Biography
Gazpacho Andalú is a Flamenco fusion band, a blend of Andalusian, Hispanic American, Jazz and North African flavors. A New York cultural cross over that reflects the stylistic evolution that it is taking place in today's Flamenco. The result is a contagious urban musical experience in which Flamenco is the common denominator, no New Age easy listening, watered down flamenkish stuff.
Gazpacho is also a cold soup made of tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, garlic, olive oil, salt, bread and sherry vinegar, a wonderful summer dish that comes from Andalusia in southern Spain. It is this fresh blend of ingredients which includes produce from the New and Old worlds what gives us inspiration for our creative process.
The title of this album is a game of words. It comes from the term "Cantes de ida y vuelta" or songs of round trip, these are a set of traditional Flamenco songs that were influenced by the music that Flamenco artists heard when they traveled to the Spanish colonies in the Americas. In the late 19th Century styles such as Tangos, Rumbas, Guajiras, Milongas, Colombianas, Vidalitas were incorporated into the Flamenco repertoire. Since Gazpacho Andalú is based in New York City, we reversed the term and created a new and meaningless term to title our album: "Flamenco de vuelta e ida".
This group of musicians reflects the diversity and flair created by New York’s cultural melting pot. The band's founder and flamenco singer Alfonso Cid could be also called a Flamenco singer-songwriter, his lyrics and melodies are at the foundation of the group.
Gazpacho Andalú has performed in venues such as Town Hall, Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival, Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space, Joe's Pub, BAM Café, The Catheral of St. John the Divine, Noor Cultural Center at York University in Toronto, the Abe Lebewohl Music Festival, La Mama Experimental Theater Club, Satalla, Alwan for the arts Arabic Cultural Center, Barbés, Drom, Alegrias Flamenco Theater at La Nacional, Theater for the New City, Huntington's Summer Arts Festival at Heckscher Park, Firts Night Binghamton Festival.
Instrumentation
Alfonso Cid, vocals, flute and cajón.
Arturo Martínez, flamenco guitar.
Gary Raheb, Cuban cuatro guitar, bass and electric guitar.
Tony de Vivo, drum kit, percussion and vocals.
Jainardo Batista, cajón, small percussion and vocals.
Sean Kupisz, bass and cajón.
Discography
Gazpacho Andalú. Flamenco de vuelta e ida.
We have our song titled "Una joya de momento" being played on stream radio at the High Plains Public Radio station (http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/hppr/arts.artsmain?action=viewArticle&sid=9&pid=221&id=1139214)
We also have got our music in different radio and Internet stations, as well as web magazines, through MusicSubmit.com.
Links
| Gazpacho Andalú web site. |
| Gazpacho Andalú on CD Baby |
| Gazpacho Andalú on Apple iTunes |
| Gazpacho Andalú on Indiecentric |
| Gazpacho Andalú MySpace. |