Time out from vacation photos....
Vanessa and Alex Harris at the Pour House were preparing a fancy sit-down Cuban dinner last night.
At a reasonable cost and it was a sold out affair., overflowing the LOT restaurant.
As an added bonus, the music that night was FREE and featured the exciting local group, The Garage Cuban Band.
Lively and danceable. Congas and bongos. And a whole lotta shakin' going on. The attached video was done at the PoHo on 10-10-2010. Worth a listen.
He kept the music going and the crowd flowing.
I went to their website and see they've been active around town.
I missed hearing them play at the Royal American - a really cool venue - and at Proof on King Street.
I see they also performed at Victor's Social Club up the Alley between the Music Hall and Rue de Jean and even at the Old Jail.
Dancers ranged from shoulders and hips slightly moving to all out Cha-Cha-Cha back and forth on the dance floor.
(The Swing Dancers of Charleston would have had a ball as they practice long hours to get the steps and movements just right when the music starts.)
I really should have taken the time to nail down names of performers I enjoyed but - hey - I'm retired and do this just for fun.
*Playing the güiro usually requires both long and short sounds, made by scraping up and down in long or short strokes.[2]
OK, I looked up the name of the hollow "fish" that is described as a percussion instrument.
The point is, they all played well and gave us some authentic Cuban sounds.
I caught a moment with Vanessa and congratulated her on a fine ethnic evening.
Now, I should get back to editing my vacation shots. Some streets in Lisbon reminded me of what I picture as streets of Havana...but with newer cars.
Thanks for stopping by. Keep alert for a chance to see and hear the GCB.
Buenas Noches.
Labels: Cha-Cha-Cha, Garage Cuban Band, GCB, Havana street, Lisbon Portugal, Vanessa and Alex Harris
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