Date(s): 30th July 2010

Time: 18:30 - 21:30

Venue: Grimsby Town Hall

Celebrating the release of Look Back in Charanga, the sequel to Our Mom in Havana, Charanga Del Norte are playing Grimsby Town Hall. Tickets from Tourist information: 01472 323111

Carrying on with the puns Look Back in Charanga pays homage to all the greats of Cuban popular music, in particular to the legendary Richard Egües from Orquesta Aragón.....

Bandleader and charanga flute improviser Sue Miller studied flute improvisation with Richard Egües in Havana in 2000 and 2001 and has since worked with some of Cuba’s finest traditional charanga players. This recording pays homage to the great charanga flute players and musicians past and present who have developed the Danzón, Mambo, Chachachá and the Pachanga, namely: Richard Egües, Israel López 'Cachao', Antonio Arcaño, Belisario López, José Fajardo, Melquiades Fundora, Pancho Bravo, Johnny Pacheco, Eddy Zervigon, Eduardo Rubio, Nestor Torres and Joaquín Oliveros.....

The Band:
Flute and Vocals: Sue Miller
Viola: Nick Williams
Violins: Jon Lindh, Sharleen Samuels and Katarzyna Chruscicka
Cello: Andy Wardale
Piano: Simon Siddol and Mark Donlon
Bass: Ruth Bitelli
Timbales: Matty Shallcross
Güiro: Y Josephine

Congas and Extra Percussion: Jack McCarthy

"Leeds-based Charanga del Norte were an ensemble of Latin-loving northerners that included a cellist from the Liverpool Philharmonic. Their blend of European classical music and African rhythms sparkled in the afternoon sunshine, buoyed by founder Sue Miller's ubiquitous flute." Jane Cornwell, Evening Standard - on Charanga del Norte's concert with Orquesta Aragón in Victoria Park, London, 21 June 2009....

Telephone: 01472 323111