| Main Performers | Mista Savona - keyboard, samples (director),
Randy Valentine,
Solís - vocals,
Julito Padrón - trumpet, vocal,
Stepper- saxophone,
Bopee - guitar,
Rolando Luna - piano,
Yaroldys Abreu - percussion,
Brenda Navarrete - percussion, vocal,
Valery Valess Assouan - bass,
Manuel Garcia - drums |
| Orchestra or Band | Mafia and Fluxy - drums, electric bass |
| Set List | 'Alumbanché-Eluggua, Omolodde-Yemaya', trad. (Brenda Navarrete),
'El Cumbanchero', R Hernández Marín (Julito Padron),
'410 San Miguel', J Savona (Bopee Bowen),
'Candela', F Oramas (Solis, Randy Valentine),
'Siempre Si', J Savona (Randy Valentine, Brenda Navarrete),
'La Sitiera', O D'León (Brenda Navarrete),
'Bring Back theLove', C "Coxsone" Dodd (Randy Valentine),
'Warrior Ah Road', R Valentine (Randy Valentine)
'El Cuarto de Tula', S G Siaba (Randy Valentine, Julito Padrón),
'Chan Chan', Compay Segundo (Julito Padrón),
'Havana Meets Kingston', Mista Savona (Brenda Navarrete, Randy Valentine, Solis)
ENCORE
'Vibracion Positive' |
| Performance Notes | Australias leading reggae and dancehall producer Mista Savona (aka Jake Savona) has gathered together some of Cubas and Jamaicas most influential musicians to create a fresh, unifying take on the music of both cultures.
Drawing from the styles of roots reggae, dub and dancehall on the one hand and son, salsa, rumba and Afro-Cuban on the other, Havana Meets Kingston sees a top-flight group of musicians come together in an effortless meeting of genres.
Energetic and passionate vocals in Spanish, English and Jamaican patois twist and turn over distinctly Cuban rhythms and melodies, while the typically deep bass lines of Jamaica pulse beneath.
There was no interval.
Broadcast on BBC Radio3 on Tuesday 31 July 2018 at 22:15 and on BBC Four on Friday 3 August 2018 at 23:00. |
| Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2018/51),
Programme (RAHE/1/2018/73),
Mini Guide (RAHE/6/2018/38),
Digital Photographs,
Posters (RAHE/2/2018/26, 41) |
| Ticket Prices | £7.50-£100, £6 standing arena and gallery |