Charanga Habanera: Cuban Salsa Band in Concert at Yoshi's
Yoshi's Jazz Club and Restaurant, Between Eddy and Ellis (1330 Fillmore Street San Francisco, CA 94115)
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- $20.00 - $26.00
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- $10.00 - $13.00*
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The last date listed for Charanga Habanera was Sunday August 22, 2010 / 6:00pm.
Currently at Yoshi's Jazz Club and Restaurant:
The Temptations Review Featuring Dennis Edwards at Yoshi's
- Full Price:
- $40.00
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- $20.00
See a R&B legend live in concert when Dennis Edwards brings his group, The Temptations Review, to Yoshi's Jazz Club in San Francisco. The lead singer of the Temptations from 1968 to 1977, and again from 1979 to 1983, Edwards was heard on such classic recordings as "Cloud Nine," "I Can't Get Next to You," "Ball of Confusion" and "Psychedelic Shack," as well as the singles "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" and "Masterpiece." He's won five Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. These days, he's touring the country with his own group, singing the Temptations' classic songs. Learn More
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12 Goldstar Member Reviews
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ryanandsidney
I have been a big fan of Charanga Habanera for a long time. I love their music and I enjoyed the show they put on at Cocomo's in December 2009 very much, but this past show at Yoshi's in August 2010 was sub-par, both in terms of length as well as energy. I attended both the 6 and 8pm shows on Sunday night. The first show was less than an hour (50 minutes), and the second one was barely above an hour. I know Yoshi's shows are normally short, but this was just ridiculous. They were also short a percussionist, which significantly diminished the energy of their music.Written on Aug 24 2010
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kevintimba
In some ways the new Charanga Habanera isn't up to the timeless genius of their 1990s work, but in other ways, the new band is even better. I went to, and loved, four shows and only missed the other two because of family matters.Written on Aug 24 2010
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LuciaMiller
fantastic show, fabulous performance, just a little too short (first set 45 minutes, second set barely an hour)Written on Aug 23 2010
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More Information About Charanga Habanera
Website
http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/jazzclub/artist/show/1446
Description
La Charanga Habanera was created in 1988 when a group of ten young graduates from the most important Cuban schools of music, David Calzado among them, decided to set in motion the initiative of a French businessman, Bernard Lion, to create an orchestra using the typical format of the charanga and perform the Cuban traditional music, especially that of the 1940s and 1950s.
David Calzado has wisely selected the themes with very good nose: the orchestra"s repertoire has an explicit philosophical-popular sense and the daily life becomes his great theme. Likewise, David Calzado has engaged in the selection of the wardrobe and the scenic architecture, thus becoming a very special director. Other characteristic elements of La Charanga include the use of the African harpsichord which adds a greater freedom of performance and accelerated polyrhythmic marked by the bass and the keyboard in what is known as contratumbao, as well as the introduction of rap, funk and hip-hop elements.
David Calzado's show-orchestra has received the Cubadisco Awards, Lucas Awards and has been nominated for the Latin Grammy; it has also made countless international tours and has received many acknowledgements both in Cuba and abroad. Today, this orchestra is still the favorite of the overwhelming majority of the audience for its always young image and its talented instrumentalists and singers and for its dynamic sound closely associated with the most aggressive timba born of the authentic spirit of the 1990s. La Charanga Habanera is an indispensable orchestra that has to be taken into consideration whenever we speak of the history of dancing popular music in Cuba.