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CARNEGIE HALL PRESENTS
Neighborhood Concert: Sonido Isleño
Bronx Library Center
Saturday, April 4th, 2009 at 2:30 PM
Sonido Isleño
·· Francisco Javier Cotto, Bass and Vocals
·· Benjamin Lapidus, Guitar/Tres and Vocals
·· Michael Molina, Bongo
·· Felix Sanabria, Congas and Vocals
·· Hector Torres, Timbales and Vocals
“..a danceable, intelligent, improvisation-based music which never loses "el sabor latino." – Jazz Capital
Since 1996, Sonido Isleño (Island Sound) is a bi-cultural group of musicians that has been impressing New York audiences with their string and percussion fusion of Spanish-Caribbean music and modern jazz.
Media Sponsor: Time Warner Cable
Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concerts are supported, in part, by The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation.
Meet the Artists
Sonido Isleño
·· Francisco Javier Cotto, Bass and Vocals
·· Benjamin Lapidus, Guitar/Tres and Vocals
·· Michael Molina, Bongo
·· Felix Sanabria, Congas and Vocals
·· Hector Torres, Timbales and Vocals
Sonido Isleño, or “Island Sound,” celebrates the diverse sounds encountered in New York City. The group performs a blend of traditional Puerto Rican, Dominican, and Cuban music, as well as jazz and contemporary rhythm and blues.
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