Pianist, composer, arranger and director, is unquestionably the Cuban "Sonero"by excellence. Owner of a very personal, unmistakable, harmonic and melodic style, he won the title of "EL Caballero del Son" ("The Son Gentleman") due to the anthological innovations and contributions to this traditional and contemporary genre, which erans him the honor of being, nowadays, the most versioned Cuban sonero at the Latin musical scene over the last 30 years. Well-known as "The Son Gentleman" and within his contributions as musician, we can highlight the fact of having permeated the Son with contemporary streams, to reinsert it from Cuba, in the Salsa..s atmosphere and sonority. This musical genre has ruled the international arena along the last years. He founded in 1978 "Son 14" Orchestra becoming a landmark within those existing in Cuba showing a different musical concept, because, using the Son..s roots, it renovated it through texts, orchestrations and contemporary harmonies. Later on, around 1984, he created his "Adalberto Alvarez y su Son". This orchestra is the one that, besides maintaining the primacy in the genre, assumes the challenge of creating new harmonic and rhythmic changes to faithfully satisfy the dancer. The incredible cadence reached in stage, was also recognized by overseas dancers. Creations by Adalberto appear in the repertoire and discography of such luminaries as Papo Lucca, Oscar D' León, Roberto Roena, Willy Rosario, Andy Montañés, Ismael Quintana, Juan Luis Guerra and the 440 and Eddie Palmieri among other excellent salseros who has admitted his talent as composer. The above mentioned is just an example of Adalberto Alvarez..s great significance as composer, however, his live performances also shows interesting events with the public, such is the case of the concert celebrated on April, 2002 at the Paris.. Congress Palace where "El Caballero del Son" invited the veteran Compay Segundo, more than 4000 persons attending this performance could witnessed the incredible success achieved by the Adalberto's Son. It is just in 2003, when Master Adalberto Alvarez saluted his 55 birthday, 30 anniversary of artistic achievement and 25 years of the song recording that launched him to fame as an internationally-renown composer: A Bayamo en Coche. In the middle of these celebrations and with the joy of having received the 2003 Cubadisco Special Prize, Adalberto featured his ''Para Bailar Casino'' CD, recorded via Bis Music label at Salón Rosado de La Tropical aimed at rescuing the dancing in couples. It is also the theme Para Bailar Casino the motivation work for a TV program made this summer having the contribution of some orchestras and Ruedas de Casino alive. This TV project was an Adalberto-Victor Torres's idea, the last one underscores as one of the most prominent director of Cuban TV musical programs. Simultaneously, El Caballero del Son (The Son Gentleman), headed in the same year the Organizing Committee of the First Meeting of Ruedas de Casino held at Matanzas' XIV Festival Square and in Varadero, from August 8 to 11 having the participation of dancers from all continents. The Cuban Institute of Music, Havanatur and CIMEX Corporation sponsored this event, which promoted this choreographic-dancing style born spontaneously at the end of the 40s in Cuba, among the dancers at the former Casino Deportivo. Today, this style is well-known all worldwide. The Caballero del Son started on 2004 a tour via Musicalia. Having a run of 15 concerts around scenes from Italy, Germany, Holland, Austria, France and Swiss, Adalberto Alvarez y su Son, said good bye to the European public, which crowned them with success, with the promise of a soon summer return. The Caballero del Son and his musicians had the opportunity of show their talent before a demanding public, fond of Cuban music, they followed them to every concert, dancing and singing their songs coming from his last set ''Para Bailar Casino'' gaining great acceptance, commercially speaking. Adalberto could gauge once more his hot influence in the European taste for popular music. After this sucess, Adalberto attended Festivalísimo, a Canadian event to honor Cuba, inviting not only Cuban musicians but also plastic artists and a brief sample of the best Cuban movie. Adalberto performed on March 4 at Club de Soda in Montreal to support his last set with a round of sales of about 6 000 copies. He prepared a repertoire conformed by hits and other interesting cuts of this name group which recently celebrated their XX anniversary. During the summer of 2004, Adalberto made important concerts at various European countries, highlighting Italy, Portugal, Greece, France, Hungary, Spain and Germany, scheduled as part of an international tour. During these appearances the great sonero had the opportunity of sharing the scene with such notable artists as Haila María Mompié, Changuito and the famous Tata Güines. Five of the diverse concerts offered by Adalberto in Europe had the guest contributions of the above mentioned luminaries, proving the Cuban artists high quality when approaching music. The Master, still promoting his last set ''Para Bailar Casino'', prepared a well-packed repertoire for the ocassion and as soon as he returned to our country, joined an international project, being its Honor President, the Matamoros Son Festival, to be held from October 19 to 25 in Santiago de Cuba with the main goal of keeping Son alive, honor the great musicians of the genre and fuel the Casino dancing in Cuba and around the entire world. This festival will also have the attendance of Adalberto Alvarez y su Son, Yumurí y sus Hermanos, Jóvenes Clásicos del Son and Pupy y los que Son Son, among the most prestigious orchestras of our country. With a professional career undertaking international tours around United States, Japan, Denmark, France, Holland, Germany, England, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador, mentioning only some of them, Adalberto Alvarez is still making Son for dancers with the same strength and passion, creating several hits and achieving, enthusiastically, more than 20 records that are already classics in the Cuban musical history. Winner of several national and international awards, he is revered by their native public and admired in several countries, Adalberto Alvarez is that "Gentleman" who, thanks to his talent, tried hard on Cuban popular music and aimed straight to popularity charts.. pinaccle, dancing lovers always appreciate his labor instantly, as soon as they just listen the initial notes of his compositions.
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