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Cuarteto Chanchullo |
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| Cuarteto Chanchullo was formed in Hamburg, Germany in spring 2000 by four accomplished Cuban musicians who previously toured Europe with various bands. Their highly professional repertoire ranges from Cuban classics to instrumental dance themes that cover numerous afro-Cuban styles. | ||||||||
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Besonders geeignet für: Gala /Weihnachtsfeier /Dinner /Empfang /Messepräsentation / |
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Band members Leandro Saint-Hill (saxophones, flute and vocals) from Camaguey,
Ricardo Alvarez (piano) from Havana, Omar Rodriguez Calvo (acoustic bass) from
Matanzas and Silvano Mustelier (congas, timbales, bongos) from Santiago de Cuba
supply the quartet with various musical influences and trends, which are routed in
Cuba, but with a very modern touch. The majority of the songs are expertly arranged
by bandleader Ricardo Alvarez. These include Cuban descargas themes (Peruchin,
Frank Emilio, etc) as well as Cuban dance classics. Furthermore the quartet performs
original material written by Saint-Hill and Alvarez. The styles included in the
programm are Cuban classics such as mambo, chachacha, son montuno, danzon
and rumba.
The instant success of this band has led to the production of its first CD "Zambumbiai" on the Alvarez Music label. Within a few weeks of this CD´s release they had a club hit in Europe with "La Gente Se Quemai" and a smash radio hit in Cuba with "Huérfano De Swing". The musicians of Cuarteto Chanchullo are young talents coming from the new generation of Cuban artists who are educated and experienced within a wide cultural and artistic spectrum. It is this musical maturity that one can hear throughout the various sytles. There is a conceptual unity, which, like a fine thread, links the songs together into a coherent whole. Cuarteto Chanchullo sprang from the artistic need to create a very intimate sound with ingredients from afro-Cuban jazz and Cuban traditional music. At the same time it embraces almost all the Cuban dance genres. Thanks to the enormous talent and enthusiasm of its musicians, Cuarteto Chanchullo has been endowed with originality since its inception. The name Chanchullo comes from a Cuban slang for gabble, jargon or clatter. Let then Cuarteto Chanchullo get in your veins and be yourselves addicted to it. From a carnaval, through a chachacha and a descarga, to the rumba, the danzon and the more chanchullero chang "Se formó el chanchullo!" "... what I like about Chanchullo is their use of jazz elements mixed with the modern and traditional Cuban music. I think the band will have a lot of success ..." Paquito D´Rivera, USA "... this is the number one Latin recording of the year 2001..." Luis Tamargo, Latin Beat, USA ... when I heard the Cuarteto Chanchullo CD it made me smile and it also transported me back to the Cuban musical environment. This group has great talent and an original sound of their own. It's a must to check out. Enjoy el Chanchullo!" Luis Conte, L.A., USA "... a very versatile and strong band despite its small size... and the percussion inspirations speak for themselves with feeling.... superb work by all musicians.....bravo!..." John Santos, San Francisco, USA "... every piece has been well arranged and perfectly performed... Cuarteto Chanchullo has just let us know that an extremely wide spectrum is its main strength... this album is a must for good salsaholics..." Der Salsaholic, Germany "... sax player Leandro Saint-Hill, a known personality on the european Latin jazz scene, reveals himself as an incredibly good sonero singer... with Yuka y Makuta they truly have a smash hit that can certainly set the dancefloors of Miami on fire..." Szene Hamburg, Germany "... I must say that I love the CD, it is very good. I played it yesterday at the club and a couple of people came to me to ask who it was. The song I love the most is La Gente Se Quema...it's my favorite song at the moment!!!..." DJ Elvira, New York, USA |
