In the span of less than fifteen years and numerous solo and collaborative recordings, cubanborn pianist and composer roberto fonseca has established himself as one of the most innovative and charismatic musicians of his generation by blending the diverse sounds of latin and american jazz, afropop, hiphop, soul and numerous other shades of music from all corners of the world. Licensed to youtube by umg, merlin harmonia mundi on behalf of jazz village. Past tours dates 1 roberto fonseca date country city venue ticket. His album yo 20 was nominated for a grammy award as best latin jazz album and went to. Roberto fonseca listen to roberto fonseca on deezer. From that encounter, roberto released the new album at home jazz village in 2015. From afrocuban jazz and a piece that is closer to indian music, to omara portunodos passionate vocal on mil congojas, originals that sound like tangos and sambas from the 1930s, and orchestral numbers, there is much to savor throughout this continually colorful set.
Dont miss his show at any price if you love afro cuban jazz you will be thrilled by his performance and the. All albums by roberto fonseca available to download and stream in high quality. For businessexclusive pricing, quantity discounts and downloadable vat. Join facebook to connect with roberto fonseca and others you may know. Jan 01, 2012 check out yo by roberto fonseca on amazon music. Roberto fonseca montuno producciones 2020 all rights reserved.
Fonesca was involved with the buena vista social club, taking over from ruben gonzalez on piano and accompanying ibrahim ferrer and omara portuando. A spontaneous and interesting time worth rediscovering. Pianist roberto fonsecas zamazu contains quite a bit of variety. Havanaborn and based, he has released nine solo albums, collaborated across genres, been nominated for a grammy award and toured the world several times over. New sounds grammynominated cuban pianist roberto fonseca presents an infusion of rap, funk, reggaeton and electronic music, performing songs from his latest record in studio at new sounds new york. Zamazu by roberto fonseca 20070108 by roberto fonseca. Streaming and by permanent download to your computer andor device. Stream ad free or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. This young ladys man and talented pianista, composer, arreglista and professor of pianos inclination to music begun at age four with his interest in percussion instruments like the battery. Recognized as a major influence on modern cuban jazz, and jazz in general, he proves that his horizons are not limited by the subtleties of jazz, nor to just the caribbean.
Listen free to roberto fonseca yo 80s, bibisa feat. Pianist roberto fonseca s zamazu contains quite a bit of variety. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Get a special offer and listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with amazon music unlimited. Listen aggua from new album yesun live at salle pleyel paris tickets. In 2014 roberto fonseca combined solo performances, robertosolofonseca in france and rusia. For its second edition they will be joined by pianist roberto fonseca, this saturday, march 28 at 18. Paul motian and dewey redman, ran some kind of mad laboratory, in which the genres of hard bop, free jazz, world and avantgarde would all come together.
Fonseca can play with great intensity sometimes hinting at. Roberto fonseca aggua official music video youtube. Roberto fonseca is one heck of a pianist, firmly grounded in his native cuba, but also a child of his time, strongly influenced by the 1980s, especially rockitera herbie hancock. If roberto fonseca had ever worried that he might one day be typecast as just another one of cubas many worldclass jazz pianists and make no mistake, cuba has given birth to an extraordinary number of those, the wonderfully eclectic fusion project yo should put those worries to rest once and for all. One minute with roberto fonseca new album yo youtube. Get all the lyrics to songs on yo and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. When roberto fonseca plays, the music seeps from every pore in his body, at times on stage he stands and hammers the piano as if it were a percussion instrument or he grabs a drum and transforms his group into a comparsa the cuban carnival groups that parade the streets once a year and gets the audiences dancing euphorically. I was actually moved to tears by the incredible gift that roberto has been given. The cuban roberto fonseca embarked on his magical journey at an early age, learning drums at the age of four and starting piano when he was eight. Roberto fonseca is a cuban pianist, vocalist, multiinstrumentalist, composer, producer and bandleader. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Roberto fonseca was born in city of havana cuba on the 29 of march of 1975 in a family of musical tradition.
Stream ad free with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. From an early age, fonseca was surrounded by music. Listen to your favorite songs from yo by roberto fonseca now. Yo roberto fonseca to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. I will remember for all of my life this amazing performance. Yo, fonsecas new album, continues this party like never before. Roberto fonseca born 1975, havana is a cuban jazz pianist.
Abuc roberto fonseca to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Robin littleredferns t he most exciting pianist in cuba has gone back to his roots. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Roberto fonseca releases a new videoclip from his latest album yesun. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Roberto fonseca, left, with matthew simon at the barbican, london. Thats quite apparent on the first cut here, 80s, which builds on hancocks work from that time, heavily rhythmic except the rhythms are cuban and moving between some outstanding piano work and some lowkey.