@Instituto Cervantes, Manchester 6.30pm Talk plus gig FREE EVENT

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Instituto Cervantes, Manchester

Wednesday 25 January 2012

Talk 1:

The Danzón Cinquillo Rhythm – in Cuba, Mexico, Argentina and the US

The five-beat danzón rhythm can be found not only in Cuban danzón and contradanza musical styles but also in ragtime, stride, boogie woogie and Argentinean Tango. In this talk Dr Sue Miller traces the development of this rhythm from the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century Cuban dance styles of contradanza and danzón in the orquesta típicas and charangas, to its appearance in ragtime, blues and tango forms. Also forming part of classical repertoire from George Bizet to  Ernesto Lecuona, this rhythm never truly disappears  – it just migrates!

Concert:

Charanguita del Norte: a small charanga orquesta, the baby sister of Charanga del Norte, the band perform and demonstrate the Cuban danzón, danzón-chá, mambo and chachachá styles.

@ Instituto Cervantes, Manchester 29 February 2012

Tromgangsters

In 2007 Sue Miller was invited to New York by Eddy Zervigón (the bandleader and flute player of Orquesta Broadway) to perform with him at the annual Mamoncillo Festival. Before taking to the stage Sue saw Eddy play with Manny Oquendo’s Conjunto Libre and was impressed by his soloing against a five-strong trombone section. Always a fan of Eddie Palmieri’s trombone and flute-led Salsa band ‘La Perfecta’ Sue decided to set up something similar here in the UK inspired by the two Eddys. The band features the Peace Artist’s Vicki Beere and Casa Latina veterans on trombones plus musicians from the Charanga del Norte stable such as Ana-Luisa Muñoz del Valle on vocals, Simon Siddol on piano and rising young stars of the salsa scene Jack McCarthy on timbales and Helen Curtis on congas.

Expect hard driving grooves and melodic soloing designed for dancers and Latin music lovers alike. Influenced by Eddie Palmieri’s La Perfecta, Mongo Santamaria and the legendary Cuban Descargas expect high energy riffing, high-faluting solos and songs about dancing, love, deception and revelry.

CONTACT

http://www.charangasue.com

s.miller@charangasue.com or call 07957 244 167

Thursday 10 November Trombanga performance

In 2007 Sue Miller was invited to New York by Eddy Zervigón (the bandleader and flute player of Orquesta Broadway) to perform with him at the annual Mamoncillo Festival. Before taking to the stage Sue saw Eddy play with Manny Oquendo’s Conjunto Libre and was impressed by his soloing against a five-strong trombone section. Always a fan of Eddie Palmieri’s trombone and flute-led Salsa band ‘La Perfecta’ Sue decided to set up something similar here in the UK inspired by the two Eddys. The band features Cuban bass monster Ivan Pavon Martinez,  the Peace Artist’s Vicki Beere and Casa Latina veterans on trombones plus musicians from the Charanga del Norte stable such as Ana-Luisa Muñoz del Valle on vocals, Simon Siddol on piano and rising young stars of the salsa scene Jack McCarthy on timbales and Helen Curtis on congas.

FORTHCOMING GIGS

Thursday 10 November Square Chapel, Halifax

Square Chapel Website

Wednesday 29 February Instituto Cervantes, Manchester

FOR BOOKINGS

EMAIL s.miller@charangasue.com or call 07957 244 167

You’ll dance to this with two left feet and a bag on your head!
Brampton Live

Charanga del Norte is now taking the music one step beyond — top-notch music from one of England’s leading Latin combos and the only 100 percent genuine charanga and pachanga band in the land.They are making some fine music that stands up shoulder-to-shoulder proudly with the best charanga musicians still around today, like Orquesta Aragon. They also write their own quality original material which displays a deep and clear understanding of the music and gives a perfect rendition of this distinctive and historically important Cuban style. The creative juices are certainly flowing freely here.
Dave Hucker The Beat 2006

Susana tus inspiraciones son muy buenas – pareces una cubana inspirando!
Susan your solos are great – just like a Cuban improviser!”
Policarpo (Polo) Tamayo, flute player Buena Vista Social Club

Latin music, but not as you may know it, this band are deliciously different and incredibly danceable
The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen

Sue Miller’s fluent flute featured strongly on Orquesta Aragon’s Bodeguero.
Steve Millward Manchester Evening News, The Bridgewater Hall review

Superb UK-based salsa and charanga band
Songlines magazine

Inviting supporting acts to perform with legendary Cuban artists involved in the Buena Vista Social Club project is no easy matter, finding an outfit in the UK that can hold its own with a well informed audience makes the task all the more difficult…. Bridgewater Hall has a reputation for authentic, first class music and Charanga make the grade.
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

Charanga del Norte perform at Grimsby Town Hall on Friday 30 July as part of North East Lincolnshire Arts Forum Festival

Dance class from our dancer Guillermo at 6.30pm

Band on at 8pm

Venue: Grimsby Town Hall, Town Hall Square, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire DN31 1HX

Tickets from Tourist Information 01472 323111

Ticket Prices £10 (£8 in advance) £7 OAPs and £5 for children

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07/05/2010

Sue Miller and her Charanga del Norte

Sue Miller and her Charanga del Norte release a new album Look Back in Charanga on 13 May.

Look Back in Charanga is the sequel to Our Mam in Havana:

Carrying on with the puns Look Back in Charanga pays homage to all the greats of Cuban popular music, in particular to the legendary Richard Egües from Orquesta Aragón.

Bandleader and charanga flute improviser Sue Miller studied flute improvisation with Richard Egües in Havana in 2000 and 2001 and has since worked with some of Cuba’s finest traditional charanga players. This recording pays homage to the great charanga flute players and musicians past and present who have developed the Danzón, Mambo, Chachachá and the Pachanga, namely: Richard Egües, Israel López ‘Cachao’, Antonio Arcaño, Belisario López, José Fajardo, Melquiades Fundora, Pancho Bravo, Johnny Pacheco, Eddy Zervigon, Eduardo Rubio, Nestor Torres and Joaquín Oliveros.

Two upcoming live dates are

Thurs May 13 Leeds Seven Arts http://www.charangasue.com/2010/04/next-leeds-gig-charanga-del-norte-13-may/
www.sevenarts.co.uk

Fri July 30 Grimsby Town Hall http://www.charangasue.com/2010/04/charanga-del-norte-gig-30-july-grimsby-town-hall/

The CD will be launched at both gigs.

We launch our new CD ‘Look Back in Charanga’ at this gig, performing music from both our recent albums ‘Our Mam in Havana’ and ‘Look Back in Charanga’ and  also featuring a number for flute and dance solo where Guillermo matches his steps to my  flute inspiraciones…

Line-up for this gig is:

Sue Miller – flute and coro, Nick Williams – viola, Simon Siddol – piano, Rosie Hayes – bass, Jon Lindh, Sharleen Samuels and Alinka Greasley – violins, Andy Wardale – cello, Y Josephine, Martha Julian and Ana Muñoz – vocals, Y Josephine – güiro, Matty Shallcross – timbales, Jack McCarthy – congas and Guillermo ‘El Iyawo’ Davis – band dancer

The venue is relatively small (150 capacity) so book your tickets now to ensure a place: tickets are on sale at Jumbo Records in the Merrion Centre, from the bar at Seven or online at the Jumbo website  Jumbo Records website

For more info on the gig visit the venue website:

Seven Jazz

‘Nearly a decade or so ago, I saw this outfit playing in the town square in Bolton, Lancashire. They really impressed me with their retro Cuban sounds, led by a front-line of massed violins (okay, then; four) and flute, laced with
delicate but adept improvisations, and sounding totally authentic. Things change, and so do bands, of course. Charanga Del Norte celebrates its tenth anniversary this year —and it’s even better. Leader and flautist Sue Miller has studied with and learned from several of Cuba’s top traditional charanga players, and it is evident in her playing; she handles the vocals too, with a sultry, breathy style that certainly suits the sound.’

Norman Darwen

Rock ‘n Reel magazine