Cal Performances | World Stage | Spanish Harlem Orchestra

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Spanish Harlem Orchestra

Sat, Feb 10, 8 pm

Venue: Zellerbach Hall B

Price: $22/$30/$42

Subscription Series: Choose-Your-Own, Winter/Spring Mini Series

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The Grammy Award-winning Spanish Harlem Orchestra celebrates the music of New York City's vibrant "El Barrio"—birthplace of salsa, Latin soul, boogaloo, and countless other variants within the Latin idiom. Dedicated to preserving the vital history of classic Latin dance orchestras while at the same time writing and arranging new music for the audience of today, the group has been a hit worldwide, in cities as diverse as Hong Kong, Istanbul, Zurich, and Montreal. Spanish Harlem Orchestra is led by renowned pianist and arranger Oscar Hernández. "All the joys of salsa's 1960s and '70s heyday...each song revealed a new treat" (The New York Times).

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Program Notes: Program notes are available online, click here.

Audio clips:

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Un Gran Dia En El Barrio *, **

Mama Guela (with Ruben Blades) *, ***

* Clips listed here are representative of the artists, but may be different than what are being played as part of the Cal Performances program
** From the 2003 Grammy Award-nominated Un Gran Dia En El Barrio for Best Salsa Album
*** From the 2005 Grammy Award-winning Across 110th Street for Best Salsa/Merengue Album featuring Rubén Blades