Afro-Cuban All Stars Tour Continues

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ACAS played two sold out shows at Freight & Salvage in Berkeley with several new members and several new pieces, including a tremendous timba original (Se fue y me dijo) and a show-stopping medley of classic Puerto Rican plenas. Alto songo featured a fascinating set of improvised décimas in Controversia Cubana style--featuring vocalist Emilio Suárez and De Marcos, who has become a formidable lead vocalist in his own right, incorporating subtle blues and hiphop inflections at various points. Bay Area master John Santos introduced the show and sat in for a fiery conga solo.

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Juan de Marcos and Emilio Suárez

New pianist and rumba dancer Orlando Cardoso

Laura González, Caleb Michel and Tony Perigo

Gliceria González and Juan De Marcos González

Gliceria Abreu

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Friday, 17 January 2020, 12:54 PM

I haven't fully explored this new program but it looks amazing: educational software for rueda dancers, covering gears, clave changes, et al. Here's the website, and there's a screenshot below. More info will be posted soon. [Kevin Moore]

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Tuesday, 03 December 2019, 01:04 AM

Issac packed Freight & Salvage Monday and will return Tuesday night. It was a high energy show with two surprises: Issacito Delgado on piano and Denis "Papacho" Savón, Issac's longtime conguero, on timbales. The show moves on to Santa Cruz's Kuumbwa Jazz Center Wednesday night. [Tom Ehrlich]

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Monday, 02 December 2019, 01:47 PM

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UPDATE: This tour unites Issac with legendary conguero Denis "Papacho" Savón and his son Issacito, who's been in the US playing piano with the Pedrito Martínez Group.

Issac Delgado is bringing back the great band that played SF JAZZ this summer for two nights (Mon. the 2nd & Tues. the 3rd) at Berkeley's Freight & Salvage, and Wednesday the 4th at Santa Cruz's Kuumbwa Jazz Center. There will be free dance lessons with the incomparable Ryan and Sidney (Rueda con Ritmo) at Freight & Salvage beginning at 7:00.