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Pablo Cardenas Presents “Viva Latin America”
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Pablo Cardenas Presents “Viva Latin America”, March 1st, 9pm, 7pm doors, 7:30pm dance class by Tatianna Hassan, The Coda, (751 View St) Latin American music is considered by many the most beautiful music, very romantic, spiritual, energetic, and full of passion. Its cultural richness is endless. Cuban pianist Pablo Cardenas and The West Coast Cuban Orchestra are presenting a show with a wide variety of Latin rhythms, including Son, Salsa, Bachata, Cumbia, Merengue, Cha Cha, Plena, Festejo, Rumba, Conga and more. They want to show you the variety of sounds that Latin music can offer, by taking you on a journey through the music of many different countries of the region like Cuba, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and more. Pablo will be joined by a talented lineup of musicians and guest vocalists, and will be inviting the amazing dancer and instructor Tatiana Hassan from Colombia, who will teach a dance class from 7:30 and perform a choreoghraphy at the break time. Latin Dj Jorge Escobar will keep you going in between sets and after the band. This will be an event to not miss with a representation of the best Latin American music and dance!
The West Coast Cuban Orchestra
The West Coast Cuban Orchestra was created in 2011 by the internationally renowned Cuban Pianist and Composer Pablo Cardenas. On a trip to Vancouver Island for a performance he unexpectedly decided to stay for a while and met a few musicians that inspired him to start the band, developing it as one of his main musical projects with the purpose of keeping the Cuban music roots alive in North America while adding the influence of other musical tendencies like jazz fusion and Afro-Latin Rhythm. He also wanted an eclectic line up with members from different cultural and musical backgrounds to enrich even more the sound of the project. Although Pablo’s main artistic priority was still his most experimental jazz projects, he has continued to develop this band once he has made Canada his main area of residency in the last few years, and saw that the project kept having a high level of demand performing at the most important festivals and venues of the region.
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