Vívela Salsa Tour 2014 – El Gran combo de Puerto Rico 2014-07-09 MURALBAR摩砚 2014 Vívela 莎莎巡演－El Gran combode Puerto Rico Chinese salsa fans have been anxiouslyawaiting for a top international salsa band to perform in their country and wecan say that: Dreams come true, Puerto Rico’s most internationallysuccessful salsa band, the legendary El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico is landing inShanghai for their first ever concert in China! 长久以来，中国莎莎乐迷一直都希望有机会欣赏顶级莎莎乐团的现场演出，现在你们终于美梦成真了——波多黎各最具国际知名度的传奇乐队El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico即将莅临上海，举办他们的首场中国演唱会！ El Gran Combo has been a giant of the salsa genre formore than 50years, shaping the Puerto Rican sound and serving as anunmistakable reference point for all singers, musicians, dancers and lovers ofLatin music. During that time it has helped popularize salsa across the globe,releasing more than 40 albums, landing Latin Grammy awards and creating dozensof timeless classics that have become standards of the genre. 自成立五十余年来，El Gran Combo一直是莎莎音乐界的巨星，他们不但塑造了波多黎各的音乐形态，更受到诸多歌手、音乐人、舞者和拉丁音乐爱好者的推崇。他们是莎莎音乐风靡全球的推手之一，总共发行了四十多张专辑并多次获得拉丁格莱美奖，他们创作的众多经典亦成为了莎莎音乐的代表曲目 El Gran Combo has sold over 120 millionrecords worldwide; holds the record for the most No.1 Latin hits across theLatin Music Charts; and continues to play the world’s most prestigious venuesin around the world, from Madison Square Garden to stadiums holding 30,000fans. The band’s appeal reaches the whole spectrum of fans from diehard salsadancers and aficionados of Celia Cruz and Hector Lavoe to lovers of Buena VistaSocial Club, world music and beyond. ElGran Combo在全球范围内共售出1.2亿张唱片，他们是拉丁乐排行榜上的冠军纪录保持者，巡演足迹遍布世界上最知名的场馆——从麦迪逊广场花园到足以容纳三万名观众的体育场。乐队的魅力跨越了身份与职业界限，他们的粉丝包括骨灰级莎莎舞者、Celia Cruz和Hector Lavoe的死忠粉丝、Buena Vista Social Club及世界音乐爱好者等等。 Recently featured in The New York Times’honour roll of the world’s top 4 international bands celebrating their goldenjubilees in 2012, El Gran Combo was positioned alongside other musicalluminaries The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys and The Chieftains, hailed as theultimate ambassadors of tropical music, and legends of the Caribbean. 《纽约时报》曾撰文评选出2012年喜迎成立五十周年的全球顶级乐队，ElGran Combo赫然在列，其它三个入选者分别为滚石乐队、海滩男孩和酋长乐队。El Gran Combo被誉为热带音乐的终极大使、加勒比的传奇。 Formed in 1962 by maestro RafaelIthier -who at 88 will be part of the tour- El Gran Combo adapted thetraditional rhythms including Puerto Rico’s bomba into a dance-band context,quickly becoming the island’s pre-eminent salsa band. The band went on to earnthe moniker The University of Salsa, due to the sheer number of famoussalsa musicians and singers associated with the group including stellar singerAndy Montañez. Suffice to say that El Gran Combo is to salsa what The RollingStones are to rock. 乐队由Rafael Ithier先生在1962年创立——现年88岁的他亦参与了本次巡演——他们对传统韵律进行了改编，比如将波多黎各班巴乐融入舞蹈乐队的情境之中，并迅速成为波多黎各首屈一指的莎莎乐队。之后他们更获得了“莎莎大学”的美誉，因为许多著名莎莎音乐人及歌手都和他们有着千丝万缕的联系，比如明星歌手Andy Montañez。可以说，El Gran Combo在莎莎界的地位有如摇滚界的滚石乐队。 Their sparkling career and longevity istestament to a group that continues to raise the bar of salsa music around theworld. For dancers around the globe, they are the ultimate dance band, not justdelivering a show, but creating an authentic Latin dance experience. Their powerful live show inspires aspontaneous outbreak of dance fever to fulfill the band’s mission to makepeople dance. Ithier puts it more succinctly: “El Gran Combo’s purpose is to deliver happiness.” 在其漫长而熠熠生辉的乐坛生涯中，乐队一直在全球范围内推动着莎莎音乐的发展。对世界各地的舞者而言，El Gran Combo堪称是终极拉丁舞蹈乐队，他们不但为观众奉上精彩演出，更营造出纯正的拉丁舞体验。 他们风格强烈的现场演出总是令观众不由自主地舞动起来，而乐队的使命正是令人们忘情投入舞蹈之中。正如Ithier所说： “ElGran Combo的目标是传递欢乐。” Date:September 8 (8:30pm) Add:308 South Chongqing Road （MaoLivehouse） Ticket:Per-sale 280rmb; 350rmb at the door Hotline:64335023; 13918181510;13916785648 Email:postmaster@muralbar Afterparty: 11pm at 10 Hengshan Road (B1) Free entrance and free one welcome drink for concert guest. 日期：9月8日（20:30） 地址：重庆南路308号（Mao Livehouse） 门票：预售票280元，现场票350元。 购票热线；64335023；13918181510；13916785648 Email:postmaster@muralbar 后续派对：衡山路10号地下一层晚11时 免门票及一杯免费酒水 阅读 7502 举报
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