Telmary and Alberto
present
KingBombo Habana
featuring special guests
Roberto Linares Brown and Yosvani Castañeda
Friday April 24th
Lula Lounge
1585 Dundas St W
Doors 10 pm
Show at 11pm
$15.00 admission
music by DJ Billy Bryans
Jazz poet/rapera Telmary Diaz and singer/composer Alberto Alberto bring their new Cuban alternative group KingBombo Habana back to Lula Lounge on April 24th
The two created KingBombo Havana as a vehicle to promote the new wave of 'alternative' music that has become one of the main trends of Cuban music around the world
Basing their repertoire on music from Telmary's award winning CD 'A Diario' KingBombo Habana also cover material from groups such as Gema y Pavel, Havana Abierta and Interactivo - groups that have been modernizing cuban music, through the fusion of cuban genres such as timba and afro-Cuban with the international trends of hip hop and funky jazz
KingBombo Habana is a revolving line-up of the best performers from Toronto's flourishing latin music scene.
For the Aprill 24 concert, KingBombo Habana features pianist arranger/composer/bandleader Roberto Linares Brown and ex Bamboleo singer and violinist Yosvani Castañeda.
The 10 piece line-up also includes musicians such as drummer Frank Durand, and bassist Riveron (Jane Bunnett) and percussionist Jaladan Ruiz from the group Cafe Cubano.
You can check out the CBC Radio 2 recording of Telmary and Alberto debut concert at Lula Lounge on January 30th.
http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/cod/concerts/20090130tdiaz
Alberto Alberto
One of the leading voices of the new generation of Cuban vocalists, Alberto Alberto was born in Matanzas, Cuba on
November 11, 1972. He began his musical career at the tender age of 5 and graduated from the vocal studies program at the "Escuela de Superación Profesional Rafael Somavilla de Matanzas" in 1992. He went on to perform and record with many of Cuba's finest musicians including: Manolito Simonet, Irakere, and Chucho Valdés,
Since moving to Canada in 1999, Alberto Alberto has lead the wave of Cuban musicians who have transformed Canada's latin music scene. He has toured internationally with Juno award winner and Grammy nominee Jane Bunnett, and has recorded several albums with Juno award winning pianist Hilario Durán. In 2006 and 2008, Alberto toured the United States with Cuban bandleader 'Maraca'.
In 2007 Alberto joined award winning Cuban rapera Telmary for concert dates in Canada and Spain, and joined legendary bandleader Giraldo Piloto of Klimax for his Canadian tour. "Traigo de Todo", his first solo CD, recorded in Canada and Cuba, was released in Canada in 2008., A 'singers singer', with great range and dazzling improvisational skills - Alberto Alberto matches his considerable technique with an infectious personality and stage presence - making him the total package of entertainer, composer and gifted artist.
Telmary Diaz
A jazz poet 'rapera' from Havana, Cuba with uncanny communication skills, Telmary embodies the 'next wave' of Cuban music that has emerged from the island since 2000. Trained in both theater and film, Telmary has won over fans all over the world with her unique blend of poetry, rapping skills and total command of the stage.
Born in Havana, Cuba, Telmary's first band was Free Hole Negro (1999), one of Cuba's first hip-hop groups that mixed rap and jazz music with audiovisual performances. In 2002 she joined Interactivo, a collaborative project featuring the biggest names on the Havana alternative music scene including singer songwriter Yusa, pianist Roberto Carcasses, singer/songwriter William Vivanco, and sonero Francis del Rio. Telmary's membership in Interactivo propelled her into the elite of Cuba's music scene, where she made guest appearances with Gema & Pavel, Pío Leyva, Issac Delgado, X Alfonso, and Los Van Van amongst others.
'A Diario', her debut album,featured appearances from Cuba rapper Kumar, members of Los Van Van and Spain's Ojos de Brujo. In May 2007 'A Diario' was awarded the Cuban Music Award for best hip-hop album. The album was released in Eirope, Japan and Colombia gaining rave reviews.
In Canada, Telmary has appeared at the Montreal Jazz Festival, Luminato in Toronto, Harbourfront, at Jane Bunnett's Global Diva Concert, and with Cuban music icon Pedrito Calvo at Lula Lounge.
Telmary also took her acting career to a new level in 2007, appearing as one of the principle actors in the feature film Alborada Carmesi, released in Colombia in March of 2009. She recently appeared on Jane Bunnett's Juno award winning album 'Voices' and will be touring Canada with the artist in the early part of 2009.
