ASERE Live by Asere

IN MEMORY OF JG

This album is a tribute to the spontaneity and sweetness of natural live sound. There is no modern technological trickery, simply the joy and talent of eleven musicians with acoustic instruments performing live with nothing added or taken away. Each and every performance is different and unique; in this recording you can hear the intimacy, warmth and delight shared between an audience and musicians one special evening in California.

We wish to stay true to our musical roots like the many Cuban bands who, between the 1940s and 1960s, delivered performances and recordings with soul, groove and ‘Cubania’ live and in the moment. We have added our own contemporary feel to the traditions we have inherited so that our culture continues to evolve and grow.

Our work is for all those who enjoy the music, those who possess nothing yet live for everything, those who are losing hope and those who humbly seek to make this a better world.

Tracklist

1.	Corazon	7:35

2.	Vengan Todos A Bailar El Son	6:08

3.	Cacha Cha Cha Cha	4:27

4.	Luz Que No Alumbra	8:24

5.	La Flor Y La Hoja Seca	9:10

6.	Changui Pa Mi Gente	6:56

7.	Habanera	12:23

8.	Romantica	5:46

Credits

released January 24, 2019

MICHEL PADRON - MUSICAL DIRECTOR / 1st TRUMPET/VOCAL
VICENTE ARENCIBIA - CONGAS / LEAD VOCAL / HAND PERCUSSION
ADOLFO FLORIAN - TRES / GUITAR / LEAD VOCAL
YOAN SANCHEZ - TIMBALES / BONGOS
ENEY ARANDA - CONGAS / BONGOS / LEAD VOCAL
RICARDO FERNANDEZ - LEAD VOCAL / HAND PERCUSSION
DANIEL CARNAGO - TRES /STEEL GUITAR/ VOCAL
EIKEL VENEGAS HERNANDEZ/ TROMBONE/ 2nd TRUMPET/VOCAL
ALAIN LEON / BASS
RAUL BERMUDEZ - 1st VIOLIN
JORGE QUEVEDO - 2nd VIOLIN

RECORDED LIVE ON TOUR IN 2016 AT DOWNEY THEATRE, CA, USA
MIXED BY PETE BRANDT AT BASSIC STUDIOS, BRISTOL, UK
ARTWORK MARC BESSANT
PHOTOS PAOLO HOLLIS
PRODUCED BY MICHEL PADRON & JOHN HOLLIS
EXECUTIVE PRODUCTION DRUM

THANKS TO: YORRICK BENOIST & RUN PRODUCTIONS, PETER DAKE, KATE ARVIN, KEN BRAUN, JAZZ STRAUSS, ELENA CABRERA, EURIDICE HOLLIS, TIM FOX & ALL AT COLUMBIA ARTISTS, ANDREW GROSSMAN, TEO SAAVEDRA & NUITS DU SUD, RENE VEILLEUX, DONALD LOPEZ, BILL MARTINEZ, JUAN ‘LUZ BRILLANTE’ ALARCON, DOWNEY THEATRE.

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