NEW EVENTS
LA CUBA RITMO @ THIRD SPACE
"STOCKWELL STATION"
Clave y Son Events Present:
La Cuba Ritmo 6 Piece Cuban Band
Tuesday 09th December 2008
Live rhythms of Cuba @ Third Space Music for Dancing - Rumba, Mambo, Son and Timba from the hottest Cuban band in town - LA CUBA RITMO!
La Cuba Ritmo 6-piece band specialise in pure, traditional Cuban music, including Buena Vista Social Club styles. Creating an atmosphere of high voltage and excitement, the talent of their Cuban band members has secured La Cuba Ritmo a reputation as one of the best and most innovative Cuban bands in the UK.
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.
Vocalist, bass, flute & keyboard player Adriana Martyr studied at Universidad Pedagogica de Colombia for music and teaching. Her suavely passionate voice effortlessly combines delicacy and power. Adriana’s talent as a versatile musician and the warmth she generates around her whilst performing makes her an essential part of the band’s chemistry. She can also give a fun salsa class if required!
On bongos, percussion and vocals, Flavio Arias brings the stage alive with his natural energy, sensational playing and contagious enthusiasm. Formerly part of the Cuban based band Sexteto Imagen, Flavio captivates his audience, not only with his talent as a singer and percussionist but with his dancing and charm. They say “the Cuban heart beats in the rhythm of salsa and son” and Flavio’s is no exception.
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Oscar Vasquez |
Negrita Preciosa |
Randy |
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Rene Alvarez |
Gabriel Fonseca |
Michell Castellano |
Photography: Milton Boyne
THE DJ
DJ SOL playing the best Salsa & Timba late into the night!
Come and learn to dance real Cuban style
7:30-8:30 Beginner/Intermediate Salsa Cubana
8:30-9:30 Intermediate/Advanced Rueda Choreographic
1hr lesson - £7, 2hr lessons - £10.
Band 9:30
Dancing 9:30pm-3:00am!
Live Band night entry £5
PLACE
Third Space Bar & Lounge
211 Clapham Road
London
Oposite Stockwell tube station
SW9 0QH
DATE
Tuesday 09th December 2008
