CharangaSue.com

Sue Miller – Cuban Flute Improviser, Writer & Academic

Content tagged with: press and publicity

New Charanga Time Animation

New Charanga Time animation from El Iyawo Studios in Leeds – celebrating 20 years of Charanga del Norte – anniversary events are planned from November 24, 2018 to November 2019.

Charanga del Norte in the Studio

Available on Soundcloud: a clip of the band’s next album due for release in 2019 to celebrate the band’s 20th anniversary year: sneak preview of Charanga del Norte’s next album ‘Improvising Sabor’ Charanga del Norte in the studio

British Academy Grant Awarded

A new research project – bringing to life the practice and history of mid-20th century New York-based Latin music – has launched at Leeds Beckett.

Charanga Del Norte Live 2017

Charanga del Norte at Seven, Leeds 2017 Charanga del Norte Live at Leeds 2017  

Leeds Arts Research Centre

The Leeds Arts Research Centre (LARC) brings together creative practitioners and academics across Leeds Beckett University whose research interests lie in the arts, whether that is music, film, fine art, design or performing arts.

LARC draws on staff from the School of Art, Architecture and Design and from the School of Film, Music and Performing Arts. It brings together cultural historians and theorists with arts practitioners at the cutting edge of practice as research. Providing a forum for debate, it is also a window on the exciting and innovate creative work going on across the two Schools. Here staff collaborate on new projects, showcase their research and build together the research culture

Preview of Charanga del Norte’s EP Launch

A Leeds Beckett University music academic, and professional flautist, will launch her band’s new EP this month, which was recorded and mastered by colleagues at the University.

Aracataca Radio showcase Charanga Time

Aracataca’s John Child and Tomek spin new salsa from Edgard Nevárez y La Trópica ft. Carlitos Ramírez, Choco Orta, Pete Perignon, Arturo Ortiz & 7 Con Calle, Steven Brezet and Manny Martínez y La Rebeldía; Latin jazz from Eddie Palmieri with Alfredo de la Fé; new charanga from Charanga del Norte; and a Latin jazz big band track from the Echo Park Project.

Charanga Time – new EP by Charanga del Norte

Charanga Time!
The new EP from Sue Miller and her Charanga del Norte
www.charangadelnorte.co.uk

Recontextualising Ragtime Symposium 6&7 May 2017: More Details

Recontextualising Ragtime: Connections, Influences, Perspectives A Two-Day Symposium 6–7 May 2017   Location: Heritage Quay at the University of Huddersfield, UK Organised by: Prof. Rachel Cowgill (University of Huddersfield) and Dr Sue Miller (Leeds Beckett University) in association with Heritage Quay at the University of Huddersfield   Join us for a two-day symposium examining the […]

Cuban Flute Style: Interpretation and Improvisation review in Latin American Music Review Journal

Review by Sunni Witmer of ‘Cuban Flute Style: Interpretation and Improvisation’ by Sue Miller in Latin American Music Review, Volume 37, Number 1, Spring/Summer 2016, Published by University of Texas Press
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/619638

‘All in all, Miller’s book is a valuable contribution to the scant research on charanga, and it is especially informative for those interested in improvisation, performance practices, analysis of popular music, flute performance, and, of course, Cuban music.’