Music · The sound
A repertoire the colour of Havana
Original compositions alongside Cuban standards rearranged for sixteen musicians, across eight records since 2007. Live, the set also takes in salsa's great classics.
The arrangements are written for this line-up: every horn has its own part, the chorus answers the lead singer and the piano sets the montuno going again. The set list follows the occasion: a dance night, a sit-down concert, a village fête.
Son cubano
The root of everything the band plays. One song title says as much: ‘Que Viene Hablando La Habana’.
Salsa & timba
This is where most of the gig lives: horns up front and a montuno that builds and builds. The band takes its cue from Havana D'Primera and Los Van Van.
Rumba & guajira
‘Soy la Rumba’ and ‘Guajira: Sous le Vent’ strike an earthier note.
Danzón & Latin jazz
‘Danzón en Primavera’ keeps faith with tradition. The jazz side runs from the band's first demo, recorded at the EJMA, Lausanne's jazz school, to six appearances at the Montreux Jazz Festival.
Nolosé Salsa is a salsa orchestra founded in Switzerland in 2004: 16 musicians from Cuba, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, Poland and Switzerland.
Cut in Havana
In 2013 the band spent five weeks in Havana, recording at the Radio Progreso studios. The album, ‘¿Qué Cuenta La Habana?’, came home with the Premio Internacional at Cubadisco 2014.
You'll hear every one of these styles somewhere on the band's eight records; thediscography lists them all.
Six tracks play straight from the site, and there's more on the band's YouTube channel.
To hear it for yourself, the music page has concert films and six tracks; programmers will find the press kit in the pro area.
