Entrevista con Gerson Valdés de Combinación de la Habana, a partir de la venta de su disco , en la Egrem la Casa de la Música Galliano (Habana - Cuba) en 2010. (Interesante entrevista realizada por Lionel Rogier , director de Fiesta Cubana y reconocido mundialmente como el Farandulero mayor).
Combinación de la Habana, es in lugar a dudas la revelación del año, fue elegida tanto en Francia (Fiesta Cubana), como en Perú (Salsa y Timba) ... De hecho, este hombre (Ricardo) no es una revelación, es una realidad ya sabemos ...
We're here to Gerson, Julian, and Ricardo Yuri Combination of Havana. Ricardo has a long career behind him (and is a grandfather of timba): Sugar was in Black and Yoruba are Maikel Blanco y Salsa Mayor. "It was the singer of the song" Go and stick. "Gerson wanted to make this interview to know them a little more, because they are a relatively young group.
How long have formed the group?
Gerson Valdés - this year in October we will celebrate our 5 years of operation. Leonel - 5 years now, but we have recently discovered the combination of Havana ...
What happens?
Gerson Valdés - Of course it takes time to form a band and make it known to be popular in our country, make business contacts all over the Cuban territory, and another time it took to record a demo send to radio stations, and people who like timba music lovers of this genre to know our music ... then, by this that took 5 years of hard work.
Leonel: You are very young. This is your first group?
Gerson Valdés -: I have had experiences in different groups. Temptation that I sang in the orchestra of Michel Maza, the former lead singer of Charanga Habanera Leonel - Michel Maza is a monster. Everyone knows him and we talk often. Gerson: I was his musical director for three years before the combination of Havana. Then we split and I formed my group. We gather as a group of students from the same school of music and together they formed The combination ... then joined El Pillo and Ricardo, etc.
Leonel - You have an academic background? Gerson
Valdés - Yes I graduated from music school. I majored in clarinet. During his military service, I was in the orchestra to play the saxophone for two years. When I enter the 'Michel Maza Orchestra, where he played the saxophone and keyboards. And from there I started working, arranging and playing keyboards. There are recordings where I play the saxophone, but now I'm concentrating on keyboards. Leonel
- Do you have a career like Angel Bonne. Not only is singing! We are admirers of the work that was done with Michel Maza, which for me is the best singer of all time ... They say they lost in Peru. We hope to see soon ... .. Well ... And you? (Julián "El Pillo")
Julian - I am a former dancer. I had two years in the Conjunto Folklorico Nacional dance deities Orishas. Finally I joined a combination of Havana. I am a new singer. I come from the street and taught myself. I auditioned to enter Havana combination and convinced them with my past as a dancer and now I'm here. Are now two and half years and I think I will stay long in Combination in Havana. Before you go to groups such as the Night of Havana, Cuban sounds. Leonel
- Have you recorded the album "A Thousand Reasons" Cuban sounds with the group?
Julian - I'll explain. There is some confusion because there are two groups who call themselves Cuban sounds. There is a group of Cuban sounds Santiago de Cuba and one from the 'east of Havana where I was ... Leonel
- Now to Jorgedian and Ivan ....
Ivan - I am self taught. Since I was little I liked to play percussion, it was on my way to my house, I gradually came into the world of singing, and I joined several orchestras such as La Bola, La Charanga Forever ... I was also recently in the group of Michel Maza ... and here I am. Gerson Valdés - Ricardo has also been a member of the group of Michel Maza. Ricardo
- Yes, but nobody let me speak! Ahahahaha! First I want to send a message of friendship Combination in Havana to all of you, the public in Italy, France, USA, and Peru, where we're playing hard, and those who have been lucky enough to hear me sing. I'm also a self-taught singer. Many people told me: "You've been lucky so far, but you deserve better, sing in a group more famous." But I say that I feel at home in my group and Combination in Havana of which are very close.
Leonel - A question for you Gerson. You are not one of the grandsons of Chucho Valdés? Gerson Valdés - My father is a cousin of Chucho Valdes, Bebo Valdes and his grandson. Leonel
- Even their parents are musicians? Gerson
Valdés - My father is a musician, my uncle is a musician was with Manolín, was the musical director of the Medico de la Salsa. My father works in Sweden. Bebo is working in Spain and Sweden. Leonel
: Everyone says you're a great musician ... ...: What I can say is that last Monday, when I saw you playing the music was excellent. I did not know you had worked with Michel Maza. I think what we are doing now is a gambling smoother, more stable, with the impressive music tumbao more ... .. Gerson
Valdés - Yes, we are entitled! Leonel
- Well I was wrong. What was the reason for the musical line. It s an historic moment change due to the competence of reggaeton? What is the cause, why make a gambling rounder and less aggressive? Gerson
Valdés - Si ... I think it has to do with the phenomenon of reggaeton. Reggaeton with contemporary sounds. To get people to dance, we had to create valid and mambos tumbaos and choirs. ... We had to work hard to achieve this result. Since the creation of this group, our goal was to dance and sing to the audience. We have seen that we could reggaeton groups sharing scenarios. So we started thinking about it, to build a repertoire, making songs with more flavor, more intensity, more tumbaos, more wind and we find the "source of inspiration. Little by little we got, song after song, and now we have our repertoire. We did a live DVD in the House of Music in which there are all of our repertoire.
Leonel - This DVD will be published shortly on the Internet because it is in my power Keep a record ?
Gerson Valdés - No. What we have is an outline of the disc. We have not yet submitted this study as definitive, but we have a project of 8 songs. We did some Songs on this DVD to make a promotional demo, to make known our music.
Julian: Yes, I also agree with the greetings, as Ricardo did, the people of Europe, Italy, France, United States, Latin America, especially Peru ... Well, my name is Julian and I sing a song that is on everyone's lips, a radio hit called "El Pillo". The song is very cool, very contemporary, about the life of Cubans, of what it means to be a Cuban like us.
Ricardo - And then you are a "pillar", a cheat!
Julian: And suddenly everything will become the "Pill." I can send a cordial greeting to all who are interested in our music that is a very good combination! Leonel
- "El Pillo" is fashionable. This is a nice fresh piece and the video is very nice, very funny. This song is very popular in Cuba and abroad ... Do not worry .... Gerson
Valdés - This video was made Deuna very simple! Leonel
- very simple but very original and funny ... Gerson
Valdés - We have established ourselves at home with the team. We did multiple takes, a little here, a little there, we went with a camera through the streets of Havana ... and we are all in good company ... until dawn! Leonel
- Well, congratulations! Sincerely, your job is done right. You can listen to his music very well and wish him much success. Because you earned it the prize as the revelation of the year and I promise we will continue to monitor their talent. Thanks again!
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