In Havana in 2009 I performed with Orquesta Sublime which was great and playing with Jesus Cos, one of Cuba’s finest traditional Charanga timbale players was a fantastic experience. I also guested with Estrellas Cubanas, inspired by the wonderful singing of Ernesto Oviedo – the three of us here are dressed up ready to go […]
I am currently undertaking a PhD part-time at the University of Leeds, UK, where I combine my practical work as a performer with more traditional research methods. In addition to a written thesis my work involves recording in the studio and live at concerts, where analysis, commentary and transcription of flute improvisations link in to […]
The following interview took place between Sue Miller and Richard Egües, flautist from Orquesta Aragón at Richard’s home in Santo Suares, Havana in April 2000 SM: Where were you born and how did you begin your musical career? RE: I was born in a small village called Cruces, when it was part of the former […]
La vie musicale et les enseignements musicaux en France Les enseignements des musiques afro-cubaines à Paris : Etude de Cas : Enquête à l’école ‘Abanico’ à Paris du 24 février au 8 mars 2003. (Leisure and Culture in Contemporary France module French department, University of Leeds Assessed Essay as part of my MA in Applied Translation) […]
Eddy Zervigon rang me up after hearing my flute playing on the internet and invited me over to perform with him in Orquesta Broadway – here’s some video footage of the event
The following article was written for the British Flute Society Magazine – PAN: March 2003. Some people confuse the Cuban style of music with Jazz. In fact, the Charanga is quite different. Sue Miller examines the Charanga flute styles of Richard Egües, Eduardo Rubio (both from Orquesta Aragón) and Melquiades Fundora (from Orquesta Sublime). You […]
The Cuban Charanga by Sue Miller Written for the British Flute Society Journal PAN December 2000 edition The sweetest and most elegant of all Cuban dance music is made by groups called Charangas. The Charanga orchestra is made up of a flute (traditionally one made of wood with five keys, but the Boehm system flute […]