Music Style SON

Musical Influences COMPAY SEGUNDO,SANTANA,FLAMENCO ETC.

Artist History In the summer of 1997 the group Quinteto Chá was born, the same year that the album Buena Vista Social Club was released. Wether a coincidence or destiny, the group Quinteto Chá has been since reviving this cuban style of music called “SON“. The style SON meaning „sonido“ is one of the traditional musical forms of the spanish speaking caribean and contains the best synthesis of the afro-hispanic cultural components characterising this region.The founder musicians are guitarrist-lead singer songwriter Luis Angulo, Henry Eberhard on flute and percussion, bassist Irmgard Lerch, and Günter Kleinmann on tres guitar.Unlike many traditional son groups this unique and original formation bring with their own ingredients the deep rooted forms of the old traditional style into a modern and contemporary context.Quinteto Chá´s deep love and passion for this rhytmic and temperamental music pays a great tribute to its musicians and the likes who contributed to the shaping of cuban music,history and culture.

Group Members The Musicians:Henry Eberhard; born in Germany. Plays flute, bongos , batas, güiro, cowbells and clave.Studied percussion in Havanna Cuba and has been involved in the local music scene in southern Germany since 15 years. Luis A. Angulo; Born in Mexico. The lead singer songwritter plays guitar and percussion. Studied Ethnic rythms in San Diego CA. He has .played with rock and blues bands in Mexico as well as in the U.S.Irmgard Lerch; Born in Germany. Plays the acoustic bass. Studied afro-cuban rythms in Havanna Cuba. She played with local salsa bands in southern GermanyAlexandro Xanthis; Born in Suizerland.Plays percussion,and various ethnic instruments.Studied at the St. Gallen jazz school of music.He has previously preformed with different salsa, jazz and afrocuban percussion ensembles.Günter Kleinmann; Born in Germany. Plays the cuban „tres guitar“.He earned his diploma as a guitar maker and build his own guitars. He has played with different local small jazz ensembles in southern Germany.

Instruments Acoustic and electric guitars,cuban tres,acoustic bass,congas bongos and other cuban percussions.

Albums Entre dos mundos, Saludo

Press Reviews You can check out european press reviews at their web sitewww.quinteto-cha.de "presse"

Location Radolfzell, Baden-Wüttenberg - Germany

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