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Pasión de Buena Vista - Live from Cuba
Passion of Buena Vista - Live from Cuba
Event by: COFO Entertainment
Location: Admiralspalast, Friedrichstraße 101, Berlin - Mitte
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About event
After over 1 million enthusiastic visitors in more than 35 countries, the dance and music experience comes back to Europe live from Cuba!
Hot rhythms, rousing dances, exotic beauties and unforgettable melodies take the audience on a journey through the exciting nights of Cuba. Cuban joy of life paired with magnificent voices and impressive dance formations make “Pasión de Buena Vista - Live from Cuba” a unique experience.
If there is something that best reflects the Cuban mentality, it is music and dance. Music styles known all over the world today such as rumba, mambo, cha-cha-cha and salsa have their origins in four basic elements. Apart from tonewoods and drums, there are no other instruments to be found here. With the addition of melodic instruments, the now commercialized form of rumba developed, as did other fashionable dances such as the mambo. The “Son”, an alternating song between singer and choir accompanied by the Spanish and Latin American tres guitar, is the clear audience favorite. It was invented by sugar workers in Santiago de Cuba during the 1920s. Claves and maracas form the rhythm.
As the “son” spread rapidly, more instruments were added, such as wooden bass, bongos and trumpets. This creates a complex, polyrhythmic sound structure that initially sounds like a complete mess to European ears, but later fascinates and captivates the listener.
The “Danzon” was used by the Cuban upper class for a long time not accepted, but is now the most popular dance in Cuba. From this the Cha-Cha-Cha developed. At the “Trova” traveling singers sang melancholically beautiful ballads. The texts were thematically changed during the time of the revolution and used for propaganda. The musicians later returned to their original themes. What travelers to Cuba today perceive as Cuban music is a synthesis of African percussions and rhythms with Spanish coplas and their instrumentation. “Pasión de Buena Vista” presents the entire range of Cuban music and dances, transmitting the joy and temperament of Cuba to the audience.
The live band
The “Buena “Vista Band” consists of a variety of highly gifted musicians and talents from Cuba. In addition to various percussion instruments such as drums, timbales and conga, there are a number of wind instruments such as trombone and trumpet. Bass, piano and the tres guitar typical of Latin America complete the overall picture. The live band is accompanied by talented background singers who also demonstrate their unique voices as soloists during the show.
The dance formation
The dance formation “El Grupo de Bailar “ from Havana consists of several first-class dancers who have already demonstrated their talent in traditional dance shows. A high level of discipline and professionalism characterizes the group and is just one reason why they were selected for the “Pasión de Buena Vista” show.
Hot rhythms, rousing dances, exotic beauties and unforgettable melodies take the audience on a journey through the exciting nights of Cuba. Cuban joy of life paired with magnificent voices and impressive dance formations make “Pasión de Buena Vista - Live from Cuba” a unique experience.
If there is something that best reflects the Cuban mentality, it is music and dance. Music styles known all over the world today such as rumba, mambo, cha-cha-cha and salsa have their origins in four basic elements. Apart from tonewoods and drums, there are no other instruments to be found here. With the addition of melodic instruments, the now commercialized form of rumba developed, as did other fashionable dances such as the mambo. The “Son”, an alternating song between singer and choir accompanied by the Spanish and Latin American tres guitar, is the clear audience favorite. It was invented by sugar workers in Santiago de Cuba during the 1920s. Claves and maracas form the rhythm.
As the “son” spread rapidly, more instruments were added, such as wooden bass, bongos and trumpets. This creates a complex, polyrhythmic sound structure that initially sounds like a complete mess to European ears, but later fascinates and captivates the listener.
The “Danzon” was used by the Cuban upper class for a long time not accepted, but is now the most popular dance in Cuba. From this the Cha-Cha-Cha developed. At the “Trova” traveling singers sang melancholically beautiful ballads. The texts were thematically changed during the time of the revolution and used for propaganda. The musicians later returned to their original themes. What travelers to Cuba today perceive as Cuban music is a synthesis of African percussions and rhythms with Spanish coplas and their instrumentation. “Pasión de Buena Vista” presents the entire range of Cuban music and dances, transmitting the joy and temperament of Cuba to the audience.
The live band
The “Buena “Vista Band” consists of a variety of highly gifted musicians and talents from Cuba. In addition to various percussion instruments such as drums, timbales and conga, there are a number of wind instruments such as trombone and trumpet. Bass, piano and the tres guitar typical of Latin America complete the overall picture. The live band is accompanied by talented background singers who also demonstrate their unique voices as soloists during the show.
The dance formation
The dance formation “El Grupo de Bailar “ from Havana consists of several first-class dancers who have already demonstrated their talent in traditional dance shows. A high level of discipline and professionalism characterizes the group and is just one reason why they were selected for the “Pasión de Buena Vista” show.