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Bio Ritmo: Puerta del Sur
by Chris M. Slawecki
Bio Ritmo has kept the salsa flame burning for more than twenty years. We all share a passion for salsa, a music that encompasses so many different styles and influences," explains producer, composer, pianist and bandleader Marlysse Simmons. It's rooted in the experimentation of blending rhythms and sounds and this is exactly what we love to do." Our mission from day one was to write original music in the classic salsa style," concurs lead composer and vocalist Rei ...
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by Chris M. Slawecki
In September 2011, Bio Ritmo, the ten-piece salsa band from Richmond (Virginia), celebrated twenty years together, no small accomplishment for a band originally formed (says its official company bio) as a percussion ensemble brought together by two misplaced Puerto Ricans who met at art school, combined with a local punk rock drummer."Communally led by Tobias Whitaker (trombone and composer), Marlysse Simmons (pianist and composer), multi-instrumentalist and arranger Guistino Riccio (who's been onboard for eighteen of those twenty years) ...
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by AAJ Staff
When you translate the word salsa into English, you get sauce." The musical form of the same name comes in many flavors, from cheesy synth-pop to buttery jazzy jams. The salsa cooked up by Bio Ritmo is picante ("spicy"). The nonet features a vocalist (Rei Alvarez), a brassy four-horn front line, and a cohesive rhythm section consisting of piano, bass, and two drummers. It's a classic lineup and a classic sound, but never boring and never difficult.
At ...
read moreBio Ritmo New Release: "La Verdad" out September 20 + Tour Dates
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Press Junkie PR
Richmond, VA may not be the typical place that comes to mind when you think of an internationally acclaimed Salsa band, but Bio Ritmo is far from typical. The 10-member band was formed 20 years ago this September originally as a percussion ensemble brought together by two misplaced Puerto Ricans who met at art school combined with a local punk rock drummer. They have evolved over the years and become known as one of the most groundbreaking salsa bands of ...
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Manhattan Transfer, David Sandborn, Joe Sample, Bio Ritmo to Play Western Carolina Jazz Festival, June 14-15
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All About Jazz
CULLOWHEE, N.C. - Tickets are on sale now for hot jazz in the cool Smoky Mountains this June as Western Carolina University hosts the CulloWHEE! ArtsFest, a summer celebration of live music and fine art featuring national recording artists The Manhattan Transfer, David Sanborn, Joe Sample and Bio Ritmo.
The new outdoor festival, set for Friday, June 14, and Saturday, June 15, will be held on the campus of Western Carolina on intramural sports fields near the Ramsey Regional Activity ...
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