Feb 8th 2013
Suénalo and Spam Allstars
FREE Festival in the ParkFarmers Market & Arts and Crafts Vendors and Heineken® Beer Garden
Opens at 6PM/Showtime 7PM
Funk cruises through the Caribbean picking up Afro sounds from Cuba and Puerto Rico. Reggae meets rock in a head-on collision. Jazz and electro hook up for a sidewalk makeout session. Hip-hop seems to hum from the very pavement, and R&B drifts in on the night wind. Suenalo reaches to far-flung corners and retrieves all these, takes them and mashing them together, marrying them—disparate players melded into a somehow harmonious blend. It defies logic that such diverse influences can find balance at the deft hands of one band. And yet they do.
It's the result of a 10-year process of compromise and of growth between some of South Florida's most talented musicians, who come together and share an ideal: that music should move their audience. Suenalo's roster is stacked, with nine fulltime members boasting chops to rival anyone anywhere. Their lineup is a who's who of brilliant musicians who have not only made their immovable imprint on Miami's local music scene, but well beyond."
It's the result of a 10-year process of compromise and of growth between some of South Florida's most talented musicians, who come together and share an ideal: that music should move their audience. Suenalo's roster is stacked, with nine fulltime members boasting chops to rival anyone anywhere. Their lineup is a who's who of brilliant musicians who have not only made their immovable imprint on Miami's local music scene, but well beyond."
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DJ Le Spam & Spam Allstars blend improvisational electronic elements and turntables with latin, funk, hip hop and dub to create what they call an electronic descarga. It's not a known genre. It's hard to describe. It attracts many types of people. But as they look out and see people dancing salsa, next to break-dancers, and festival-goers driving for hours to catch a show -- they know something very special is going on.
Spam Allstars were formed by Andrew Yeomanson, a/k/a DJ Le Spam, who was raised in Toronto, Bogota and London, and has called Miami home since 1993. He got his start by playing guitar in Haitian band Lavalas, and recording and touring with Miami based artist Nil Lara. Along the way he added to his vinyl collection, and when off the road he would DJ locally. These DJ gigs evolved into collaborations with live musicians, performing on an internet radio show, recording in his home studio, and the first of many residencies combining his samplers & DJ skills with a live band.
Spam Allstars were formed by Andrew Yeomanson, a/k/a DJ Le Spam, who was raised in Toronto, Bogota and London, and has called Miami home since 1993. He got his start by playing guitar in Haitian band Lavalas, and recording and touring with Miami based artist Nil Lara. Along the way he added to his vinyl collection, and when off the road he would DJ locally. These DJ gigs evolved into collaborations with live musicians, performing on an internet radio show, recording in his home studio, and the first of many residencies combining his samplers & DJ skills with a live band.
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