Event

Charanga Danzon at Suyama Space

Charanga Danzon celebrates its first anniversary with a concert at Suyama Space in Seattle (www.suyamapetersondeguchi.com), a preeminent contemporary gallery in Belltown. The concert will take place in the gallery in the midst of a new site-specific installation by sculptor Kendall Buster (www.kendallbuster.com).

About Charanga Danzon:

Charanga is a genre and ensemble of Cuban dance music merging African and European influences, highlighting flute and violin. Danzon is the national dance style of Cuba.

Founded in 2008 by violinist and educator Irene Mitri, Charanga Danzon is a unique Cuban music ensemble based in Seattle. This fluid ensemble finds its basis honoring the tradition of strings in Cuban music, with a repertoire including traditional charanga, son/danzon, cha-cha-cha, classical, and jazz.

Members of Charanga Danzon include Irene Mitri (violin, ensemble director),
Fred Hoadley (piano, tres), Francisco Medina Jr. (percussion), Michael Nicolella (guitar), Jim O'Halloran (flutes), Andy Schloss (percussion), Pedro Vargas (percussion), Ben Verdier (bass), with special guests Lance Lu (shekere, dance) and Theodora Fogarty (dance).