Cuban tunes with a Bavarian twist? Yodeling Buena Vista Social Club?
A group of upper Bavarian village musicians infected with the Cuba virus!
The musical union of Zwiefacher and Cha Cha?
Let's go, hasta la victoria siempre, ready for me?!?
The CubaBoarisch musicians are ready to perform!
Here, lively Cuban dancers swing their hips and dance directly into the arms of traditional goat bell players. Former village musicians from the Mangfall Valley create a captivating yet cozy Cuban-Bavarian sound from their Bavarian-Latin American instrument jungle. Panama hats fly alongside velvet waistcoats across the stage!
It all started quite innocently. Hubert Meixner and his village musicians just wanted to go on vacation in 2000; enjoy some sun, sea, and drinks in Cuba. But in the first night, they sparked a spirited Bavarian-Cuban get-together with local musicians in the hotel bar.
Infected with the joy of life resonating from the Latin rhythms, they combine Salsa with Polka, Cha Cha Cha with Alpine wedding marches, and Chan Chan with Zwiefachen upon their return home! Through experimenting, it quickly became clear that "Vacilion" - in Bavarian meaning "a joy", blends wonderfully with the refrain "Cha Cha Cha", Cuban joy harmonizes excellently with Bavarian humor, and the connection between exotic Caribbean and rather earthy Alpine rhythms leads right to the "Corazon" - the heart!
"I love to dance"! This sentiment is true here as well. At CubaBoarisch performances, a Zillertal wedding march smoothly merges with the Salsa of an unknown Cuban composer. One can almost see the Zillertal wedding party strolling through Havana. When the musicians yodel to a Salsa rhythm or play a Bolero on wind instruments, it sounds as if it has always been that way. Invisibly, even the perhaps most famous Chan Chan of the Buena Vista Social Club transitions into a Lower Bavarian/Oberpfälzer Suserl-Zwiefachen.
Was it Spanish or Bavarian? Doesn't matter, the joy of life overflowing from this Alpine-Southern alliance is simply infectious. Snow-capped mountains blend with snow-white palm beaches, Bavarian dance floors with smoky Cuban bars. And the "Lagrimas negras", the black tears, bravely drip in Bolero rhythm through the Maxglaner march, forming an intimate connection.
Musically, it seems as if the Mangfall Valley is right in Cuba! The seven musicians of the CubaBoarisch band swiftly change rhythms and languages as well as their many instruments. Just a moment ago, tuba, trombone, trumpet, or saxophone at their lips, the band suddenly plucks Spanish guitars and drums on Caribbean congas and bongos.
More than ten years have passed, during which the village musicians around the Meixner family and their musicians have evolved into the CubaBoarisch band and have gained a steadily growing fan base well beyond the borders of Bavaria.
The annual trips to their second musical homeland, Cuba, have become a tradition, sometimes even with a plane full of fans in tow.
Many high-level contacts have been established, with notable musicians as well as business and political figures. The CubaBoarisch band has performed several times in Havana, including at the German Embassy.
The country, people, and music have become their second home, and they are delighted to bring a piece of Cuban life feeling to Bavaria with their performances, just as vice versa.
"Ja Zacklzement, what an adventure. You really dared something, with almost 100 fans going on this spontaneous concert trip. More than 10,000 kilometers away from Bavaria. But for you, it's already deeply anchored in your hearts and souls. High musicality, Bavarian calm, and Cuban serenity..." (Bernt Lusteck, Bayern 1, on the last trip to Cuba).
So, let's go, let’s do it - Vamos a ir a Cuba!
Hallo, ich bin Maya.
