CALARCÁ

Calarcá is a 5 piece London-based Salsa/Afro Cuban band consisting of musicians from around the globe, capturing the rootsy sound of salsa with a true world music feeling.

With its contagious and spontaneous rhythms they are ideal for festival situations.

Their repertoire is made up of Son , Salsa and Cumbia tunes from the fifties up to the nineties and the instrumentation of the band is a reflection on the "Son group" from Cuba back in the 1950's.

The musicians:

Alberto Ramón: Flute, Maracas and Vocals (Pamplona-Colombia)

Amanecer Sierra: Vocals and percussion (Santander-Spain)

Jake Painter: Trumpet and Vocals (London-England)

Juan Carlos Arenas: Guitar, Tiple and Vocals (Bogota-Colombia)

Steven Mooney: Double bass (Adelaide-Australia)

Repertoire includes:

Yerbero Moderno; Besame Mucho; El Cuarto de Tula; El Raton; Fever; I like it like that; Guantanamera; Oye Como Va; Sofrito; Sandunguera;Tequila; and Bossa's such as Girl from Ipanema etc

To book: call 020-8808 4290 or email:info@salsadirect.co.uk