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Arsenio Rodriguez Project_EPK
DETAILS
Based in Los Angeles, California
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Founded in 2011
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Genre: #Cuba #CubanMusic #ChaCha #CubanSon #Rhumba #CubanRumba
"If you like the music of Buena Vista Social Club, You will definitely love The Arsenio Rodriguez Project", Tom Schnabel, KCRW, Radio Host/Producer
“The Arsenio Rodriguez Project, keeping the sounds of Arsenio Rodriguez and Buena Vista Social Club alive in Los Angeles and beyond”, Lily Regalado, KXLU, Radio Host/Producer
“A few celebrites were spotted enjoying the evening, including Buena Vista Social Club's Ry Cooder and actor Jimmy Smits…”, Humberto Capiro, lol.com
“Fans of Buena Vista Social Club need to experience The Arsenio Rodriguez Project performance live…”, Nelson Rodriguez, timba.com
BIOGRAPHY
The Arsenio Rodriguez Project
ARSENIO RODRIGUEZ PROJECT, is an All-Star Ensemble of today’s top LA musicians, designed to continue the legacy and to pay tribute to Arsenio Rodriguez, called by historians the father of salsa.
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The Ensemble came together for the first time in 2011 to honor Arsenio Rodriguez on his 100th birthday anniversary, presenting the original arrangements of the man many credit with being one of Afro-Cuban music's greatest innovators.
News
NEWS
PHOTOS
Photos
Wiltern Marquee, Los Angeles
Cuban American Fest, Los Angeles
Arsenio Rodriguez, Los Angeles
Wiltern Marquee, Los Angeles
The All-Stars Ensemble Features
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Piano & Musical Director: Iliana Rose
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Tres: Denis Medina-Crespo
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Bass: Julian Lampert
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Singer: Alfred Ortiz
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Singer: Luis Vadel
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Congas: Santiago Santiuste
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Bongo: Cesar Ventura
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Trumpet: Olivie Perez
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Trumpet: Onier Bacallao
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Trumpet: Mike McGumphy
Music
MUSIC
“Arsenio Rodriguez has been, in my opinion, the most influential and important contributor to modern Cuban dance music. Arsenio revolutionized and led the evolution of contemporary Cuban son…” Winner of six GRAMMY® and three Latin GRAMMY® Awards, Cuban pianist, composer and arranger Chucho Valdés.
Dile a Catalina - The Arsenio Rodriguez Project
00:00Tumba y Bongo - The Arsenio Rodriguez Project
00:00“When one speaks of our dance music, one speaks of the time before and after the Arsenio Rodriguez era. He changed the structure of Cuban music. Arsenio, started with two trumpets and later added another. He brought a pianist, and put a conga drum side by side with the bongo…” Winner of ten GRAMMY® Awards, pianist, composer and arranger Eddie Palmieri.
Videos
VIDEOS
ABOUT ARSENIO RODRIGUEZ
Arsenio Rodríguez (born Ignacio Arsenio Travieso Scull; 31 August 1911 – 30 December 1970) was a Cuban musician, composer and bandleader. He played the TRES GUITAR, as well as the conga drums and he specialized in SON, RUMBA and other Afro-Cuban music styles.
In the 1940s and 1950s Rodríguez reorganized the SON conjunto ("son group") and developed the SON MONTUNO, the basic template of modern-day SALSA. He claimed to be the true creator of MAMBO and was an important as well as a prolific composer who wrote more than twelve hundred songs.
Contact
CONTACT
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FOR BOOKING INFO:
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Guido Herrera-Yance
Yambu Productions
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1-310-729-2706
yambu.productionsLA@gmail.com
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