Pasión de Buena Vista - Live from Cuba

In the organizer's words:

AFTER OVER 1 MILLION ENTHUSIASTIC VISITORS IN MORE THAN 35 COUNTRIES, THE LIVE DANCE AND MUSIC EXPERIENCE FROM CUBA IS COMING BACK TO EUROPE!

Hot rhythms, rousing dances, exotic beauties and unforgettable melodies take the audience on a journey through the exciting nights of Cuba. Cuban joie de vivre paired with magnificent voices and impressive dance formations make "Pasión de Buena Vista - Live from Cuba" a unique experience.

If there is one thing that best reflects the Cuban mentality, it is music and dance. Musical styles known all over the world today, such as rumba, mambo, cha-cha-cha and salsa, have their origins in four basic elements. Apart from tonewoods and drums, there are no other instruments. With the addition of melodic instruments, the now commercialized form of the rumba and other fashionable dances such as the mambo developed. The "Son", an alternating song between singer and choir accompanied by the Spanish and Latin American tres guitar, is the clear crowd favorite. It was invented by sugar workers in Santiago de Cuba during the 1920s. Claves and maracas form the rhythm.

With the rapid spread of the "Son", more instruments were added, such as wooden bass, bongos and trumpets. The result is a complex, polyrhythmic sound structure that initially sounds like a hopeless mess to European ears, but later fascinates and captivates listeners.

For a long time, the "danzon" was not accepted by the Cuban upper class, but today it is the most popular dance in Cuba. The cha-cha-cha developed from it. In the "trova", traveling singers sang melancholy, beautiful ballads. The lyrics were changed thematically during the revolution and used for propaganda. Later, the musicians returned to their original themes. What travelers to Cuba today perceive as Cuban music is therefore a synthesis of African percussion and rhythms with Spanish coplas and their instrumentation. "Pasión de Buena Vista" presents the entire palette of Cuban music and dances, transferring the joy and temperament of Cuba to the audience.