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	Son al cochero

Five classic young people who conjugate the Cuban folk music with the jazz.

It was born in 1994, trying to join the Cuban traditional sounds to the classical and jazz music. Five young teachers of the National School of Music of La Habana started this new adventure, encouraged by the famous pianist Chucho Valdés , and since then they are walking this fusion by diverse countries of the world.

Its versions of "Guantanamera" or "Ay, Mama Ines", or the Fifth Symphony of Beethoven, or its individual "Spain" of Chick Korea. Among other places, they have played in Europe in the following countries and cities: five times in the Palace of Chaillot in Paris, several auditoriums in Bonn, Colonia, Perpignan, Amberes, several Italian and Dutch cities, in the Royal Topic Institute of Amsterdam, the Auditorium of Lyon and Le Quartz Brest Scène Nationale (France). In Rotterdam (Holland) they were chosen to participate in the "World Music Festival".

Before starting their world tour, these five Cuban musicians combined their performances in the Caribbean island with their two shows in the International Festival of Jazz in La Habana, one of them with the famous band Irakere, led by Chucho Valdés.

They arrived in Alicante invited by the Music School "Oscar Esplá" and they joined the Symphony Orchestra of Alicante. They have played in several Spanish theatres, collaborating with the flamenco company of the "bailaor" (dancer) Juan Ramirez. After recording the record "Chanson Flamenca" together with famous flamenco "cantaores" (singers) like Enrique Heredia "Negri", Ramón "El Portugués", Yeye de Cádiz, Montse Cortés, Eva Durán, Juañares, Guadiana, etc., is taking to this spectacle by all Europe next to the bailaor Antonio Canales.

They are performing their show "Sones de almendra amarga" (Sounds of bitter... almond) with the actress Gemma Cuervo. In may 2002 they took part in "La serenata picante" (The spice serenade), show appearing in France, with the Cuban musicians, the singers Faez and Caridad Hierrezuelo sisters, among others.

With his show they have travelled Spain performing in theatres and cultural houses, taking part in events like "Nits de Mediterrania" (Mediterranean Nights) in 1999, the 49th and 50th International Festival of Santander in 2000 and 2001, the International Festival of Javea (Alicante) in 2002.

As musicians they have collaborated in different records like "Espíritu ansioso" of Carmen Virus, "The air of Havana" of Selma Reis, "Cheio de dedos" of Ginga, "Quando viene sera" of Nomadi, "Síntomas de fe" of Gema and Pavel, "Homenaje a la vida" and Al Baladre.

In 1996 they have launched their first record solo "Son de almendra" (Almond sound). and in January 2003 the record label of jazz Warner Music launched a CD in France with their show "Serenata Picante" recorded live in the theatre Le Quartz of Brest (France). Nowadays they are performing their show "Beethoven in La Habana".

String Quintet DIAPASON is an extraordinarily interesting project of five classically trained young musicians from all of Cuba who mix traditional Cuban rhythms like Son, Chachacha, Guaracha and Danzón with elements of Jazz and European Classical Music. One of their first admirers was " by the way " Mr. Cuban Jazz himself: Chucho Valdés.