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Latest News - July 2008
latest news - july 2008
OSCAR D’LEON
+ his Venezuelan Big Band
+ DJs: Lubi + Julian Mr M
Como no! proudly presents the first London show in five years from
the great Salsa star aka El Sonero Mayor (‘The Great Improviser’),
Oscar D’Leon. Oscar is a great singer, bandleader, composer,
arranger and truly dynamic and innovative live performer. Oscar D’
Leon is without doubt one of the enduring giants of salsa - and he
yields the stage to no one. The huge dancefloor at the Roundhouse
gives the salseros the perfect opportunity to swivel their hips so the
night also includes 2 of the UK’s top salsa DJs: DJ Lubi, album
compiler for the legendary Fania Records of New York; and Julian Mr
M, London's Latin communities DJ of choice, who will be making sure
the evening is caliente from start to finish.
Oscar D'Leon has recorded more than 50 albums, gained many gold
discs, and received numerous awards and honours. In November
2007 his last album Fuzionando won the Latin Grammy Awards as
best Contemporary Tropical album proving that after more than 30
years Oscar is still on top of his game.
Unlike most of his peers in the Salsa firmament Oscar learned his
clave in his homeland of Venezuela - rather than in one of the
traditional salsa hot spots: Cuba (Beny Moré, Celia Cruz); New York
(Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri); Puerto Rico (Ismael Rivera, Hector
LaVoe) or Colombia (Joe Arroyo, Fruko) and because of this he has
made certain that his sound, and appeal, embraces the entire
diaspora.
Oscar combines the classic Cuban music of masters such as Beny
Moré, La Sonora Matancera, and Orquesta Aragón with the New York
salsa of the late 60s and early 70s, particularly Eddie Palmieri and
the Fania generation and, if Oscar plays his version of Moré’s “Que
Bueno Baila Usted” the Roundhouse will surely levitate.
‘El Leon de la Salsa’ was born in the Caracas' neighbourhood of
Etamin where he began to show an interest in percussion
instruments and to sing at social events as a young child. He
originally made a name for himself as the bassist in Dimension
Latina, which went on to become one of the greatest salsa bands of
all time whose classics are still played on salsa dancefloors around
the world to this day.
We live in hope that summer will have arrived before Oscar does but
either way tropical heat is forecast for 12th July at the Roundhouse.
The show is brought to you by Como No the people behind the
dazzling Roundhouse salsa shows by Willie Colon and Larry Harlow
last year.
Roundhouse
Chalk Farm Road,
London
NW1 8EH
T: 0844 482 8008
Tickets online: www.comono.co.uk & www.roundhouse.org.uk
Tickets - £25 in advance – £28 on the door.
Available from the venue and SEE Tickets, Ticketmaster and
Ticketwe
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Also available without commission at face value for cash purchases
at:
Sabor Latino – Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre SE1
Las Americas – Brixton Market SW9
+ his Venezuelan Big Band
+ DJs: Lubi + Julian Mr M
- SAT 12TH JULY 2008
8.30pm – late
- ROUNDHOUSE
Chalk Farm
Como no! proudly presents the first London show in five years from
the great Salsa star aka El Sonero Mayor (‘The Great Improviser’),
Oscar D’Leon. Oscar is a great singer, bandleader, composer,
arranger and truly dynamic and innovative live performer. Oscar D’
Leon is without doubt one of the enduring giants of salsa - and he
yields the stage to no one. The huge dancefloor at the Roundhouse
gives the salseros the perfect opportunity to swivel their hips so the
night also includes 2 of the UK’s top salsa DJs: DJ Lubi, album
compiler for the legendary Fania Records of New York; and Julian Mr
M, London's Latin communities DJ of choice, who will be making sure
the evening is caliente from start to finish.
Oscar D'Leon has recorded more than 50 albums, gained many gold
discs, and received numerous awards and honours. In November
2007 his last album Fuzionando won the Latin Grammy Awards as
best Contemporary Tropical album proving that after more than 30
years Oscar is still on top of his game.
Unlike most of his peers in the Salsa firmament Oscar learned his
clave in his homeland of Venezuela - rather than in one of the
traditional salsa hot spots: Cuba (Beny Moré, Celia Cruz); New York
(Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri); Puerto Rico (Ismael Rivera, Hector
LaVoe) or Colombia (Joe Arroyo, Fruko) and because of this he has
made certain that his sound, and appeal, embraces the entire
diaspora.
Oscar combines the classic Cuban music of masters such as Beny
Moré, La Sonora Matancera, and Orquesta Aragón with the New York
salsa of the late 60s and early 70s, particularly Eddie Palmieri and
the Fania generation and, if Oscar plays his version of Moré’s “Que
Bueno Baila Usted” the Roundhouse will surely levitate.
‘El Leon de la Salsa’ was born in the Caracas' neighbourhood of
Etamin where he began to show an interest in percussion
instruments and to sing at social events as a young child. He
originally made a name for himself as the bassist in Dimension
Latina, which went on to become one of the greatest salsa bands of
all time whose classics are still played on salsa dancefloors around
the world to this day.
We live in hope that summer will have arrived before Oscar does but
either way tropical heat is forecast for 12th July at the Roundhouse.
The show is brought to you by Como No the people behind the
dazzling Roundhouse salsa shows by Willie Colon and Larry Harlow
last year.
Roundhouse
Chalk Farm Road,
London
NW1 8EH
T: 0844 482 8008
Tickets online: www.comono.co.uk & www.roundhouse.org.uk
Tickets - £25 in advance – £28 on the door.
Available from the venue and SEE Tickets, Ticketmaster and
Ticketwe
b
Also available without commission at face value for cash purchases
at:
Sabor Latino – Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre SE1
Las Americas – Brixton Market SW9
