New Havana D' Primera Photo Gallery

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE -- FELIZ NAVIDAD

A new Alexander Abreu & Havana D' Primera photo gallery is up (all photos by Tom Ehrlich). Havana D' Primera played to two sold out shows at Yoshi's San Francisco on November 24, 2012. Although there was some problems with the sound, HDP played two inspired sets and they lived up to their reputation. Click on any pic to view the gallery...

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Wednesday, 28 November 2012, 11:40 AM

Today we received notice of this last-minute change for the upcoming SOBs Havana D' Primera shows. El Charanguero Mayor Tirso Duarte replaces Charanga Habanera at SOBs. Ironically, for some this is a much better pairing of talents. Be sure to say hello to our Chicago correspondent Bill Tilford as he is covering the event now.

Important notice for Charanga Habanera fans: refunds are being processed so call SOBs at 212.243.4940 with your request.

El Charanguero Mayor Tirso Duarte Replaces Charanga at SOBs Tonight

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Tuesday, 27 November 2012, 10:08 PM

Videography by Patrick Hickey of Idyll Photography & http://TIMBA.com
https://www.timba.com/users/patrick-hickey-timba-photography
Patrick Hickey proudly uses the Mitra 3D Mic Pro = http://www.3dmicpro.com

Video courtesy of Zookbeat Productions, Lucumiyque and
Easy Entertainment Group (E.E.G.) 551-482-8766

Alexander Abreu & Havana D' Primera @ Don Quixote's International Music Hall
Felton, California - Tuesday, November 20 2012

Special guest San Francisco's own "El Sonero de la Bahía" Fito Reinoso.
Stay tuned for more Cuban music at Don Quixote's International Music Hall.

HAVANA D' PRIMERA is .....
Alexander Abreu - Director, Singer, Trumpet
Jannier Rodríguez - Coro singer
Enrique Luis Pérez - Coro singer
Tony Rodríguez - Piano
Harold Díaz Escobar - Keyboard
Avis Tobías - Bass
Orlando Vázquez - Trumpet
Uyuni Martínez Romero - Trumpet
Carlos Luis Álvarez Guerra - Trombone
Amaury Pérez Rodríguez - Trombone
Rogelio Nápoles - Guitar
Keisel Jiménez - Percussion 1
Güillermo del Toro Varela - Percussion 2
Mauricio Gutiérrez Upmann - Percussion 3

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Monday, 19 November 2012, 07:40 PM

Beyond Salsa for Beginners: An Introduction to Latin Music for Dancers and Listeners is the flagship volume for the comprehensive Beyond Salsa series that includes multi-volume sets of books on each instruments of the Cuban rhythm section: piano, bass, drums, timbales, bongó, congas, clave, ensemble, etc. There is an introductory free download of 107 audio files with sample pdf available here. 248 pages (248 páginas) with 184 audio tracks (184 pistas).

Format: Beyond Salsa For Beginners is an introductory volume for the comprehensive Beyond Salsa series of music methods books. Each volume is made up of an eBook with accompanying audio (and video if available) tracks. The books and audio tracks are sold separately.

Hard copy: The hard copy version can be purchased here.

eBook: The eBook is made available through our View to Print system. 248 pages.

Audio: All the audio has been organized into 184 audio tracks.

Free Audio: The FREE audio portion of this volume can be downloaded here.

The Beyond Salsa For Beginners method alternates between two different types of chapters:Listening Tours and Clapping, Singing and Dancing Exercises.

The Listening Tours cover the full history of Cuban music: Afro-Cuban folkloric music, rumba, changüí, comparsa, son, danzón, son montuno, songo, timba, salsa et al. For each genre we have a "highlighted track" - analyzed with time stamps to point out the main features. After a short history of the genre and its place in the overall scheme of things, we have a Further Listening list. The idea is to make a playlist of the highlighted tracks and listen repeatedly to develop an emotional connection with the music before studying the chapter.

Interspersed among the Listening Tours are four Rhythmic Exercises chapters on clapping, counting and singing the basic rhythms on which all of this music is based: clave, the basic dance steps, cinquillo, tresillo, and all the other essential rhythms of Latin music.

Click here for a FREE pdf sample of the Beyond Salsa For Beginners eBook.

Click here to see the table of contents for Beyond Salsa For Beginners.
Email the author = kevin [at] timba [dot] com