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Our third CD : This CD was launched on the Movimientos Label. We were proud to be part of La Linea 2017 . La Linea has been promoting High Quality Latin Music since 2001 and We have been very honoured to have supported Artists such as Eliades Ocha, Buika during the festival in addition to launching
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We did some great gigs last year. We have some wonderful photos to document them 05-05- 2016 “Lullaby for Naila” Photos by Jonathan Martinez This gig was to launch the Cd “lullaby for Naila” Which was a celebration of ancestors. The story of one small girl and the story of us all. Please click on
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To begin 2017, I am posting a link to the Blog of one of the Original and longer standing Members of the Choir, Mish Aminoff. Mish is a photographer and has documented the Choir and it’s members since the beginning. Please check out her wonderful Blog, which includes her work regarding the Choir and the members
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Over the summer we were working hard on a Video project. We were filming a Video to promote a recording which will be pre-released on the Movimientos Label next year. Our recording is a cover version of the Ibeyi’s composition, “River”. We were happy to collaborate with Husband and Wife team, FireSoul Media, who are
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The London Lucumi Choir were very honoured to feature on the stage with Britain’s finest Salsa Musicians. You may be asking what does an Afro-Cuban Spiritual Choir have to do with Salsa? Well, where should I start. There has been much written about the development of Salsa Music and so I will keep it brief.
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On Thursday 5th May 2016, The London Lucumi Choir presents the celebration of our second CD “Lullaby for Naila”. Our celebration takes place at Rich Mix in Shoreditch. This album was a very special project. It was inspired by the birth of my ( Daniela Rosselson De Armas) granddaughter and the gift that I wanted to
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Over the past year, the London Lucumi Choir have been preparing their third album dedicated to the Orishas Oshun and Obatala. Recording is a learning experience and working with different engineers and in different locations and studios has also been very enlightening. One of the difficulties in recording has always been the fact that many
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When our first ever full length properly recorded and produced, mastered and pressed CD got released, needless to say we all perceived it as an amazing achievement. “Why?” You may ask! Because recording an Afro Cuban Choir accompanied by percussion is not an easy task. There are so many different ways of recording. We had done
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How do members of the choir learn? Some of the harmonies can be quite complicated. Members sometimes feel daunted by the learning of harmony. But there really is no need. It is all about repetition and ear training. How we work is that I work out the harmonies in my head, and then I
London Lucumi Choir, Director’s Blog
Everyday thoughts of a Lucumi Choir Director 