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Orquesta Aragón
July 21, 2013 - 09:45 PM Price: FREE
Loto-Québec stage - Parterre du Quartier des Spectacles
Location: Corner of Clarke and Maisonneuve, outside Place des Arts.
Description of the concert: Since 1939, this mythical charanga has had the entire planet dancing to its light, cheerful and carefree music, with its festive spirit. One of their big hits, El Bodeguero, was even taken up by Nat King Cole. Cha-cha-cha, Son, Bolero – the always flamboyant Aragón is a true symbol of Cuban popular music.
From Cuba to the entire world
In Cuba, success came with the cha cha cha style of the early 1950s. A series of hits emerged, including El Bodeguero, Los Marcianos and El Rico Vacilòn, pushing the group to the forefront of the national scene. Then it became known internationally, with numbers such as Pare Cochero and El Paso de Encarnación. In 1965, Orquesta Aragón and other groups began touring internationally with “Music Hall of Cuba.” This was a huge success, especially in Europe, where audiences were won over in a long series of concerts.
As the years went by, the group changed, with some members leaving and new ones arriving. Their energy and desire to play together and for the audience kept pace with the early days, and remained fully intact. In 1999, the album La Charanga Eterna marked the 60th anniversary of the orchestra’s founding, with guest artists including Cuban diva Omara Portuondo, Puerto Rican sala singer Cheo Feliciano and Congolese star Papa Wemba – a milestone in the group’s history.
The Friday show below was fun.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IduT_FQ9KEk
July 19, 2013 - 08:15 PM
Loto-Québec stage - Parterre du Quartier des Spectacles
The bolero, cha-cha-cha, cumbia, merengue and bachata from the nine women who, since 1995, have formed the group Cristal, deeply rooted in these lands, are in their image, typical and sensual. |
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