Osvaldo Chacón is back with "Se te cuela"

Osvaldo Chacón is back with his third CD "Se te cuela", which will be released in 2015! He has uploaded a teaser with clips from the album as well as a four-minute video of his new arrangement of "Te gusto" - the new version of his hit song with Bamboleo. The videos are already making waves with timba fans around the world.  

We asked Osvaldo a few questions about the upcoming album.

This year you will release "Se te cuela", a CD containing nine songs. Who are the authors and arrangers of the songs?
I am the author and arranger of all 9 songs and all mambos (horns) that you are going to hear. The other musician who helped me (the co-arranger) is a young man named Gelmis Castillo Suarez who wrote piano, bass and percussion. He is a very talented young man. He has worked with Azúcar Negra, Son14 and is planning to work with Leo Vera and Tania Pantoja.

What studio did you recorded in?
The recording was done in Studio Forever Music and the recording and programming was done by Daynel Castillo (CUPIDO) who is working with "El Balacero" now! He is a young man of great talent and professionalism in his work. He has produced hundreds of projects for reggaetoneros: El Yonky, Jacob Forever ex-Gente D 'Zona, etc. It was a lovely experience!

Who are the musicians who recorded?
Daynel Castillo Reyes (CUPIDO)  - Programing, all Percussion
Gelmis Castillo Suarez - Arranger, Piano, Bass
Lester Mancebo Magdariga - Trombone
Luis R Fuentes - Trumpet (Sierra Maestra)
Leyanis Campos Marrero - Corista
Gabriel Rodriguez Ducamger - Corista
Rubén Rodriguez Ducamger - Corista 

Tell us about plans for concerts in the UK and Europe.
I have a lot of plans, first to promote the CD well. I'm hoping to sign with a label and start making some videos to have a good start. The new version of "Te gusto", a song I recorded with Bamboleo years ago, has had a viral acceptance. I think the new arrangement is cooler. In just three days on YouTube it had over 400 hits. Many DJs around the world are asking me for a copy. So that's a good sign!

Do you have a release date and where will people be able to buy it?
I will know the release date when the physical disk is ready for sale. It will be sold on the major networks such as iTunes, Amazon, etc. Moreover, it was made with love and I hope the dancers like it since they have the last word!

A warm hug and greetings to all the dancers of Cuban music around the world and thanks to you for the help you have been giving Cuban musicians for a long time on your website Timba.com.

Blessings

Aché, iré, salud pa' mi gente linda!
Osvaldo Chacón

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ENGLISH:   Jazz Plaza is coming this week and will take place in both La Habana and Santiago de Cuba this year.  The addition  of Santiago de Cuba is an exciting development because Santiago has a small but very impressive and thriving Jazz scene of its own.    You can see some scenes from the last three Jazz Plaza events in various parts of the website.   The colloquium this year is dedicated to the late Leonardo Acosta , Cuba's most important Jazz critic,  who passed away recently.   
You can see most of this year's roster in a video on the Jazz Plaza Facebook Page. 
Bill Tilford still has some unpublished material from Jazz Plaza 2015 that will be published in the near future. 

ESPAÑOL: Jazz Plaza viene esta semana y tendrá lugar en La Habana y Santiago de Cuba este año. La adición de Santiago de Cuba es un desarrollo emocionante porque Santiago tiene una pequeña pero muy impresionante y próspera escena de Jazz propia. Puede ver algunas escenas de los últimos tres eventos de Jazz Plaza en varias partes del sitio web. El coloquio de este año está dedicado al difunto Leonardo Acosta, el crítico de jazz más importante de Cuba, fallecido recientemente.
Bill Tilford ya tiene algún material inédito de Jazz Plaza 2015 que se publicará en un futuro próximo.
Puede ver la mayoría del roster de este año en la página Facebook de Jazz Plaza. 

ENGLISH:  We begin a short series of pieces about JoJazz, the competition that helps ignite the career of so many of Cuba's best young Jazz musicians. 

You can read the first piece about JoJazz 2016, which includes the winners, the program, and an audio interview in Spanish with the founder, Alexis Vázquez, here. 

You can view the first photo gallery here. 

ESPAÑOL:  Comenzamos una breve serie de artículos acerca de JoJazz, el concurso que ayuda a encender la carrera de tontos de los mejores jóvenes jazzistas en Cuba.

Puede leer el primer artículo sobre JoJazz 2016, que incluye los ganadores, el programa, y una entrevista grabada en español con el fundador, Alexis Vázquez, aquí. 

Puede ver la primera galería de fotos aquí. 

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ENGLISH:  There are several excellent programs that feature Cuban Jazz on the radio in the United States.  One of the very best (and most progressive) is The Afro Cuban Jazz Edition with Frankie Pineiro, who is also a conguero and leader of several musical groups including Guisando Caliente, Viva Cal and Proyecto Son.  This program can be heard during alternate Tuesdays from 10-am-Noon Eastern Time (US) @ WSLR, 96.5 LPFM in Sarasota, Florida.  Frankie also loves Timba and includes a little in his program from time to time. 
Beginning January 13, 2015, I (Bill Tilford) will be joining the program with a new short segment, Bill's Bag, to feature recent Jazz recordings made in Havana and beyond. (many of these  have or will have reviews  in Timba.com).  I am extremely excited about the opportunity to work with Frankie Pineiro to help share the wonderful new Jazz being recorded today, and I hope that you will be equally excited as soon as you listen. 
ESPAÑOL:  Hay varios programas excelentes que ofrecen el Jazz cubano en la radio en los Estados Unidos.  Uno de los mejores (y más progresistas) es The Afro Cuban Jazz Edition con Frankie Pineiro, quien también es conguero y líder de varios grupos musicales, entre ellos Guisando Caliente, Viva Cal y Proyecto Son.  Este programa se puede escuchar durante los martes alternos de 10am-mediodía (hora del este, EE.UU.) @ WSLR, 96,5 LPFM en Sarasota, Florida. Frankie también ama la Timba e incluye un poquito en su programa de vez en cuando. 
Comenzando el 13 de enero, 2015, yo (Bill Tilford) me uniré al programa con un nuevo segmento corto, Bill's Bag, con el fin de ofrecer grabaciones recientes del Jazz hechas en la Habana y más alla (muchas de ellas tienen o tendrán reseñas en Timba.com).   Estoy muy emocionado por la oportunidad de trabajar con Frankie Pineiro para ayudar a compartir el maravilloso nuevo Jazz que se está grabando hoy, y espero que ustedes estarán igualmente emocionados en cuanto ustedes escuchen.   

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ENGLISH:   Scenes from Day 2 of JoJazz 2016 are now available here. One of the winners of JoJazz 2016, conguero/percussionist Degnis Bofill, can be seen  performing with José Portillo & Cauce here:

You can hear an interview with Degnis Bofill in Spanish and more music on the shortwave radio program From The Isle of Music this week.  For more information, see the From The Isle of Music Facebook Page. 
ESPAÑOL:  Más escenas del día 2 de JoJazz 2016 estan disposibles aquí. Un ganador de JoJazz 2016, conguero/percusionista Degnis Bofill, aparece con José Portillo & Cauce arriba. Se puede escuchar una entrevista con Degnis Bofill y más musica en el program radial en onda corta From the Isle of Music esta semana.  Más información está disponible en la página Facebook de From The Isle of Music.  



Juan-Carlos Formell will be visiting from Cuba in January and performing with Son Radical in the Midwest on the following dates: 
Friday, January 13th- Chicago: Mambo Cafe 9 pm
Saturday, January 14th- Galesburg, IL: Knox College Winter Jazz Series, Kresge Hall, Knox College, Galesburg, IL 7 pm
Sunday, January 15th- Iowa City, Iowa: Iowa City Yacht Club 8 pm

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