{"product_id":"alpha1099-sarahbanda","title":"Sarahbanda","description":"Meet \u003cstrong\u003eSarah Willis \u0026amp; the\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSarahbanda\u003c\/strong\u003e, the Cuban band with a difference!\r\n\r\nThe idea for the Sarahbanda came out of my \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMozart y Mambo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e album (also available at NativeDSD) with the Havana Lyceum Orchestra, a three-album fusion of the music of W.A. Mozart with Cuban rhythms. With the Mozart y Mambo album, as well as recording all of Mozart’s horn concertos (with a Cuban twist!), we also included a few pieces which experimented with the French horn joining the traditional Cuban band mix of saxophone and rhythm section.\r\n\r\nBeing part of a Cuban dance band with my French horn was something I found I absolutely adored. I’ve been a passionate salsa dancer for years and love the atmosphere of the dance clubs. My Mozart y Mambo experience made me want to play more Cuban music and take the horn\/salsa band combo to the next level – despite the horn traditionally having no place in any such band, not just in Cuba.\r\n\r\nSo I asked some of Cuba’s most talented popular musicians to join me in a new band and thus, the Sarahbanda was born.\r\n\r\nWe are now proud to present our first album \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSarahbanda\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. On it, we explore the myriad of popular Cuban dance rhythms, adding the French horn into the mix. We pay homage to some of Cuba’s most famous songs, including Chan Chan, Sandungera and Contigo en la Distancia in stunning new arrangements by Jorge Aragón and Edgar Olivero. The two original pieces, Guajira Sencilla by Yuniet Lombida and Nostalgias by Aylín Pino, show how much love and respect the composers have for traditional Cuban music. And of course we have added a couple of ‘classical meets Cuban’ surprises too…!\r\n\r\n\u003chr\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eSarah Willis \u0026amp; the Sarahbanda\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\nSarah Willis – Horn\r\nYuniet Lombida – Saxophone\r\nAylín Pino – Violin\r\nJorge Aragón – Piano\r\nCarlos García – Bass\r\nAlejandro Aguiar – Percussion\r\nAdel González – Percussion","brand":"Alpha Classics","offers":[{"title":"FLAC 96 kHz \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740512923972,"sku":"ALPHA1099-7","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 64 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740512956740,"sku":"ALPHA1099-14","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 128 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740512989508,"sku":"ALPHA1099-15","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 256 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740513022276,"sku":"ALPHA1099-16","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 512 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740513055044,"sku":"ALPHA1099-21","price":35.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DXD 24 Bit \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740513087812,"sku":"ALPHA1099-22","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"WAV 192 kHz \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":57342913544516,"sku":"ALPHA1099-3","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/7900\/2436\/files\/ALPHA1099.jpg?v=1790637918","url":"https:\/\/www.nativedsd.com\/products\/alpha1099-sarahbanda","provider":"NativeDSD Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}