it’s a BIG BAND by its very nature equipped with all of the credentials to make for an exhilarating live outfit - engaging vocalists, a burning hot rhythm section and a big fat brass section. it’s a LATIN band, in the wider sense freely mixing salsa with jazz, funk and contemporary popular music styles to create an explosive mix of sounds. With their vision to unite the rhythms of the Americas, their music is uplifting, inspiring and unifying, celebrating the diversity of cultures that arose out of the African Slave Trade, whilst focusing on the Cuban, Brazilian and globalized SALSA sounds which have become significant musical languages and forms of solidarity and cultural exchange among communities throughout the world.ĭISPERSIÓN is not your regular salsa band. The 11-piece lineup (2 vocalists, 3 percussionists, 4 brass, piano and bass) lends itself to an expansive BIG BAND sound without losing the dynamism and spark of a small group, and combines sensuous vocals, sophisticated horn lines and explosive percussion solos. The seeds were planted in the Caribbean and now their grandchild is Salsa.” CLAVE MAGAZINEĭISPERSIÓN is a UK-based Latin band bringing you a one-way ticket to the music of the Americas. African drums from far off places like Nigeria, Dahomey, and Ghana married the Spanish guitar to bring us clave. It means to be on top of things, to be playing it right. It’s being played in beat, on key, on clave. It means life, salsa, the food of our leisure time, the motion of intense rhythm, the emotion of 20,000 people simultaneously grooving to the natural sounds of life. To us the word goes beyond explanations and definitions. * Providing its own instruments and back line * Offering a flexible range of support acts to further enhance the occasion * Offering a flexible range of lineups and instrumental combinations to suit the budget and requirements for the occasion * Boasting over 20 brilliant reviews from some of the UK's top venues and clients * Starring some of the UK's finest musicians from the best bands around and featuring a variety of guest artists * Covering a comprehensive range of songs (traditional and contemporary) as well as playing original tunes
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