MUSIC PREVIEW nam- Let the son shine
Emerging from the mountains of within a few years had garnered a eastern Cuba in its basic form, played massive following and a succession of on claves, the little percussion sticks hit records and started a schedule of that hold the basic 3/2 rhytlln, with touring that has taken them all over bongo drums and tres, the Afro-Cuban the globe. Sadly for their myriad fans
three-course guitar, son is the in the USA, and despite endless essential music of the island, and festival invitations for them to became hugely popular in the perform, the State Department always hedonistic llavana of the 20s and 30s. refuses them a visa. Trumpet, bass and even more Happily for us, the nine-piece band percussion were later added, and from arrives in Scotland next week to play that evolved salsa, rumba and the their mesmerising music in Princes various dance forms that have become Street Gardens and Glasgow’s floating popular the world over. Ferry. All-acoustic, with the addition After the War, Cuban musicians were of one electric bass. the band is incorporated into many of the top jazz fronted by tresero and singer .luan bands, taking a lead from clay Marcos Gonzalez, leading five singers, on. rm text... In]. Gillespie’s move into Latin jazz. The guitar, trumpet and percussion. James traditional son form had all but Support the Cuban struggle against I "an", seems like 21 disappeared by the 1970s, the has the US blockade by going along to years. does it, since was played by a few old men in the Glasgow’s Club Cubana in The 13th Smiley Miley first took mountains and the singers, the llote on the first Saturday of the the Radio One Roadshow soneros, were no longer relevant in a month, and come along to see one of to the highways and popular culture of protest songs. the world’s great live dance bands. byways of Britain. But it than “can can” Stem Magma and (llorrnan Chalmers) '5' and 44.000 "1"“ We“ reinvented the term. Sierra Maestra play Princes Street theigffszo‘gge'ebmes The hand came inseam at the Gardens, Edinburgh on Sun 18 and Pflsobelfo gm, on Fri university of llavana in 1976, and The Ferry. Glasgow on Mon 19-
16. Radio One heartthrob Neale James is the host. introducing Luke Goss. f
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starts at 103m.
I Muses of all stripes are
invited to The Jam Club at
The Barracks,
Shakespeare Street.
Maryhill to take part in
the new jam sessions
being held there from
2—1 lpm on Sundays.
There's a 2k rig and full {
backline for those taking .
part. The only thing is you l
have to phone Paul Coxon : on 041 336 6780 in advance to book a place.
Songwriters are welcome too. presumably to hear l ERIE- their compositions fleshed 1 out in a loose. improvised but inspirational manner. I I lorna Paterson. once ' of the Centre for - o Contemporary Arts and i _ Crai g McLean hitches a now maria er of Shriek. is O . ‘ also scoutiiig for Rhythm ' One of the hacks we let hang around ' of their success: touring coast to 11ft on the wmg‘s Of one gins Rec9fd3- Despiseth I the office for his amusement value coast, making themselves as visible DOVE.
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- - - one of the Canadian radio listeners’ with Soma and thereafter with And Signed to biggie East West Mabbottl y by Nathan Mccough. favourite ten tracks of all time. Singer “musk” [muss play King “It's, Weatherall. We‘ve always leaned formerly Happy Mondays Steven Page can’t really explain why stasgow on we 20 and wed 21 and heavily on good grooves and worked in manager now A&R-ing record companies overlooked them for the Venus, “munch on F" 23. that area. but we‘re not just a dance for said company. so long, but he does know the secret band, we never have been just a dance
28 The List l6—29 July 1993