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KARIBA

KARIBA plays Salsoca-Beat

About Me

KARIBA plays SALSOCA-BEAT - KARIBA was founded in 1981 by Juanito Heldmann on the Canary Islands as JUANITO & PARDELO and in 1983 became the JUANITO HELDMANN BAND. 1986 the band changed it's name into KARIBA and has been playing SALSOCA-BEAT in various international line-ups ever since. SALSOCA-BEAT is the style and sound that Juanito Heldmann created and developed with KARIBA. - SALSOCA-BEAT combines traditional and modern music from Cuba and other parts of the Caribbean, Latin America and Africa. KARIBA plays in formations ranging from trios to 12-piece bands. Some 90% of their repertoire consists of compositions by Juanito Heldmann, while the rest of the music is traditional. - Juanito gave his band the name KARIBA, not only because it might sound caribbean to the audience. In fact the main reason for using this name is, that KARIBA was a holy place in East Africa. The Bantu people believe that not only is KARIBA the navel of the earth, but also the ‘Knot of Time’ is located there, where the past, present and future meet, and are joined together. For thousands of years the Holy Ones of KARIBA lived there in meditation, until the place was destroyed by colonial government. KARIBA was and is a symbol for freedom, peace and togetherness! -In august 2000 Juanito travelled, together with his wife Fidelia and his partner LANCELOT "NAYO" SCOTT, to Cuba. A dream came true. Juanito and Fidelia formed, with the help of JASÚS ALEMAÑY and EFRAIN RIOS, JUANITO'S KARIBA ALL STARS to record the album - JUANITO'S KARIBA ALL STARS: SALSOCA-BEAT. with the following artists.ROBERTO RIVERÓN, TOMAS"EL PANGA" RAMOS, JORGE MAZA, CARLOS GODINEZ, CARLOS "EL AFROKAN" ALVAREZ, CARLOS "BOLA" BETANCOURT, IGNACIO "NACHITO" HERRERA & EFRAIN RIOS are or were members of JASÚS ALEMAÑY'S CUBANISMO. EFRAIN RIOS was also the founder of Grupo RAISON, which he is refounding now with his brother. - CARLOS "EL AFROKAN" ALVAREZ was for a long time a member of IRAKERE and CARLOS "BOLA" BETANCOURT was touring also with CELIA CRUZ. RAÚL PI--EDA ROQUE was for many years the drummer of theCHUCHU VALDÉS’ JAZZ QUARTET, which gained a grammy for the recording ‘Live at the village vanguard’. - AMPARO CÉSAR and her daughter MAJELA SERRANO are leading a female quartet called HAVANA OPEN. Amparo also was the founder of LAS CHICAS DEL SON. - IDANIA VALDÉS and YAREMI ALFONSO also have their own group LAS MUSAS DEL SON. - Idania’s father AMADITO VALDÉS is wellknown as a member of the AFRO CUBAN ALL STARS and through the movie BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB. TATA GÜNES is cuba’s most famous conga player, who also joined the project “LA RUMBA SOY YO“, that received the Grammy Latino in 2001. MFANSENI THUSI was a member of the SARAFINA musical group and joined the KARIBA band after the recording. - LEONARDO KINDELAN left Cuba after the recording.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/5/2007
Band Website: latinmusic.de
Band Members: Juanito's KARIBA All Stars: Salsoca-Beat
feat. Tata Güines
La Habana, Cuba, August 2000

current members:
- Juanito "Canario" Heldmann (Germany): vocals, guitar, percussion
- Cesar Granados (Panama): percussion
- Lancelot "Nayo" Scott (Tobago): steeldrums, percussion
- Mafanseni Thusi (Southafrica): trombone, vocals
- Mario "El Indio" Morejon Hernandez (Cuba): trumpet
- Roland "Dooley" Richardson (Aruba): bass, vocals
- Edir Dos Santos (Brazil): drums
- Peter Schuller (Germany): piano, keyboard
optional artists:
- Ravi Pagnamente (Italy): percussion
- Hector Toscano (Ecuador): bass, vocals
- Tola Sholana (Nigeria): vocals, percussion
- Betty Allende (Cuba): dance, vocals, percussion
Influences: KARIBA-FAMILY: KARIBA’s music was and is influenced by all the people who have worked with Juanito and the band. - Besides KARIBA or JUANITO’S KARIBA ALL STARS exists the KARIBA FAMILY. - The members of the KARIBA-FAMILY are international artists who work constantly or on occasion with the band KARIBA, JUANITO’S KARIBA ALL STARS or the ROOTS, RHYTHM & RITUAL ® Project. Members of the KARIBA-FAMILY:
JUANITO HELDMANN: vocals, guitars, percussion, director, writer, composer, arranger, producer
- CÉSAR GRANADOS (Panama): congas, timbales, bongo
- LANCELOT "NAYO" SCOTT (Tobago): steel-drums, percussion, vocals
- MFANSENI THUSI (Southafrica): trombone, vocals
- MARIO "EL INDIO" MOREJON HERNÁNDEZ (Cuba): trumpet
- JUSTINE NAMUSOKE(Uganda): vocals
- RAFAEL ALCÁNTARA (Germany / Peru): Sopranosax, vocals
- PETER SCHULLER (Germany): piano, keyboards
- ROLAND "DOOLEY" RICHARDSON (Aruba): Bass, vocals
- EDIR DOS SANTOS (Brazil): drums
- COURTNEY JONES (Trinidad): drums, steel-drums, percussion
- RAVI PAGNAMENTE (Italy): percussion
- MICHAEL JAROSCH (Germany): guitars, vocals
- BEATRIZ ALLENDE (Cuba): Dance, vocals, percussion
- HECTOR TOSCANO (Ecuador): Bass, vocals
- TOOLOON (Germany/Canary Islands):DJ
- FIDELIA HERNÁNDEZ (Cuba): vocals, producer
- JOHANN SCHNEIDER (Germany): cameraman, photographer
- HECTOR JÉSUS GUTIÉRREZ RODRIGEZ (Mexico): movieproduction KINOTITLÁN
- NORBERT WILINSKI (Germany): soundengineer
- MARC PETERS (Ghana): bass
- ELIEL LAZO (Cuba): percussion
- SINESIO "MESTRE GATO II" GOÉS (Brazil): percussion, dance, choreography
- ROBERTO MANDRUZZATO + (Italy): trombone
- TOLA SHOLANA (Nigeria): vocals, guitar, talkingdrum
- TATA GÃœINES (Cuba): congas

- AMADITO VALDÉS (Cuba): timbales

- EFRAIN RIOS (Cuba): tres, vocals

- IGNACIO "NACHITO" HERRERA (Cuba): piano
- RAQUELLE CHAVIS (USA): vocals
- MARTINHO FIUZA (Brazil): percussion, choreography
- SUZETE MENEZES (Brazil): vocals, dance
- HERWIG GREIL (Austria): saxes
- WILLIAM BADJI (Senegal): violin
- ROBERTO RIVERÓN (Cuba): bass
- JORGE MAZA (Cuba): tenorsax & flute
- CARLOS "EL AFROKAN" ALVAREZ (Cuba): trombone
- AMPARO CÉSAR (Cuba): vocals, guitar, tres
- DEL DAVIS (Jamaica): vocals, guitar
- MAJELA SERRANO( Cuba): vocals
- RAÚL PINEDA ROQUE (Cuba): drums
- TOMAS "EL PANGA" RAMOS (Cuba): congas
- CARLOS "BOLA" BETANCOURT (Cuba): trumpet
- CARLOS GODINEZ Cuba): percussion
- IDANIA VALDÉS (Cuba): vocals
- YAREMI ALFONSO (Cuba): vocals
- EDUARDO AGUILA (Cuba): tuba
- LIVÁN AGUILA ATÚNEZ (Cuba): percussion
- JOGE WATUTZI (Brazil): dance, percussion
- KOSMAS KAPITZA TAKAMIYA (Japan): percussion
- EURIDICE TORRENS RODRIGUEZ (Cuba): dancer, vocals
- CLAUDIO PACHECO (Cuba): dance, vocals, percussion
- STEFAN LOCHER (Germany): bass
- JESSY GIBSON (Germany/Liberia): vocals
- GERD HAENEL (Germany): camera, movieproduction
- ENNO KAPITZA (Japan/Germany): photographer
- JOSÉ OSSORIO (Canary Islands): cameraman
- IGNACE BADJI (Senegal): DJ
- ABI PAEZ (Argentina): sax
- MORI DIOUBATE (Guinea): vocals, balafon
- PATRICE OLUMA + (Zaire / Kenya): vocals, perdussion
- FREDDIE SANTIAGO CAMPOS (Puerto Rico): percussion
- DAVID SAENZ DE BURRUAGA (Spain): bass
- LUCIA BARON DE SOTO (Mexico): vocals, flute
- ANNEBELLE WAMZIKU KARIUKI (Kenya): vocals
- IDILIO IZQUIERDO TRUJILLO (Islas Canarias): keyboards
- ANTONIO "EL CHAMO" ISQUIERDO: (Venezuela): vocals, percussion
- AMIE JAMMEH (Senegambia): vocals, dance
Sounds Like:
Record Label: Happy Hour Records - distr.: www.descarga.com
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

CRITICAS EN ESPAÑOL

aqui se encuentran las criticas del periodista Lean Rodrigues sobre dos discos de Juanito y KARIBA. http://www.dectatoma.eu/bio_juanito_heldmann.htm...
Posted by KARIBA on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 02:17:00 PST

Interview: Juanito @ radio "calor latino" (german)

Für alle deutschsprachigen Fans hier das Interview mit Juanito Heldmann: http://calor-latino.podspot.de/
Posted by KARIBA on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 02:00:00 PST

BUY JUANITO'S KARIBA ALL STARS CD NOW

The CD is distibuted by descarga.com go to www.descarga.com/cgi-bin/db/19597.10?R9mn4hR9;;319
Posted by KARIBA on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:49:00 PST