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IRAKERE''''
(CUBA, 2007) @
Irakere Group was formed by Armando Cuervo (Percussion), Oscar Valdes (vocals and percussion), Jorge "El Niño" Alfonso (congas), Enrique Plá (drums), Carlos del Puerto (Bass), Jorge Varona (trumpet) Arturo Sandoval (trumpet), Carlos Averhoff (tenor saxophone), Paquito D'Rivera (alto sax) and Carlos Emilio Morales (guitar). Their repertoires over the years have been a clearly defined combination of jazzy themes, experimental and dance, with elaborate arrangements that allow us to appreciate the virtuosity of the soloists and the quality of the compositions. All of them is a mix that has made the presence of Irakere on stage a must in any event on the world jazz.
The impressive sound of Irakere has impacted many different audiences, each presentation demonstrating the physical and cultural stature of these men, which highlights a unique way the piano master Chucho Valdes, who for his outstanding contributions to modern variants of Jazz pianist and quality is considered world leader in this genre. Irakere live drummers in Africa, but also metals and keyboards Cuba Valdés, a piano teacher, a virtuoso on his instrument, and unquestionably a school of musical quality. Son of Bebo Valdes, Chucho has taken his musical heritage to the forefront of Irakere for the most demanding and varied scenery in the world. Irakere
led to his birth for more than 30 years, a renewal process in the Cuban music that has not been precisely weighted by some less rigorous and demanding public. Irakere is the alma mater of contemporary Cuban music. Polychromatic style that ranges from purely to modern African sounds, Irakere has been merged into almost perfect, Afro-Cuban, jazz and the purely classical, achieving a high quality product of interpretation, but also inspired and revolutionary. The merger of the root causes of Afro-Cuban folklore with elements of classical music and international become a philosophy, a way of playing and working under the perfectionist obsession Valdes, who survives all the ups and downs of the orchestras themselves.
Irakere, who left us the rich gift of Timba, said the way the service impeccable technique popular art, but let's dissolution uncertainty that may never see a band so great. His recently released compilation album entitled "30 years", it outputs the spirit of Cuban music that made history in the fusion of Afro-Cuban jazz. Source
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