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ERIC Y SU CHOCOLATE
If you are longing for a great salsa night on the dance floor, make sure to find out about the newest salsa sensation, Eric y su Chocolate.
The instrumentation of this band is based on the traditional "Charanga-orchestra", which implies that strings and flute play the role of the salsa brass section. In the twenties the Charanga music was a very prominent style in Cuba. Some traditional Cuban bands like Orquesta Aragon still play this music. Sticking to the charanga orchestration, Chocolate adds a modern touch to its music using innovative timba-tumbaos in the rhythm section. Timba is a con temporary Cuban salsa genre, with pop influences, in which a fat sound is acquired by adding drums and keyboard-sounds to the rhythm section. The result of the mix between timba and charanga labels the band by giving it a very danceable and easy listening quality. Closely respecting the tradition of Cuban music, Eric y su Chocolate manages to keep a style of its own.
Its musical director, Eric Durrer, mainly writes the songs played by Eric y su Chocolate. The catchy coros and mambos are guaranteed to move your dancing feet. The breaks in the arrangements are elements of surprise. The band has a typical Cuban style and repertoire including Cha cha cha, Bolero, Salsa, Rumba, Timba, Charanga and Danzon.
Eric y su Chocolate consists of ten musicians with experience on the Latin music field. Most of them have already been on international stages together with well-known artists. Among the countries and cities where they made tours are New York, New Orleans, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Curacao, The Benelux, Italy, Croatia, France, Spain, Cyprus, Oman and Germany.