Tumi Cuban and Latin American Music

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Posted 28.10.05

A & C Music Circuit proudly present

Cándido Fabré and his 12 piece band

Candido Fabre is one of Cuba’s leading musicians and is considered one of the most versatile and ingenious soneros of Latin America. His improvisations have helped to build his reputation as an artist of great charisma and authenticity. He is also a prolific songwriter and his work has been performed in Cuba by Orquestra Aragon, Los Van Van, Manguare, Isaac Delgado, Celia Cruz and Oscar D'Leon. Candido has the phrasing and fire of a great salsa vocalist. His back up group features the flute and violin line-up of classic charanga, and the members of his group swing with elegance through some excellent arrangements in the finest tradition of charangas playing son.

Candido and his band recorded their first album for Tumi Music in 1996, ‘Son de Cuba’ (Tumi 057), followed by two further albums: ‘Poquito a poco’ (TMG CD2) and ‘La Habana quiere guarachar contigo’ (Tumi 097). ‘Cubano soy’ is their fourth album and some of the songs feature in the forthcoming DVD: ‘Make poverty history / Live in Edinburgh’ filmed during the Live 8 festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, which they headlined in July 2005. With their amazing capacity to pull the audience into the various Cuban rhythms and Candido's talent of improvising and communicating with the spectators have all made his concerts big successes.

"He is the greatest sonero since Benny More. Candido has the phrasing and fire of a great salsa vocalist.. " Latin Beat – USA

“Candido is a first-class salsa singer, loved as much for his earthy
charisma as his infectious dance music.’ - Jan Fairley – Songlines – UK

1.El Apagón (Son/Conga)
2. Cuba te quiere (Son)
3. Volverás (Bolero Son)
4. De Cuba Vengo y Cubano Soy (Son)
5. Si se arreglara el mundo (Son)
6. El Granmy (Guaracha Son)
7. La formula (Bolero Son)
8. Un Tema para María (Danzón Cha)
9. Aquí si la gente baila (Son)
10. Por qué tú no te enamoras de mí (Songo)
11. Tú la dejaste ir (Balllad)
12. Fabré Ilegó (Guaracha Son)