Radiant stuff, mostly timba and salsa based material - and a hybrid effort between some of Cuba's hottest young musicians and Swiss composer/pianist/trombonist Martin Richard Lehner (El Zorro).
Martin Richard Lehner "El Zorro" - Composer, Arranger and Trombonist
Swiss Jazz School Bern, Master of Arts (1988)
Trombone, Conservatory of Winterthur, Switzerland (1988-1990)
Studies in Cuban Music in Havanna, Cuba (1996-2002)
Somos Hermanos is a sophisticated mix of timba, salsa, hip hop, pop, rock and other worldly influences. The album features excellent arrangements framed by superb vocals, mostly by Evelio Jaz Ramos with a few hot tracks sung by Van Van frontman Mario "Mayito" Rivera. Radiant stuff, mostly timba and salsa based material - and a hybrid effort between some of Cuba's hottest young musicians and Swiss composer/pianist/trombonist Martin Richard Lehner (El Zorro).
Musicians on EL ZORRO "Somos Hermanos"
Gustavo Carlos Duran Anaya (El Buda) - Musical Director and Trombones Evelio Jaz Ramos - Lead Vocals, Coros Roxana Prado Figueroa - Coros Roberto Linares Brown (El Seña) - Piano and Keyboards, Coros Aisar Hernández Segundo - Bass, Coros Yanel Yanes Suarez - Congas, Guiro and Maracas Antonio More Figueredo - Bongo and Campana Jorge Baglan Pichardo - Timbales and Drums Martin Richard Lehner (El Zorro) - Composer, Arranger, Trombones, Keys
Special Guests :
Mario "Mayito" Rivera - Lead vocals Fernando Montoya Acosta - Rap, Lead vocals Ismet Gonzalez Yunzua - Rap, Lead vocals Roberto Gonzalez Pulido - Lead vocals Julio Barreto - Drums Carlo Filaferro - Guitar solo, Rhythm guitars Ulises Bernavides - Trombone solos Milica Lazic - Violin
