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San Lazaro

Swingo con funky salsareggae... !ay mama!

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Ten piece Latin Mestizo outfit San Lazaro is the act that starts the party with their horn and percussion heavy salsa funk diaspora. Easily the tightest Latin outfit to come from Australia so far, their members herald from Chilean, Spanish, Indian, Mauritian, Persian, Irish, Greek and Australian backgrounds and bring a refreshing tough, hip-hop, rock and reggae infused edge to the traditional Latin sound.Featuring some of Melbourne’s finest musical talent, including celebrated young female percussionist and timbale player Nasrine Rahmani (Tumbarumba, The Oxo Cubans), outstanding Spanish language rapper and Conga player Sebastian Orellana and seasoned Chilean Vocalist, Franshesco Viran, San Lazaro are becoming a favorite of outdoor festivals all over, and with good reason.Coupled with the congas and timbales, the driving “montunto”, played on the Columbian Tiple (Oscar Poncell) is what characterizes their sound as distinctly Latin whilst the electric guitar (Steven Silk), bass (Bob Knob) and drumset (Lazare Agneskis), provide an urban grounding for sax and trumpet players Lachlan McLean and Elisha Maiyah to connect the dots with Latin and Dub Reggae influenced horn harmonies.Fans of Ozomatli, The Cat Empire, and Manu Chao will know exactly what to do!"Every once in a long while, a band comes that has the hybrid in music that brings people from all walks of life together. We will discover with San Lazaro that in the audience, lives blend with their music which celebrates life, and makes you move and dance." Asdru Sierra, Ozomatli.“Melbourne is Lucky to have a band like San Lazaro” Martin Perna, Antibalas“San Lazaro is a world-class Latin band. They play with considerable panache, and impressive enthusiasm and exuberance.” Rhythms magazine.Festivals Played… Chill Island with John Butler and The Waifs Feb 08 WOMADelaide 2007 Live En Aout, Noumea, New Caledonia 2007 Woodford Folk Festival 07/08 Queenscliff Music Festival 07 St Kilda Festival 08 Darling Harbour Fiesta, Sydney 2007 Bellingen Global Carnival 2007 Upcoming Festivals… Bluesfest Byron Bay 08 National Multicultural Festival 08I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4 SAN LAZARO IN NOUMEA, NEW CALEDONIA

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Member Since: 4/10/2006
Band Website: sanlazaro.com.au
Band Members: Franshesco Viran-Vocals. Oscar Poncell-Tiple, Vocals. Elisha Maiyah-Trumpet, Vocals. Lachlan McLean-Alto Sax. Nasrine Rahmani-Timbales. Steven Silk-Guitar. Sebastian Orellana-Congas. Lazare Agneskis-Drums. El Bobnob- Subcommandante del bajo. ?como no?Bookings/Enquiries Nas Manager [email protected] +61 421 804544
Influences: Fania Allstars & 70's Ira Kere. Cachao, Acere, Eddie Palmeiri, Santana, James Brown, Orishas, Ozomatli, Mos Def, Afro Cuban All Stars, Buena Vista Social Club, Inti Illimani, Prince, Dr Dre, Yerba Buena, Ojos de Brujo, Sargento Garcia, Manu Chao, Cachaito, Los Van Van, Ruben Blades, Hector La Voe, Willie Colon, Fabulosos Cadilacs, Bob Marley, Freestyle fellowship, Herbie Hancock, La Nueva Cancion Chilena, Bersuit, Damian Marley, Larry Harlow, Chucho Valdez, Villa Lobos, Metallica, Sepultura, Cynic, Roman Alvarez, All the hot Melbourne bands we grew up listening to.
Sounds Like:La Esquina

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Viaje Vacilon Australian Tour dates Announced

Hosted By: San Lazaro When: 13 Mar 2008, 07:00 PMWhere: Venues all over AustraliaSee details AustraliaDescription:San Lazaro Click Here To View Event...
Posted by San Lazaro on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:50:00 PST

Check out this event: San Lazaro at The Famous Spiegletent

Hosted By: San Lazaro When: 29 Nov 2007, 11:00 PMWhere: The Famous SpiegletentTheatres Forrecourt, The Arts CentreMelbourne, AustraliaDescription:San Lazaro Click Here To View Event...
Posted by San Lazaro on Sun, 18 Nov 2007 08:05:00 PST

"Do the right thing" Concert @ SIGNAL Dec 9th

DO THE RIGHT THING!Hip-hop, reggae beats, afro-latino and soulful sounds create a nonstop music revolution for young Australians with all day boogying & sweat dropping for peace! On Human Rights Day ...
Posted by San Lazaro on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:16:00 PST

Revolver this Friday 9th Nov 2007

Hi Guys.Just a note to invite you all to our first show in Melbourne for over 6weeks at Revolver on Friday the 9th of November with guests Cooking on 3Burners.We´ve gone underground for a while to sus...
Posted by San Lazaro on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 02:32:00 PST

Bellingen and Sydney: Here we come!

Hi folks.We're hitting the road this Thursday in the San Lazaro tourbus to play Bellingen Festival this weekend followed by Darling Harbour Fiesta, Sydney on Monday.Its our first time at both these fe...
Posted by San Lazaro on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 02:05:00 PST

Four Fridays in Fitzroy this August

Fresh off the plane from New Caledonia's "Live en Aout Festival" and between trips to Adelaide and Cairns, Local 9 piece Latin funk outfit San Lazaro will be playing 4 Fridays in a row in August at Br...
Posted by San Lazaro on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 11:04:00 PST

For all our Adelaide friends

Fresh off the boat from New Caledonia's "Live en Aout" Festival and for the first time in Adelaide since WOMAD in early March this year, 9 piece Latin Funk sensation San Lazaro will be playing the Cro...
Posted by San Lazaro on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 06:19:00 PST

Cookin at the Toff in Town

Hello Friends of San Lazaro,We are playing our last show inMelbourne before we head off for a week of fun in the sun for the "Liveen Aout" festival in New Caledonia and then to Adelaide for follow upt...
Posted by San Lazaro on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:01:00 PST

San Lazaro @ Matisse Festival

Matisse Experimental Arts Festival and Northcote Street Party is a festival unlike any. Over the day it will feature six hours of theartre, movement, music and sound, spoken word, projections, paintin...
Posted by San Lazaro on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 10:37:00 PST

Evelyn Show 1st June

SAN LAZARO : INDESTRUC-TIPLE!!!!Fusing the raw Latin sounds of Descarga, Bomba, and Cumbia with an urban mix of Hip-hop, funk and reggae, this 9 headed mongrel-salsa collective is hard hitting music l...
Posted by San Lazaro on Mon, 21 May 2007 07:55:00 PST