NEWS
New CD from Bloque 53 "La Ruta de la Salsa" produced by Joaquin Arteaga
January 2010 is the release of CD "La Ruta de la Salsa" from Bloque 53. "Is the first salsa CD recorded in the Spain with vibraphone..." quotes Joaquin Arteaga, producer and percussionist on the album. With a hot sound and minty taste of the vibes, they called "THE NEW BARCELONA SALSA SOUND"
La Ruta de la Salsa was recorded in October of 2009 in Barcelona, influenced by Joe Cuba, grupo Mango and Ruben Blades and seis de Solar, Bloque 53 members search for a new sound without forgeting the salsa brava swing. The CD is full of tasty rhytmic formulas, very danceable with lyrics that remember guarachas. Bloque 53 is already generating buzz within the salsa comunity.
The release of CD from Bloque 53 "La Ruta de la Salsa" will be on 11 of february 2010 at Antilla club, in Barcelona Spain, with special guests.
Bloque 53 are:
Ernesto
“Melaito” Paz: vocals
Tito Bonacera: Bass
Andreu Cañadell: Piano
Andreu Vilar: Vibráfono
Miguel Porras: Tumbadoras, Coro
Joaquín Arteaga: Timbal, Bongó, Maracas, Güiro, Coro
Guest vocalist : Diana Feria, Enso Verdú, Lenin “Güiroloco” Jiménez
Musical production : Joaquin Arteaga y Bloque 53
recorded at S2 studios. Sound Engineer: Jim Colominas.
Mastering Julio Hernandez, Fader Productions, The Nederlands
Joaquin Arteaga at the "Festival de Percusión de Barcelona"
Asstrio + 2
February 2010 will be the "Festival de Percusión de Barcelona" Spain, were acid jazz band Asstrio plus Toni Pages and Joaquin Arteaga will give us an outstanding night of explosive rhythms
The concerts will be held during february around Catalunya starting 6 of February at L´auditori de Barcelona. The show will also be touring Spain. For dates you can check www.asstrio.com
Joaquín Arteaga acompaña a Larry Harlow en Los Angeles, interpretando "Salsa Suite" en vivo
Last 21 of November 2009, Joaquin Arteaga shared great moments of music with Latin Leyend "Larry Harlow" from "Las Estrellas de Fania".
Renowned Latin-style pianist Larry Harlow will present the world-premiere full performance of La Raza Latina, a Salsa Suite, Saturday, Nov. 21, at 8 p.m., in the Luckman Theatre at California State University, Los Angeles.
Harlow will conduct the CSULA Afro Latin Ensemble and welcome guest performers for a night of salsa rhythms, contemporary Latin music, and Afro Latin Jazz. Featured vocalist Adonis Puentes will be among special guests, including vocalist Iris Sandra Cepeda, percussionist Joaquin Arteaga, percussionist Memo Acevedo, the CSULA Afro Latin Ensemble directed by Paul De Castro, and several CSULA faculty artists. The Salsa Suite is sponsored by CareMore Health Plan. Tickets are $25 for general admission and $15 for students. For tickets, call the Luckman Box Office at (323) 343-6600.
Joaquin Arteaga taught special percussion workshops in Bogotá, Colombia
This past august 21 2009 Joaquin Arteaga taught a workshop on "Latin Percussion Ensemble" included in the !Festival Salsa al Parque" programme. Teaching bongo and special timbale riffs. Joaco showed diferent ways of talking with the bongo and figures around it. Using Latin Percussion instruments the event ended on a great drumming descarga. Also during this week Joaquin Arteaga played with La Sucursal at diferent locations including the "Festival Salsa al Parque"
For more information :
joaquinarteaga@hotmail.com
telf: (0034) 655411078.
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