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Melón CD Release Concert Tonight
Special Guest: Alain Pérez
23:0 horas at Clamores in Madrid - Lunes - 28 de junio
Melón celebrates the long-awaited release of Travesía, a fresh new take on Latin jazz featuring sax luminary Román Filiú and ex-Pupy bassist "El Negrón" Elizarde. Negrón is out of the country, but not to worry, Melón's old partner from the Issac band, genius bassist Alain Pérez, will be playing at Clamores .
Melón is also coming to the US in fall with Buika and will hopefully fit in some solo gigs and clinics. Meanwhile, Volume 9 of Beyond Salsa Piano , the fourth and final volume on Melón, will be done soon. It will include the songs from Exclusivo para Cuba as well as various unreleased masterpieces like La temática and La competencia, as well as some of his work with Manolín and some of the tumbaos from his Latin jazz originals. Stay tuned.
Soy Lo Que Te Hala
Maykel Blanco & Salsa Mayor CD Released!
If you are a Facebook user you know that the word has been out since Mirco's post yesterday, Maykel Blanco y Salsa Mayor's latest album, "Soy lo que te hala", has been released at iTunes and the hardcopy is at latinmusicstore and will certainly hit other on-line stores soon. I am a hardcopy fan myself and decided to wait for the CD to appear at local stores, but after previewing the songs at iTunes, I couldn't resist buying it. I'll pick up the hardcopy later but I just had to have the songs now !
This album is packed with hits! The songs you have probably already heard if your local DJ is up-to-date are "Que tu crees?", "Se acabó el amor", "Pa' cualquiera", "La cara de salir pa' andar" and "Soy lo que te hala". If you caught them on their March tour of Europe or back in Havana you have also heard several other songs from the new album. A full review will be coming shortly. In the meatime here's the short review: great album, dancers will love it, you should buy it.
Track list:
| title | lead singer |
| Que Tú Crees? (A La Ñaqui) |
Pavel “La Figura” |
| Se Acabo’ El Amor (Ya Tú No Estás En El Bombo) | Yordi Larrazaba |
| Arriba De Lo Mal Hecho | Yordi Larrazaba |
| Pari Parara | Yasser Ramos |
| Publícalo | Yordi Larrazaba |
| Reposa | Yasser Ramos |
| Pa’ Cualquiera | Yordi Larrazaba |
| La Cara De Salir Pa’ Andar | Pavel “La Figura” |
| Pacotillera | Pavel “La Figura” |
| Soy Lo Que Te Hala | Yasser Ramos |
continue reading Timbera Mayor
Atención España!
Melón en Concierto el 28 de junio
Iván "Melón" Lewis Quintet celebra el lanzamiento de su nuevo CD, Travesía, con un concierto en Clamores en Madrid, el 28 de junio, con el invitado especial Alain Pérez.
If you're going, please contact me at kevin@timba.com. I need pictures and a concert report for Volume 9 of Beyond Salsa Piano, which is nearing completion.
Pupy in Washington DC Tonight
Last night's double sellout at Yoshi's Oakland was the longest, hottest night of the tour, featuring a blistering special request version of El pregonero, great guest solos from John Calloway and Jesús Díaz, and an unbelievable dance appearance by folkloric master José Barroso. It doesn't get better than this.
Tonight they play one night only at The Salsa Room in Arlington Virginia. Don't miss it - Obama and Michelle Bachman are both scheduled to sit in on congas.
Tomorrow, Sunday, Pupy returns for another show in New York at SOBs.
Tuesday they'll be at Boston's Wilbur Theater.
