Estudiantina Ensemble @ Hamiëd Verpleegzorg, Willemstad, Curaçao - LA MACHA RABIOSA

Estudiantina Ensemble (el Sonido Antiguo de Cuba) - Caribbean Tour (October/November 2024). 04-11-2024.
@ Hamiëd Verpleegzorg, Willemstad, Curaçao.
Song: LA MACHA RABIOSA (Guaracha) - Roberto Carrión.
Ricardo "Arístides" Bekema - director, guitar, lead vocals
Eric "Derecho de Nacer" Wijngaarde - percusion menor, lead vocals
Carlos "Calucho" Eduardo Filomeno Francinet - percusion menor, lead vocals
Heiko Ebner - trumpet
Gerardo Rosales Rondon - timpani (pailas criollas)
Leo "Pantaléon" Martis - tres (segundo)
Ernesto Paz Rivero - double bass
Jan "The Guru" Boers - tres (primero)
(Many thanks to Kenneth Wong "El Corazon" for traveling along and making the movies and photos)
Following our official invitations from the Jazz Festival Surinam (Director: Rolinzo Huur), Coffee Mama Committee (Contact: Ken Doorson), Cathedral of Thorns (Chairman: Daisy Casimiri), Mundo Bizarro (Director: Un Poco Loco), Fundación por la Cultura (Director: Juan Guillermo Rúa), the Estudiantina Ensemble received subsidy for the voyage from the "Fonds Podiumkunsten Performing Arts Fund Nederland". The Estudiantina Ensemble enjoys great fame in the Caribbean and made a great tour through Surinam, Curaçao and Colombia. The Estudiantina Ensemble gave workshops and played a list of various prestigious Jazz Festivals, Theatres & Clubs include, “Barronsschool, Jazz Festival Surinam (19th edition), Moengo, District Marowijne”, “Algemene Middelbare School, Jazz Festival Surinam (19th edition), Paramaribo”, “The 22 JazzClub, Jazz Festival Surinam (19th edition), Paramaribo”, “Huize Emma, Paramaribo”, “Spice Quest, Paramaribo”, “Courtyard Marriott, Jazz Festival Surinam (19th edition), Paramaribo”, “Coffee Mama, Paramaribo”, “Cathedral Of Thorns, Willemstad”, “Radio Direct 107.1 FM, Willemstad”, “Mundo Bizarro, Willemstad”, “Hamiëd Verpleegzorg, Willemstad”, “Sambil, Willemstad”, “Latina Stereo 100.9 FM, Medellín”, “Salon de Tango, Medellín”, “Concervatorio La Huerta Centro Cultural Medellín, Medellín”, “Borinquen Salsa Bar, Bello, Antioquia”, “Las Palmeras Estudio, Medellín”.