La Charanga Habanera, g Cuban popular dance music orchestra directed by David Calzado, is performing these days in scenarios in the U.S. promoting its new album entitled “Se sufre pero se goza”
The tour, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of the orchestra, began on the 10th in Hialeah, and will include concerts in Dos Gardenias, Tampa (17), Washington (22) New York (23), West Palm Beach (29) and Louisville, Kentucky on December 1.
According to the organizers of the tour the group will act also in McAllen (5) Houston (6) and Dallas (7), to continue in San Francisco (8), Las Vegas (13) Los Angeles (14) and Phoenix (16), although, they reported, still need to confirmpresentations in seven other cities, including Atlanta, Chicago, Boston, Naples and Philadelphia.
The Cuban musicians had their first performance in Hialeah, while this weekend their fans enjoyed their performance at the La Covacha nightclub, in Miami, and during the show they sold the CD.
Produced under the EGREM label, the new CD from Charanga Habanera resumes the timba sound as expected by the public, with catchy choruses – after the ” Charanga Light II ” CD , laureate of Cubadisco 2013 , which offered a softer version of their work.
The material contains 11 titles, 10 timba songs and a conga, among which are Charangamanía, Cazadora de talentos, Partiendo la tarima, El castigo, Vas a sufrir, Noche de pirata, y Se sufre pero se goza, which gives name to the disc.
The phonogram comes up high, David leader of the group said, is designed for the beginning dancer and includes the new singers the orchestra has: Leidel González , replacing Lázaro Maya ( Lachy Fortuna ), David Montes de Oca that entered for Aned Mota, away from health problems, but who will continue in production work , and the return of Yulien Oviedo.
With 17 albums to its credit the orchestra was created in 1988 by young and talented musicians who were graduates of art schools in the country.
In more than two decades it has won international acclaim and a nomination for the 2003 Latin Grammy Awards.
