Songs
Written by: Alberto Hechabarria
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- country:Cuba
- region:Caribbean
- style(s):Cuban, Salsa
- label:not signed
- type:Band
- gender:male, female
- instrumentation:instrumental, vocal
- artist posted by:Soneros All Stars
Line up
- Adalberto Avila (Baby Bass)
- Alexander Abreu (Trumpet)
- Ariel Guillot Mansano (Trombone)
- Cesar Pedroso (Piano)
- Duniesky Barreto (Tumbadoras)
- Eulises Benavides (Trombone)
- Guillermo del Toro Varela (Bongos)
- Isidro Duran (Trumpet)
- Janne Bogdan (Tres-Cubano, Baby Bass (Director))
- Jolio Noroña Perez (Guiro)
- Julito Padron (Trumpet)
- Mandy Cantero (Vocal)
- Maria Cristina Azcuy (Vocal)
- Pascual Matos (Vocal)
- Pepe Gomez (Vocal)
- Roelvis Reyes (Drums & Timbales)
- Sergio Ricardo Luna Longchamp (Trombone)
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2008:
The brain child of Janne Bodgan, the Soneros All Stars brings together some of the top musicians on the Havana music scene from major Cuban bands.
"K.O. in the first round That's how this brand new release makes you feel after one listen." (Salsa Power)
"Wow With the power of an unexpected slap in the face, Dime Nague just may be the hottest Cuban salsa-son release of the year." (Descarga.com)
These are just a few of the raving accolades that the last album 'Dime Naguee' (2004) by Soneros All Stars garnered worldwide. The fortuitous international encounter between Janne "Yanesito" Bodgan of Stockholm, the producer, guitarist and tres player of the band, and some of the most talented and famous Cuban musicians is proving fruitful again. The band is ready to release the new album 'La Timba Soy Yo' in October 2007. Bearing the signature of Cesar "Pupy" Pedroso's unmistakable sound on piano (from Pupy y los que Son Son) peppered with Janne's tres-cubano, the new album will feature a mix of son cubano, changuei and songo with a modern twist delivered via modern instruments and sound. Still keeping a foot in old sound traditions, the new album has a rougher, street harsh timba rhythm featuring all new song releases. The album was recorded in the Egrem Studio 101 (Central Havana) in March 2007.
2004:
Soneros All Stars are set to release a new
album featuring world famous Cuban stars
from Buena Vista Social Club, Los Van Van,
Sierra Maestra, Elio Reve Jr, Isaac Delgado
and Cubanismo.
Musicians and artists from Cubas most
successful bands perform fresh material on
the album: 'Soneros All Stars - Dime
naguee' (no: SASCD041). Release; 20-08-
2005.
The driving force and relentless spirit behind
this project is guitarist/tresplayer and
producer Janne Bogdan of Stockholm. He
has brought together the cream of Havana's
foremost musicians on an album crammed
with fresh new timba deeply rooted in
soncubano and changuei, genres that have
had a profound influence on the modern
music and dance traditions of Latin America.
This is an album that sounds urban without
ever loosing touch with the rural atmosphere
that constitutes the very essence of the soul
of Guantanamo.
Characteristic for the album, a part from its
strong folkloristic roots, is the singing of
Pascual Matos Aguirre, also known as 'El
Sinsonte' due to his distinctive sound and
extensive repertory. Sinsonte was raised in
the province of Guantanamo, in the town of
Moa, a three-hour journey from the
mountain village of Yateras where the genre
of changuei was born in the beginning of the
20th century. After being discovered in 1994
by the master of changuei, Elio Reve, he
moved to Havana where he ended up
working for ten years with Elio Reve y su
charangon.
Janne Bogdan and Sinsonte first met in
Stockholm in the fall of 2003. This marked
the beginning of the collaboration eventually
leading up to the recording of the album
together in Cuba. After more than a year of
planning in their respective countries they
finally met up in Havana bringing the newly
written music of several renowned Cuban
songwriters arranged exclusively for the
album 'Dime Naguee'.
The material was carefully selected by
Janne Bogdan who also wrote the track 'La
tierra donde naci' as a tribute to the changuei.
He has aimed to make an album suited for
the dance-floor but still in contact with its
traditional roots. The lyrics are mainly about
the rhythm of changuei, of dancing and of
celebrating. The album follows in the
footsteps of the master of changuei, Elio
Reve, and in tribute of him the album
finishes with 'A ti papa' in a wish to thank
Elio for what he did for the folklore of
Eastern Cuba.
The title 'Dime naguee' is a local
Guantanamo expression meaning roughly
'What's up man', an apt title as the lyrics are
set in that same province.
The album was recorded by Soneros
Records in studio 4 at the 'Instituto Cubano
De Radio Y Television' in Vedado/Havanna/
Cuba between Sep 28 and Oct 14 in 2004.
Produced by Jan Miklos Bogdan. Mixing
and mastering was done at LimeBeat
Productions, Manhattan/New York City/
U.S.A. by Mattias Murhagen.
Musicians: Jan Miklos Bogdan(tres, band-
leader & producer), Papi Oviedo(tres), Jorge
Luis Villa Hernandez(tres), Pascual Matos
Aguirre(vocal), Jose Antonio Rodruiguez
Aguilera(vocal), Enrique Castellanos
Cuesta(vocal), Samuel Formel
Alfonso(pailas), Jorge Luis Torrez Paumiel
'Papiosco'(tumba), Gabriel Licea Dulcet 'El
chino'(bongo), Ariel Guillot
Manzano(trombone), Eulises Benavides
Silveira(trombone), Franciesco Padron
Jimenez(trumpet), Oslen Ceballo
Brian(trumpet), Klas Nilsson(trumpet),
Arnaldo Jimenez(baby-bass/electric-bass &
musical arrangements), Boris Luna(piano),
Oderquis Reve(pailas).
