About Sintesis
SINTESIS is one of the most famous and popular bands in present Cuban music. Their music contributes
to a better understanding of the Afro-Cuban musical heritage. At the same time, their access is always contemporary.
SINTESIS sets up its own expressive path. Ethno-Rock mixed with elements of Afro-Cuban roots defines the style
of this band.
SINTESIS-founder Carlos Alfonso stands out as one of the first Cuban composers of the last decades to merge Jazz,
Rock and international music with yoruba chants and other Cuban rhythms as guaguancó, son and rumba. The result
is a unique style within Cuban popular music with which they call the attention of critics and public.
- Nominee Latin Grammy 2002 for CD "HABANA A FLOR DE PIEL"
- Best Compilation for CD "ANCESTROS TRILOGY" in CUBADISCO 2005
Discography
SINTESIS has recorded elevens discs, several of which have received prizes, including:
Best Rock Recording, for "Hilo Directo" - Premio Egrem 1989
Great Golden Syncopation Prize for "Ancestros" - Premio Egrem 1990
Best Rock Recording, for "En los Límites del Barrio" - Premio Egrem 1997
Nominée Latin Grammy 2002 for "Habana a flor de piel" 2002
CRITICAL COMMENTS
"The work in the CD "ANCESTROS" has no time frame. Its values will last for years due to
its essential character, mixing our roots and the most universal values of rock and jazz with
tact and talent".
Leo Brouwer, Havana.
"Congratulations! This is an excellent group and your work is marvelous!"
Harry Belafonte, Varadero International Song Festival.
"ANCESTORS marks a milestone in Cuban music. In the future one will refer to before or
after Ancestors".
Silvio Rodríguez. Havana.
"SINTESIS work is of a high quality. The vocal arrangements are superb. Merging rock with
black roots has universal value."
Jenny Cathcart, BBC, London. (Renowned specialist on Western African
music and writer of the series "Rhythms of the World")
"I think that, the work of SINTESIS with the Afro-Cuban music is exquisite and the resulting
musical blending they have achieved a perfect coalition result.
Chucho Valdés
"SINTESIS is one of the most important groups in the contemporary Cuban present musical panorama."
El Excelsior, Mexico D.F., 1988
"The fusion of Afro-Cuban elements with the most advanced of rock music is formidable"
Alan and Marilyn Bergman, New Latin American Cinema Festival.
Havana Dec. 1989
"SINTESIS has given a new sonority to rock music".
Michel Legrand, .New Latin-American International Cinema Festival.
Havana Dec. 1989
"SINTESIS is like a dream for me. It was very important to play together".
Tris Imboden, drum player of the Chicago group, Havana, Dec. 1995
"SINTESIS, is the Spanish word for synthesis, which the Oxford dictionary describes as being the combination of parts or elements to form a whole. This description is a near perfect representation
of this Cuban based group's musical sensibilities".
Ernest Lechner. Los Angeles Times, July 30, 2001
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