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Clave y Son Events Present:
"Rhythms of Salsa Cuban Spectacular"
Sunday 21st September 2008
Live rhythms of Cuba and pure indulgence of world-class teachers and performers @ The Carisbrooke Hall!
To understand Salsa in music and dance you need to go back to the roots…
The rhythms and steps of Rumba, mambo & Son form the basis of Salsa which is so named for its rich and diverse blend of exciting and juicy rhythmic ingredients.
Our professional artists amongst the best in the business take you through the origins of this dance that has become an international phenomenon.
The master class workshops will show teach you about the raw form of Rumba Mambo & Son & how these are applied in Salsa.
RUMBA
In CUba, Rumba is Generic term covering a variety of musical rhythms and associated dances the Rumba has its influences in the music brought to cuba by Spanish colonizers as well Africans brought to cuba as slaves Rumba developed in the Cuban provinces of Havana and Matanzas in the late 19th century.
RUMBA - Yambu.- Yambu is the oldest known style of rumba, sometimes called the Old People's Rumba. It uses the slowest beat of the three Rumba styles and incorporates movements feigning frailty. It can be danced alone (especially by women) or by men and women together. Although male dancers may flirt with female dancers during the dance, they do not use the vacunao of Rumba Guaguanco.
RUMBA - Guaguanco.- Rumba Guaguanco is faster than yambu, with more complex rhythms, and involves overtly flirtatious movements between a man and a woman in the roles of "Rooster" and "Hen".
The woman both entices and "protects herself" from the man, who tries to catch the woman off-guard with a vacunao -- tagging her with the flip of a handkerchief or by throwing his arm, leg or pelvis in her direction in and act of symbolic sexual contact. To defend herself, she may cover with her hand, or use her skirt to protect her pelvis and whip the sexual energy away from her body.
RUMBA - Columbia.- Rumba Columbia (not "Colombia") is a fast and energetic Rumba, with a 6/8 feel. Solo, traditionally male, dancers provoke the drummers to play complex rhythms that they imitate through their creative and sometimes acrobatic movements. Men may also compete with other men to display their agility, strength, confidence and even sense of humor. Columbia incorporates many movements derived from Congo dances as well as Spanish flamenco, and more recently dancers have incorporated breakdancing and hip hop moves. Women are also beginning to dance Columbia, too.
MAMBO
Mambo, the music, as we know it dates to about 1938 when Oresta Lopez composed a danzon he called the "Mambo". He combined danzon with African rhythms from the street. The dancing itself came out of rehearsals where couples improvised steps to the new beat. In the 1950s, Mambo was popularised as a specific musical genre when Perez Prado began to market his music under the name "mambo"
The African rhythms in Cuban music came from the Yoruba, Congo and other West African people, who were transported to the Caribbean as slaves. They used them to call forth various gods. Cabillolos still exist in Cuba to keep alive various rhythms for over 200 different African gods. Mambo means "conversation with the gods" and in Cuba designates a sacred song of the Congos. The Congos absorbed a variety of foreign influences and the mambo drum rhythm became a cocktail of Bantu, Spanish and Yoruba. Coupled with Western Jazz, this beat provided the basis for the creation of the Mambo and then the Cha Cha and Salsa.
In Haiti, the "Mambo" is a voodoo priestess, who serves the villagers as councillor, healer, exorcist, soothsayer, spiritual adviser, and organizer of public entertainment.
SON
The ‘son’ is the quintessential Afro-Cuban musical form, referring both to a singing and dancing style. Son means ‘sound’, but it’s easiest to think of it as simply the basic, elemental ‘song’. Although there are traces of son as early as the 16th century, modern son first appeared in the eastern part of Cuba in the late 19th century.
Son played the function of telling the news of the countryside, and is the first truly homegrown Afro-Cuban musical style. The early son orchestra was a trio composed of claves, maracas and guitar. By 1925, son orchestras had expanded to included tres and bongos. With a call-and-response pattern based on African tradition, the basic son became two vocalists – one playing claves, the other maracas, a tres, bongo, guiro and bass.
Son, the dance, starts with the formal, closed embrace of the man and woman. The couple maintains a very upright frame, with quick flirtatious and sensual side-to-side movements of the shoulders, torso and hips accenting the underlying six count rhythm of the feet. Son is danced off the beat, so the couple moves on the half beat before one.
A signature move of son is the marvellous ‘tornelio’ in which the woman holds the man's hand and spins him around while he squats on one leg. The most skilful son dancers change positions slowly and continually trying to create interesting and impressive ‘shapes’ with the free leg and body positioning.
THE BAND
Bandleader, Cuban violinist Gabriel Fonseca, studied violin at the National School of Music in Havana before joining the Santiago De Cuba Philharmonic Orchestra. He later went on to play with two of Cuba’s famous salsa bands, Original de Manzanillo and Candido Fabre y Su Banda with whom he recorded and toured around the world playing at clubs and festivals. Gabriel has performed or shared the stage with many Latin stars such as Los Van Van, Oscar D’Leon, Grupo Niche, Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, Paquito de Rivera and more recently Eliades Ochoa, one of the original Buena Vista Social Club. Now based in London, Gabriel has played with various Latin Bands and has performed at such venues as Ronnie Scott’s, the Jazz Cafe, the Barbican and Bridgewater Hall. He now puts his experience and talent into his own bands.
At the forefront of the band with his powerful electric violin, Gabriel is a fine melodic improviser with an impeccable technique.
THE DJS
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Dj Javier de la Rosa |
Dj Rich |
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THE ARTIST
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Osbanis Tejeda |
Homero Gonzalez |
Juan Carlos Pacheco |
THE SHOWS
THE GUEST
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Lazaro Lopez |
Carlitos Villegas |
Enrique Perez |
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Fill |
Dr. Jim |
Osvaldo Chacon |
THE VENUE
The refurbished Carisbrooke Hall is an elegant and distinguished venue in the heart of London’s west end close to Hyde Park. The venue has air-conditioning, private (very reasonably priced) bar, cloakroom, reception area, a purpose built stage and one of the largest projections screens in the capital.
Guests make their prestigious entrance from a galleried balcony over-looking the vast and beautiful, ballroom-style dance floor, and down the sweeping staircase…
The Victory Services Association is a charity with two primary objectives:
a) Promote military efficiency and esprit de corps by bringing together members of the Armed Forces of the Crown and members of the Armed Forces of the Commonwealth and foreign Countries with whom we are currently allied and by improving the life of such persons.
b) Relieve need, hardship or distress among persons who have served in the Armed Forces of the Crown and their dependants
We achieve these objectives by providing an affordable 'home away from home' in London for All Ranks of serving and retired members of the military community and their families. This includes the Reservists of the three Services. This also applies to Commonwealth Armed Forces and those of our allies.
The Association has provided accommodation subsidies for those who need it most such as our troops returning from active duty and those with disabilities and their carers. Our current benevolent project, 'Haven for Heroes' provides subsidised accommodation to troops returning from active service in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Club has a range of affordable accommodation, a restaurant, lounge bar, and reading room and event rooms. Every year over 150 Armed Forces reunions are held at the Club as well as investitures, birthday celebrations and a number of private parties. Regular member socials, particularly the monthly members lunch hosted by the Club Secretary, help to foster new friendships.
The VSC remains unique as an All Ranks, Tri-Service Military Club open to British Armed Forces, Commonwealth and Allies as well as their families, widows and widowers.
3D Vision of Caribrooke Hall
Address:
Carisbrooke Hall
Victory Services Club,
63-79 Seymour Street (off Edgware Road)
London W2 2HF
March Arch tube
There are excellent transport links for tube, train & bus and free parking in the surrounding streets. Just a few minutes walk from March Arch tube station and Paddington Rail station.
Sunday 21st September 2008
Workshops 5:30pm-8:00pm
Doors 8:30pm
Band 9:30pm
Shows 10, 11, 12pm!
Prices & Booking:
VIP Passes are limited and on a strictly first come, first served basis and MUST be booked in advance.
Please state names of friends to be seated together, max 6 per table.
FULL ‘VIP’ Passes include a reserved table place, fruit refreshment, & raffle
Evening ‘VIP’ Passes include a reserved table place, fruit refreshment & raffle
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