
Estudiantina Ensemble (el Sonido Antiguo de Cuba) - Caribbean Tour (October/November 2024). 09-11-2024. @ Salón a Puro Tango, Medellín, Colombia. Estudiantina Ensemble (el Sonido Antiguo de Cuba): * 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) * Jorge Maldonado (guest appearance, Estudiantina La Sonora Matancera) - lead vocals * Ostual Serna (guest appearance, Grupo Niche) - tres (tercero) 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”.