- country:Colombia
- region:Central Europe
- style(s):Jazz, Latin
- label:Tam Tam Productions
- type:Band, Solo, Composer/Songwriter
- gender:male, female
- instrumentation:instrumental, vocal
- artist posted by:Tam Tam Productions
Line up
- CUBOP CITY BIG BAND (full 20 piece latin Big Band)
- Edmar Castaneda (Harp)
- Lucas van Merwijk (drums, percussion)
Links
Projects with peruvian superstar Eva Ayllon as well as with Colombia’s virtuose harpist Edmar Castaneda are planned for 2010 and 2011!
Harpist, Band leader and composer Edmar Castaneda was born in
Bogotá, Colombia where he started playing the Colombian harp at the
early age of thirteen.
He has a unique style of playing harp, combining Latin Jazz with
traditional Colombian music. Edmar has carved a firm place in the
international jazz scene. A jazz harpist of imposing talent, he transforms
the harp into a lead instrument to phenomenal effect.
Producing cross-rhythms like a drummer, smashing chordal flourishes
like a flamenco guitarist and collating bebop and Colombian
music.“he is practically a world unto himself”
His style is fascinatingly percussive and he plucks dynamic bass lines
almost invisibly while picking out melodies with his right hand.
He has performed with Paquito D'Rivera, John Scofield ,Wynton
Marsalis JLCO, John Patitucci, Pablo zinger, Dave Samuels, Trio
De Paz, Giovanni Hidalgo, Ed Simon ,Lila Downs, Janis Siegel ,
Chico O'farrill Afro-cuban Jazz Big Band, DJango Reinhardt, The
united Nation Orchestra , among other renowned musicians.
He also tours regularly as the leader of the Edmar Castaneda Quartet,
together with trombone , vocal and drums. His playing is striking for
its rhythmic complexities, driving bass lines and sheer musical force.