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2009 ENGAGEMENTS
We perform regularly in Santa Fe and the surrounding areas:
WEDNESDAY : We now perform Wednesdays at the cozy and historic restaurant the Pink Adobe from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Come celebrate Cuban music and great food with us at our new mid-week spot. For more information visit http://www.thepinkadobe.com
THURSDAY: We take the stage in the cozy yet lively lounge at the Eldorado Hotel and Spa near downtown Santa Fe. The evening starts at 6:30 until 9:30 PM. This is an amplified show performed with the quintet and a dance floor welcomes dancers in front of the stage. For further information visit www.eldoradohotel.com
FRIDAY : We also perform Fridays at the cozy and historic restaurant the Pink Adobe from 6:00 to 8:30 PM. Come have a mojito to end your week and dance to some lively Cuban street music. We play here just before heading to El Farol (please see next listing). For more information visit http://www.thepinkadobe.com
FRIDAY : We perform on Fridays at El Farol restaurant and cantina, on 808 Canyon Road. As an amplified quartet, which always draws a great crowd of dancers and friends, we bring you our Cuban street music sound on the hottest night of the week. Come out and join us from 9:30 PM until 1:00 am for a great time. For more information please see www.elfarolsf.com
CALENDAR SHOWS
It’s going to be a hot summer! So you better get your dancing shoes on and join us for some fabulous Cuban Street music at some of our other upcoming shows:
Thursday - July 2th - No shows scheduled because of private function.
Saturday - July 4th - “Freedom Fourth” at Balloon Fiesta Park - Celebrate Independence day with us in Albuquerque at the Balloon Fiesta Park starting at 5:00 PM. What better way to celebrate than with us with dancing and fun! http://www.cabq.gov/
Saturday - July 4th - Eldorado Hotel and Spa - Join us from 8:30 until 11:30pm for a great evening of great Cuban Street music. The quartet will be amplified for your dancing pleasure and the dancefloor will be ready for those happy feet. For more info: www.eldoradohotel.com
Check back to this page periodically for future shows!
VICTOR A MOVIE STAR?
Yes, you heard right! Victor was asked by German born filmmaker Gunther Maier and award-winning photographer Tony Gaye to be the inspiration for an up-coming film entitled: One Among Thousands
One Among Thousands, a sixty-minute HD documentary of the long journey of Victor Alvarez, a gifted Cuban musician who left Havana, Cuba at the age of 13. Forty years later, Victor returns home, now and outsider, to explore his old world of Cuban street music.
http://oneamongthousands.blogspot.com/
WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT SAVOR:
“Viva Street Music!” “Savor may be one of Santa Fe’s most energetic and hardest working groups…” “…the band tends to draw crowds that love to shake it. You’d have to be shot full of Novocain not to crack a 3’ smile and move your ass to the band’s liquid syncopation.” “Savor plays the type of music that has the odd ability to transmit sexiness and spirituality at the same time.” “Hearing Savor play is like being handed a gift. This is traditional Cuban music, straight from Havana’s fable streets” “Music in Cuba is in the streets…” - SANTA FE REPORTER
“…and as you listen to the group play, you really do feel that you are listening to a group that has just come from a Havana street corner and is having a heck of a good time jamming.” “…when it comes to solos (and Victor is a master of the mandolin solo) you have to be within the progression of the song, and the hotter the better – mas agua!” “Basically, the bottom line with Cuban street music is that it is clean informal fun that people can dance to in an informal manner with the emphasis being on having a great time…” - RIO GRANDE SUN ARTS
“One of the hottest nights in town is Friday night at El Farol. Dancers pack the tiny dance floor to the sounds of the salsa band Savor…” - SANTA FE WINTER LIFE MAGAZINE
“Savor, an ensemble well versed in traditional Cuban street music… “ - PASATIEMPO
“There will be dancing in the streets with Savor…” - VALLEY LIFE – ALAMOSA COLORADO NEWSPAPER
THE NEW MEXICO HISTORY MUSEUM OPENING GALA
Thank you so much again for playing at the NM History Museum Gala last
Saturday night. Your involvement helped make the evening an enormous
success for the museum and a truly special and memorable event for the
guests and for all of us involved. It truly would not have been the
same without you. Thank you so much for being a part of historical
night for New Mexico! (May 23rd 2009)
We also perform private functions aside from our regular gigs. Please visit the Contact page for information on getting in touch with us to play for your event. We would love to be there!
To see more photographs of the group or to hear other recordings of our live performances and tracks not available on this site, visit our other page at: www.myspace.com/savormusic
A Little Bit of Cuban
Mis Estimados Amigos,
Some friends have asked me what it is that I say during and sometimes after a song. I thought it may be cool to briefly include a few here. Some of the words are in Nañigo- an Afro-Cuban dialect still used in Cuba. Others are just street slang that are very Cuban:
“Valla” - “here you go” - used at the end of many songs
“Mamy” - used when you see a good looking girl
“Agua” - meaning - “water” - the song was so hot we need water
“Paquenojodan” - humorous curse word meaning here’s the song you wanted
“Palabana” - “for Havana” I use it at times to dedicate an instrumental solo to Habana
OUR LATEST ALBUM!
SAVOR has released a live album in honor of the many fans and friends we have made over the past couple of years at our amplified performances. Thank you all so very much! You all have excellent taste!
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Remember to inquire about your copy of the album at our upcoming shows!
THANK YOU TO ALL OUR FRIENDS
Thank you for coming by and supporting us. It’s always a pleasure to share our music with you.
¡Para la Habana!
(Photo 1 by J.J. Oviedo)
” Omi tutu , Ana Tutu , Tutu Ile , Tutu Laroye “
Capiosile Chango