Joe Cuba by Valter Paiola
In the 60’s a lot of good music came from Cuba , big many Styles to dance and live life to. Joe Cuba, baseball player , percussionist was inspired by this music in many was. Joe Cuba, whose real name was Gilberto Calderon, was a promising young baseball player, born in Puerto Rico and raised in Spanish Harlem, New York. Following a leg accident he began playing the Conga. At that time a lot of music was played in big bands but he started to reach the same vibe in smaller settings, he also brought other instruments the setting like vibraphones. He also added some boogaloo to it and here we have a kind of sound we will call Latin Soul , very warm and Funky
Meanwhile
Meanwhile in the 80’s a very nice men from Italy started to hit the drums , Just random he touches his rhythmic soul to Latin Groove . Later he got also to Cuba to get by the music culture and study the sound of there . He started his first salsa band in 1987😁 Later he started to play in Salsa band in the 90’s allover the world and became a true master of percussion who can also sing very well.
Rotterdam 2025
Some crazy inspired Codarts students came to study and bring allready a lot of latin flavours to NL. They also were heavenly inspired by the Joe Cuba Sound and brought the idea of doing tributes to the sound. Lets ask a teacher of mine said Gio, the main men on percussion. The energy was so great, Dizzy, the location was sold out 2 times with the show. On the agenda again at the 18 th of January is the show of the Joe Cuba Legacy by Valter Paiola.