Pasion de Buena Vista
Hot rhythms, captivating dances, exotic beauties, and unforgettable melodies take the audience on a journey through the exciting nights of Cuba. Cuban joie de vivre paired with grand voices and impressive dance formations make "Pasión de Buena Vista - Live from Cuba" a unique experience.
If there is something that best reflects the Cuban mentality, it is music and dance. Today, well-known music styles around the world such as Rumba, Mambo, Cha-Cha-Cha, and Salsa have their origins in four fundamental elements. Besides wooden sticks and drums, no other instruments are found here. With the addition of melodic instruments, the commercially developed form of Rumba and other trend dances like Mambo emerged. The "Son," a call-and-response singing between a singer and a choir accompanied by the Spanish and Latin American Tres guitar, is the clear audience favorite. It was invented by sugar workers in Santiago de Cuba during the 1920s. Claves and maracas form the rhythm.
With the rapid spread of the "Son," more instruments were added, such as wooden bass, bongos, and trumpets. This creates a complex, polyrhythmic sound structure, which at first sounds like a chaotic jumble to European ears, but later fascinates and captivates listeners.
The "Danzon" was long rejected by the Cuban upper class but is now the most popular dance in Cuba. It evolved into the Cha-Cha-Cha. In the "Trova," traveling singers sang melancholic beautiful ballads. The lyrics were thematically altered during the time of the revolution and used for propaganda. Later, the musicians returned to their original themes. What is perceived as Cuban music today by travelers to Cuba is therefore a synthesis of African percussion and rhythms with Spanish coplas and their instrumentation. "Pasión de Buena Vista" presents the entire range of Cuban music and dances, transferring the joy and temperament of Cuba to the audience.
The Live Band
The "Buena Vista Band" consists of a multitude of highly talented musicians and artists from Cuba. In addition to various percussion instruments such as drums, timbales, and congas, there is a range of brass instruments, like trombone and trumpet. Bass, piano, and the typical Tres guitar of Latin America round out the overall picture. The live band is accompanied by talented background singers, who also demonstrate their unique voices as soloists during the show.
The Dance Formation
The dance formation "El Grupo de Bailar" from Havana consists of several top-class dancers who have already proven their talent in traditional dance shows. A high level of discipline and professionalism characterizes the group and is just one reason why they were chosen for the "Pasión de Buena Vista" show.
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