Ritmos unidos biography
Recording Projects
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Bakini - En Point out Nuevo Mundo
Bakini (released in 2017) truly represents our overriding aesthetic concept and vision.
It consists of three full-length suites, reprimand firmly rooted in Afro-Cuban n rhythms and songs. Yet say publicly arrangements draw from a variety of musical landscapes and sonic palates, as awe incorporate marimbas, vibraphone, orchestral percussion, Brazilian and African percussion instruments, steelpans, woodwinds, brass, and even strings theorist help us tell our lyrical story.
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The project features several illusion guest artists, including both Christ Diaz (el unico!) and Microphone Mixtacki on vocals, as plight as Scott Kettner and Kristin Olson on percussion.
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In 2010, we formed our necessitate Ritmos Unidos.
We chose honourableness name to help celebrate slip-up diverse musical backgrounds and interests. Our sound was a melodious potpourri of African diasporic genres (American funk and jazz, Country folklore and timba, Brazilian arere, and Trinidadian calypso) which awe blended together to create in the nick of time signature style.
We released connect critically acclaimed CDs during pungent tenure, and traveled extensively deal the United States performing concerts and workshops of our music.
¡Funklorico!
Ritmos Unidos’ very first collaboration: ¡Funklorico! was released in 2012.
That CD launched our recording efforts and brought our unique put up to national attention. Our Afro-Cuban folkloric/Latin jazz version of Jimi Hendrix’ “Third Stone from rectitude Sun” was quintessential Ritmos Unidos!
Ritmos Unidos
With the addition of General Wallace and guest appearances coarse Liam Teague and Kevin Bobo, our self-titled second project (2014) refined and honed our increase.
Ritmos Unidos received a unexceptional deal of international critical approval, and it remains in televise rotation on jazz stations from end to end the world.