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Rumberos, Soul Drums & Lula Music and Arts Centre presents a night of Cuban Music with drumming legend Jose Luis Quintana Changuito and the Rumberos All Star Orchestra. The evening kicks of with a short presentation on the 2010 Cuba Drumming & Dance Retreat followed by an 8pm jazz set by The Joaquin Hidalgo Quartet featuring  Gareth Burgess on Steel Pan. The 9pm dance lesson will be lead by Ana Machado followed by two sizzling salsa sets with Changuito and the Rumberos Orchestra.

'Changuito' Quintana is one of the living legends of modern Cuban music, the man considered most responsible for the polyrhythmic foundation of Cuban salsa and timba. Soul Drums and Rumberos Productions are bringing Changuito to Toronto for a special evening in celebration of this living legend, who will be performing with some of Toronto's most distinguished Cuban musicians including, percussionist/teacher Joaquin Hidalgo and the Rumberos All Stars.

DJ Billy Bryans will be spinning the finest in Cuban salsa and timba.

Changuito and the Rumberos All Star Orchestra features

Luis Mario Ochoa on vocals
Alberto Alberto on vocals
Roberto Riveron on Bass
Alexander Brown & Kevin Barreto on Trumpet
Jalidan Ruiz & Chendy Leon on Percussion
Luis Deniz & Jorge Masa on Sax

All music directed by Hilario Duran on piano and produced by Joaquin Nunez Hidalgo and Rumberos Productions

www.rumberos.ca

www.souldrums.com

More about Changuito

Legendary Cuban percussionist, Jose Luis "Changuito" Quintana, whose nickname means "little fighter", was born in Casablanca, Cuba, in 1948. At the age of eight, Changuito became a professional musician with the Havana Jazz Band. He also played with his father, a musical maestro, and at the age of eleven joined the band Cuba Mambo. By the age of twelve, Changuito was appearing regularly at the Morocco Nightclub in Havana, and at thirteen he played in various army bands, including Estrellas de Occidente, after volunteering for military service. When Changuito left the military in 1964, he joined Los Harmonicas, a group that gained considerable fame in Cuba. He was also a member of Sonorama 6 for a year, and, in 1968, Changuito played drums for both Souvinir and La Orchestra de Musica Moderna in the province of Pinar del Rio. Upon returning to Havana in 1970, he joined Los Van Van, which soon became one of the most popular Cuban orchestras in the world. It was at this time that Changuito introduced the "songo", where the original combination of percussion instruments (timbales, cowbells, woodblocks, electronic drums and cymbals) and the technical displacement of hands sealed a distinctive and highly original touch. His first solo album, which was recorded in 1992, led to global recognition for the artist, and he won a Grammy in 1996 for the album Ritmo y Candela. Changuito's extraordinary innovations on tumbadoras, timbales, and drum set have influenced countless drummers around the world including Giovanni Hidalgo and Karl Perazzo of Santana. His enigmatic personality and musical genius continue to make him a major influence among today's musicians. *A short documentary in Spanish about Changuito's contributions to Cuban Music.

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