DOCKSIDE LATIN ORCHESTRA - CANCELLED

The Dockside Latin Orchestra (DLO) is a 17 piece latin big band including musicians from the UK, Cuba, Columbia and Spain.  It performs hip-swivelling, finger-clicking tropical music with its spicy salsas, sassy sambas and mesmerising mambos. Combining the vocal talents of Indira Ramon and Elpidio Alegria and the sublime trumpet playing of Michel Padron it delivers big punchy horns punctuated with pulsating latin percussion. The result is an explosive celebration of Afro-Cuban music in all its exuberance!

The DLO was formed by trumpet player Joe Longridge, inspired by his love of Cuban big bands and salsa, reflected in the band's repertoire  Bebo Valdes, The Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Tito Puenteand many more.

Elpidio Alegria has been performing with the UK's top latin bands for over  20 years and is well known as an explosive salsa performer on London's thriving latin scene. He fuses  the swinging rhythms of his home country, Colombia, with the traditional Cuban sounds mixed with New York's hard salsa style.

“Hey – this is happy music! The happiness comes free …” - Elipido Alegria

Indira Roman  was born in Havana, Cuba and started singing at 16, touring the islands of the Caribbean with the Tabaco Band into her early twenties.  Now in Bristol she's a regular performer on the emerging latin circuit there captivating everyone with her fabulous voice and engaging stage presence.  She currently performs  with K-Chevere, Timbaterra and her own AJI PA’TI, a folkloric Cuban band.

“I’ve been a fan of her for years”– Roberto Pla

Michel Padron  too was born in Havana and classically trained, then joined the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba as a young musician. Since then, as a highly acclaimed trumpeter, he's worked with Billy Cobham,  Seckou Keita and Chucho Valdés and many more, and performed at festivals in over 20 countries. Now living between Spain and the UK he's recently has released his first solo single, Moon Street.  He also leads the Cuban band, Asere, a 12 piece band bringing a contemporary edge to traditional Cuban music.

Indira Roman, Elpidio Alegria,  Marta Zubieta (vocals), Jonny Bruce,  Michel Padron, Joe Longridge (trumpets), Julian Alenda (alto sax), Fliss Gorst (tenor sax), Ben Plocki (baritone sax), Terry Kelly, Jon Hopes, Justin Pavey (trombones),  Jim Blomfield (piano), Sol Ahmed (bass), Lisa Cherian (congas), Mike Vince (timbales), Jon Clark (bongos).

"They generated an authentic electricity throughout the evening.... - B24/7

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