Direct from Havana! Asere are now beginning a tour of the UK and Europe, one of Cuba’s hottest bands I discovered back in 2006, they will be playing songs from their acclaimed new album ‘Junio Groove’.
Asere website: www.asere.org
Music at St Ethelburga's
78 Bishopsgate
London, EC2N 4AG
Music begins 7.30
Doors open 6.45
Admission £10 advance
Admission £12 door
They are classic son septet, featuring guitar, bass, trumpet and percussion: top class musicians who know exactly how to modernise their music without losing the essence.
They aimed to play modern versions of traditional styles, like “son”. Also pop, jazz and other genres have been incorporated.
Junio Groove is a thrilling disc from the Cuban group Asere, fruitfully moving on from recent work with the celebrated percussionist/producer Billy Cobham. Taking Cuba’s classic son music by the scruff, they re-earth it, filling it with sensuous pleasure as with their tribute to its origins in Oriente with serenading vocals, terrific piano, guitars and trumpet.
Across four albums and many tours, Asere have continued to experiment and evolve. Since 2006 they have been working on a collaborative project with legendary drummer Billy Cobham. Unfazed to be writing and performing alongside the man who once worked with Miles Davis and whose story reads like a history of modern music, Asere have been honing their skills and growing through the experience, eager to explore new horizons.
Their famous contemporary edge comes through in the irresistible rumba ‘Yo Nací En Un Solar’ (I Was Born In A Solar) celebrating growing up in common patios in Havana’s marginal neighbourhoods. With Moorish and flamenco edges for ‘Harissa’ and ‘Sonamos Flamenco’ to rhythms with a hint of Reggae (‘Mercedes’), simply amazing!.
What comes next will surely be interesting.
Michel ‘pata’Salazar Bass
Vicente Arencibia Congas
Michel Padron Trumpet
Juan ‘Luz Brillante’ Alarcon Bongos, Cowbell & Cajon
Alejandro ‘El Flecha’ Albar Steel Guitars
Andres Valdes Spanish Guitar
Asere European Tour
23 September Royal Welsh College, Cardiff
28 September Wookey Hole Folk Club
1 October The Stables, Milton Keynes
5 October St Ethelburga’s, London
7 October Tropentheatre, Amsterdam
8 October Rasa, Utrecht
13 October Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan
14 October Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea
15 October Mineral Line, Roadwater
20 October Colchester Arts Centre
21 October Bourne Community College, Southborne, Sussex
22 October Walberton Village Hall, Arundel
25 October Turner Sims, Southampton
28 October Fiddlers Club, Bristol
29 October Mount Pleasant Eco Park, Porthtowan
4 November Musicport festival, Bridlington
5 November Musicport festival, Bridlington
11 November N9, Eeklo
12 November Oosterpoort, Groningen
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