Tours 2010

January 12: Cuba, Havana Great Theater with the Monterey Latin Jazz All Stars

Exclusive show of Maraca & the Monterey Latin Jazz All Stars at the prestigious Gran Teatro de La Habana, featuring Maraca (flutes, bandleader, arranger), Giovanni Hidalgo (congas), Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez (drums), David Sanchez (saxophone), Harold Lopez-Nussa (piano), Feliciano Arango (bass), Julio Padron (trumpet), Hugh Fraser (trombone), Sayaka (violin), Enrique Lazaga (guiro), the Orchestra de Camara de La Habana (OCH) under the direction of Ivan del Prado

January 22: Cuba, Havana’s Cathedral square ; with Leonid Agutin

A superband accompanying Russian pop star Leonid Agutin for the filming of his documentary “Havana Calling” and a full 2 hours show  for the first time in Cuba. Maraca gathered together some of the best Cuban musicians for the Leonid  show, and did all the arrangements. With Omara Portuondo Panch Amat and the National Children Choir as special guests

Orlando VALLE “Maraca” (Flutist, arranger), Rafael VALIENTE (CONGAS, PERCUSSION SET),

Keisel JIMENEZ (TIMBALES), Freddy VALDES  (BATA, BONGO), Raul VERDECIA (GUITAR), Yulieski GONZALEZ

(TRUMPET), Thommy  GARCIA  (TRUMPET), Carlos ALVAREZ (TROMBON), Andres PEREZ JANE (BARYTON SAXOPHONE), Julio PADRON (FLUGELHORN SOLOS), Michel HERRERA (TENOR SAXOPHONE), Erik DELGADO

(BACKGROUND VOCALS), Alexei “El Nene” SANCHEZ (BACKGROUND VOCALS), Eliene Castillo from Sexto Sentido (BACKGROUND VOCALS), Yudelkis LAFUENTE from Sexto Sentido (BACKGROUND VOCALS), Raidel Luis IGLESIAS & Rodney MORENO (VIOLINES), Isabel Paula GARCIA  & Alejandro Saúl MARTINEZ (CELLO), Yenet AGUILLON  & Alberto ZILBERSTEIN (VIOLA)

February 14: Russia, Moscow , Kremlin convention Center, as Leonid Agutin’s special guest

March 11 : Cuba, Havana , Fiesta del Tambor Festival @ the Amadeo Roldan Theater, 8:30 p.m

March 20: Cuba, Guira de Melena , Carnival

April 10: Cuba, Cabaiguan (Sanctí Spriritus) , Semana de la Cultura

April 11: Cuba, Havana ,  Casa de la Cultura de Plaza

April 24: France, Le Cannet, La Palestre, 10 :00 p.m

April 29 : France, Savigny-le-Temple , Espace Prévert, 8:45 p.m

April 30 : France, Château-Gontier , halle du Haut d’Anjou, Parc St Fiacre 8 :30 p.m

May 9: Russian TV Channel Russia “Channel 1” ; http://www.1tv.ru   see Maraca & Lenny Agutin perform “Darkness night” at 8:30 p.m Moscow time

May 15 : Cuba, San José de las Lajas , Carnaval

June 11 & 12: Cuba, Jagüey Grande

June 13: Cuba, Havana , Casa de la Cultura de Plaza 6:00 p.m

June 18 to 20: Cuba, Bahía Honda (Pinar del Río)

June 25 &  26: Cuba, Mantua (P.del Río)

July 3: Austria , Maraca as a special guest of Al Di Meola and Leonid Agutin

July 11: Netherlands, North Sea Jazz Festival (Hudson stage, 10:45 PM), Rotterdam, with  the Monterey Latin Jazz All Stars featuring special guest David Sanchez (saxophone) Maraca (Flutes) Brian Lynch (trumpet) Robbie Ameen (drums) Harold Lopez Nussa (piano) Paoli Mejias (drums) Rafael Paseiro (bass) Yusef Diaz (keyboards)

July 16: France, Château-Arnoux , FESTIVAL Les Festives de Font-Robert, 10 :30 p.m

July 17 : France, Toulon , FESTIVAL JAZZ A TOULON

July 24 : France, Rabastens , CAVE DES VIGNERONS DE RABASTENS (Vinovalie)

July 27: Azerbaijan, Gabala International Music Festival

July 31 : France, Vannes, Jazz à Vannes ( jardin de Limur, 9 :00 p.m)

August 15-30: Cuba, Villa Clara

September 23-26: Cuba, Colón (Matanzas)

October 13-15 : Russia, St Petersburg, Moscow

October 22: Switzerland, Zurich - Moods

October 29: Netherlands, Utrecht, RASA

October 30: Netherlands, Amsterdam, KIT TROPENTHEATER

November 4: France, Pont-Pean, Espace Beausoleil: 6, 9pm
Maraca & special guest Yumiri - together for the first time!

November 14: Russia, Moscow - Maraca will be special guest of Leonid Agutin , Kremlin Convention Cente

November 17: Ukraine, Kiev - Maraca will be special guest of  Leonid Agutin

November 20: Cuba, Cienaga de Zapata - Carnaval

November 21: Cuba, Cienaga de Zapata - Carnaval 

December 1: Azerbaijan, Baku - Maraca will be special guest of  Leonid Agutin