The Orquesta Aragón of Cuba.
As the cultural door opens again between the U.S. and Cuba, Orquesta Aragón returns to share their 70th Anniversary Celebration with us. Director Rafael Lay, son of an earlier leader of the group, brings us the group’s beautiful orchestration, performance excellence, and multiple music styles – from charanga to cha-cha-chá, son fusions and more. This is a timely celebration of seven decades of Cuban music and culture.
Founded in 1939, and performing continuously to sold-out audiences worldwide, Orquesta Aragón plays authentic Cuban music with a multi-generational appeal and has recorded over 100 albums.
Orquesta Aragón is widely known for some of their signature classics including “El Bodeguero”, “La Gloria Eres Tu”, “Pare Cochero”, “Espiritu Burlon” and “Calculadora” among many more. They have performed in some of the most prestigious venues in the world including Carnegie Hall in New York City, Paris’ Olympia Theatre and Tchaikovsky’s Theatre in Russia.
If you love the Buena Vista Social Club and Juan de Marcos and the Afro-Cuban All-Stars, you will surely love Orquesta Aragón, La Madre de las Charangas Cubanas – The Mother of The Cuban Charangas.
The historical queen of charanga will bring us the best of their repertoire on Friday, August 13, 2010, at Zellerbach Hall (101 Zellerbach Hall #4800 University of California, Berkeley)
8p.m. (Door 7 pm). Tickets: $65 Orch-$50 Mezz/Tiers-$35 Balcony
Advance Tickets, music player and videos: http: //www.AragonAtZellerbach.com
