing in classical and Cuban percussion. He began his professional career working with various orchestras such as Valentin y los 10 del Caribe and Orquesta Azucar Negra. In June 2001, Brown joined one of the foremost orchestras of Cuba – Adalberto Alvares y su son – and worked with them for four years as a composer and arranger. Performing with Adalberto Alvares y su son, Brown travelled internationally to over 20 countries including the United States, Canada, Italy, France, Switzerland, Denmark, Austria, Japan and Mexico. Brown now resides in Canada where he is concentrating on creating his own compositions and leading his own orchestra. The Roberto Linares Brown Orchestra mixes the roots of Cuban music with the sounds of new Latin music, effectively integrating elements of many musical styles such as salsa, reggaeton, son, jazz, rumba and cumbia. Orchestra members include: Roberto Linares Brown, piano and background vocals; Jorge Luis “Papiosco” Torres, congas; Aris Montenegro, bongo; Wilfrido Junior, guiro; Chendi Leon Jr., timbale; Yoser Rodriguez, bass; Kervin Barreto and Alex Michael, trumpets; Yankar Gonzales and Yannick Malboeuf, trombones; Alberto Alberto and Yani Borrell, vocals; Erico Orozco, back up vocals; Telmary Diaz and Ernesto Brooks, vocals (rap).
Part of the Beaches Jazz Festival.
The Roberto Linares Brown Orchestra
A native of Cuba, Roberto Linares Brown began his musical studies at the tender age of nine specializing in classical and Cuban percussion. He began his professional career working with various orchestras such as Valentin y los 10 del Caribe and Orquesta Azucar Negra. In June 2001, Brown joined one of the foremost orchestras of Cuba – Adalberto Alvares y su son – and worked with them for four years as a composer and arranger. Performing with Adalberto Alvares y su son, Brown travelled internationally to over 20 countries including the United States, Canada, Italy, France, Switzerland, Denmark, Austria, Japan and Mexico. Brown now resides in Canada where he is concentrating on creating his own compositions and leading his own orchestra. The Roberto Linares Brown Orchestra mixes the roots of Cuban music with the sounds of new Latin music, effectively integrating elements of many musical styles such as salsa, reggaeton, son, jazz, rumba and cumbia. Orchestra members include: Roberto Linares Brown, piano and background vocals; Jorge Luis “Papiosco” Torres, congas; Aris Montenegro, bongo; Wilfrido Junior, guiro; Chendi Leon Jr., timbale; Yoser Rodriguez, bass; Kervin Barreto and Alex Michael, trumpets; Yankar Gonzales and Yannick Malboeuf, trombones; Alberto Alberto and Yani Borrell, vocals; Erico Orozco, back up vocals; Telmary Diaz and Ernesto Brooks, vocals (rap).
The Roberto Linares Brown Orchestra
A native of Cuba, Roberto Linares Brown began his musical studies at the tender age of nine specializing in classical and Cuban percussion. He began his professional career working with various orchestras such as Valentin y los 10 del Caribe and Orquesta Azucar Negra. In June 2001, Brown joined one of the foremost orchestras of Cuba – Adalberto Alvares y su son – and worked with them for four years as a composer and arranger. Performing with Adalberto Alvares y su son, Brown travelled internationally to over 20 countries including the United States, Canada, Italy, France, Switzerland, Denmark, Austria, Japan and Mexico. Brown now resides in Canada where he is concentrating on creating his own compositions and leading his own orchestra. The Roberto Linares Brown Orchestra mixes the roots of Cuban music with the sounds of new Latin music, effectively integrating elements of many musical styles such as salsa, reggaeton, son, jazz, rumba and cumbia. Orchestra members include: Roberto Linares Brown, piano and background vocals; Jorge Luis “Papiosco” Torres, congas; Aris Montenegro, bongo; Wilfrido Junior, guiro; Chendi Leon Jr., timbale; Yoser Rodriguez, bass; Kervin Barreto and Alex Michael, trumpets; Yankar Gonzales and Yannick Malboeuf, trombones; Alberto Alberto and Yani Borrell, vocals; Erico Orozco, back up vocals; Telmary Diaz and Ernesto Brooks, vocals (rap).
Lula Lounge: Luis Mario Ochoa Quintet June 26
June 25th, 2009
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REMINDER: June 26, as part of the TD Downtown jazz festival, Luis Mario Ochoa Quintet. Cuban guitarist, vocalist and composer Luis Mario Ochoa brings his all star quintet to Lula. Featuring Hilario Durán on piano, Paco Luviano on bass with Chendy León and Joaquín Nuñez on percussion. As much talent as you can get with 5 people…
Salsa on St. Clair, with some Cubanía: July 11-12
June 24th, 2009
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Salsa on St. Clair is mainly a display showcase for L.A. style “acrobatic dancing”… but there will be some Cuban sabor to be found:
Main stage Saturday, July 11th, 2009
6:15-7:00 pm Alberto Alberto
7:20-8:05 pm Alberto Alberto
8:25-9:10 pm Roberto Linares Brown
9:30-10:30 pm Roberto Linares Brown
Main stage Sunday, July 12th, 2009
3:45-4:30 pm Havana Express featuring Rojitas
4:50-5:35 pm Havana Express featuring Rojitas
5:55-6:40 pm Son Aché
7:00-7:45 pm Son Aché
Program here, looks like it’s “in progress” still. Also, be alert to the possible impact of the city employee strike.
In some previous years, there has been a Cuban street rumba at St. Clair and Vaughan. Many of the best Cuban musicans in town set up the tumbadoras… metales (horns), tres, bongos and a small amp or 2… on the street curb, and some of the finest moments of the year ensue. Whether that will happen this year, can’t say for sure… but it might be worth checking.
Montreal: Chiquitico Dixon, July 31 – August 2
June 21st, 2009
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One of the best dancers of Afro-cuban dance, Chiquitico Dixon will be in Montreal…not far from Toronto !!
Notice: Chiqui Dixon will also be performing at the Anacaona show, July 17 in Toronto.
A special intensive 3 days masterclass of afro cuban dance: July 31th, august 1-2, 2009
10 hours of pure afro cuban culture:
Yoruba, Arara, Congo and on sunday, Rumba
You’ll learn to dance, recognize the rythm, sing…do all this in one weekend!
Chiquitico Dixon, an ex-soloist of the “Conjunto folklorico nacional de Cuba” along with Daisy Villalejo, have the reputation of being one of the best! Don’t miss this opportunity of learning with a grewat expert!
For more information, prices and location, lodging help please contact the IluLadé school of percussion at: ilulade@gmail.com
“Aché” Women Power band
June 21st, 2009
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“Aché” Women Power band closes Saturday night at Corso Italia Festival.
9 PM Corso Italia BIA Stage at 1241 St. Clair W. & Via Italia. Flute player IMARBYS is director, and TELMARY, ODALYS, LEDNYS, JENIFFER, GLENDA, YETI form the core of the band. Strong talent in here…
Harbourfront, Roberto Linares Brown, July 3
June 19th, 2009
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Live Music Report photo - Roger Humbert
Sirius Stage at Harbourfront Center, Queen’s Quay at the Toronto Harbourfront. Over the course of three albums and countless tours throughout Europe, Asia and Latin America, Roberto Lineras Brown has gained the reputation as one of Cuba’s most talented arrangers and composers.
Roberto Linares Brown began his professional career with Valentin y Los Del Caribe where he learned an international repertoire playing at the tourist resorts and showbars throughout Cuba. Roberto moved to Havana where he joined the legendary timba group Azucar Negra as piano player. But it was in 2001 when he joined Adalberto Alvarez y su Son as pianist and arranger that Roberto Linares Brown got to display the full range of his considerable talents.
… and hang around for Telmary next !
Harbourfront, Telmary with DJ Billy Bryans July 3
June 19th, 2009
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¡Que equivocao tú estás de la vida mi amor!
The Brigantine Room at Harbourfront Center, Queen’s Quay at the Toronto Harbourfront.
Telmary Diaz and her contemporaries take the rumba and the Son of Cuba, and add in the sensibility and style of hip-hop, funk and jazz her critically-acclaimed disc A Diario. Diaz conveys both modernity and spirituality in her music.
DJ Billy Bryans is a Toronto-based global music impresario, Juno Award winning musician and skilled DJ. Bryan helped to create the first Juno award category for World music, created the first professional marketing and record servicing organization (Mundial Music Pool) for world music, and was co-leader of the iconic Canadian group, The Parachute Club, that toured Canada, the United States and Europe recording three albums and winning three Juno awards. His popular blog misterbryans.com is a one-stop shop for buzz-worthy information related to Cuban music, current affairs and below-the-radar music gossip.
Harbourfront, King Sunny Adé, July 4
June 19th, 2009
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Sirius Stage at Harbourfront Center, Queen’s Quay at the Toronto Harbourfront.Here’s our “not strictly Cuban” pick for the month: 
King Sunny Adé and his band, His African Beats, continue to weave an infectious blend of electric guitars, synthesizers and multi-layered percussion. Born to a family of Nigerian royalty, Adé left school to pursue a career in music. Adé formed his own band, The Green Spots, in 1967. Frustrated by the exploitation of the record industry, Adé launched his own record label in 1974. In the two and a half decades since, the label has released more than one hundred of Adé’s recordings in Nigeria.
Adé and His African Beats made their debut American performances to enthusiastic crowds in 1983, and has still remained a powerful force in Nigeria. Money received from his early albums has been used to launch an oil firm, a mining company, nightclub, film and video production company, a PR firm and a record label specializing in recordings by African artists. In the mid-1990s, Adé founded the King Sunny Adé Foundation, an organization that includes a performing arts centre, state of the art recording studio and housing for young musicians and performers on a five-acre tract donated by the Lagos State government. Adé currently serves as chairperson of the Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria.
.. and stick around for Femi Kuti, same venue at 9 PM !
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