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WHAT'S GOING ON |
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JANUARY 2007 |
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~*~RELEASE~*~
AMEREIDA is kicking off
2007 with their latest offering: "STREETS", with original compositions
from Jorge & Stephanie, and a rendition of the 1950's icon "Fever".
Stephanie's lyrics reveal her mystical approach to life that
interacting organically with the modern urban electronic palette that is
the signature of Jorge's musical compositions, portraits a parallel
world where the infinite past is embodied into the present . This album
is rich and exhilarating, both in its essence and in its form. It's
World Music, it's Jazz, it's Latin, it's Avant-roots, the label is not
important, it's joyful music for listening, for dancing, for dancing,
for listening....
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OCTOBER
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~*~In the studio~*~
AMEREIDA recording at World Beat Recording Studio recording
their upcoming album. |
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DECEMBER 2004 |
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~*~In the
studio~*~
Ranses Colon,
adding his upright bass groove to AMEREIDA's music
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Ranses, one of the first
calls in South Florida music scene came to our studio to add
his groove and kool sounds to our music. Great to see you
again buddy, after all these years!
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NOVEMBER 2004 |
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~*~At the
gigs~*~ |
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"AMEREIDA AND
NESTOR TORRES" together giving the good vibes of music!
Yes that was exactly what it was :
Nestor Torres, the great jazz flute player was our guest in the
concert that we gave at the SGI Study Festival which was held at
Nova South Eastern University in Davie on October the 10th. He
performed UMBAYé and STREETS with us and we did also
a "Flute Extravaganza" with Stephanie joining Jorge and Nestor
with her flute.
The crowd was just amazing with standing
ovations after every song. It was a delightful and mesmerizing
experience for us musicians and we truly believe for them too,
the audience, .
We want to thank Nestor Torres (what a cool
guy), and also all the people at SGI who made this possible.
Angelo, Moshe, Edna, Mija and Heather.
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~*~In the
studio~*~ |
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Sammy Figueroa,
world renowned
percussionist
recording
AMEREIDA's music at World Beat Group Studios
Sammy, a great
musician and wonderful human being, is actually recording in our
upcoming CD. The juices of creativity arise during our
encounters. Thanks Sammy for being part of our music. |
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FEBRUARY 2004 |
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~*~At the
(races)gigs~*~
NETOR TORRES & AMEREIDA
COOL !!! World renown flute artist
and Latin Grammy Award winner Nestor Torres came by our gig at "Chocolada"
last Saturday invited by our common friend and personal manager
Angelo Maybin. It was a nice surprise for us and for all the
people who were gathering there. He was truly emotional about
our music and was full of compliments for our stuff. He was so
motivated (and very kind BTW) that he invited us to join him the
very next day 2/22/04 to perform with him at his concert at the
Gulfstream Park in Hallandale.
That night our gig at "Chocolada"
finished quite late due to the Mardi Gras that was held all over
Hollywood. (Our schedule became tight). We had to be at the
Gulfstream Park the very next day at 10:00am for the sound
check, and after that we went to Nestor's dressing room to
rehearse for the concert that was scheduled at 2:30 pm. Knowing
that Stephanie also plays flute, Nestor asked her to join him
and Jorge with her flute for some very cool flute trios. Man,
that was something!!
It was a great experience playing and sharing with a great
flute artist like Nestor Torres. The crowd was thrilled!
This concert also featured musician extraordinaire and living
legend Chuck Mangione and his band. |
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JANUARY 2004 |
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~*~In the
studio~*~ |
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We have also been working on a collection of new songs for
AMEREIDA's upcoming album. An enchanting and soulful new sound
that stamps the past through ancient chants and leads us to the
techno sound of the future:
Avant-Roots
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~*~At the
gigs~*~
The celebration of FIRST NIGHT 2004
"Celebrating Around the World New Years Eve Family Fun at
Downtown Delray Beach" was a wonderful night of music and arts.
Delray was graced with beautiful people and a great concert! We
are thankful for being able to share our music with you during
this memorable FIRST NIGHT.
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On January 4th, The
Ft.Lauderdale "Sunday Jazz Brunch Festival" was a successful
event. River Front Park was full of people with awesome vibes.
Among other artists, the people enjoyed dancing for the groovy
sounds that were coming off of AMEREIDA's stage. |
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SEPTEMBER 2003 |
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~*~At the
gigs~*~
Celebrating the
Latin Grammy's Concert was a great event! We had a great and
enthusiastic audience. Edwin Bonilla performance with AMEREIDA
was outstanding! There were also spontaneous dancers that
choreographed our music in the action. The ambience was hot and
the people was asking for more and more. It was cool!
~*~In the studio~*~
Yeah! This is what's going on
with
AMEREIDA
lately: we are recording, recording and recording. It's real fun
and the great thing about it is that we'll have a new album as
soon as we finish the recording.
You can use the navigation
bar on the left side to get info,
photos, bios and mp3s.In
the discography section you can download mp3s from our 4
previous albums. Feel free to download this music and photos for
your personal use and thanks again for supporting the Indy
Music.
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~*~At the
gigs~*~
AMEREIDA
was delighted to
perform at the "CLIO
AWARDS welcome party". We
created a new tune for this event. This music, which rocks, was
inspired by the coolness that's in the air at South Beach.
The
CLIO AWARDS
also featured very interesting and
creative people from the advertisement industry, coming from all
over the planet.
AMEREIDA
was also honored with an
invitation to perform at the
BANK OF AMERICA DIVA LATINA Festival.
This month the Festival featured The Latin Divas. Stephanie
Mair, AMEREIDA's
vocalist, was one of South Florida's Divas to grace the stage
at RiverWalk Esplanade Park. "In admiration of the
Women's Month in May, Fiesta! gathered the finest
entertainers to perform their Latin Jazz. Thanks to Fiesta!
for choosing AMEREIDA to be part of this great musical
event.
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SO FLUTE!!
Flute Miami
500 South Pointe Drive
at
Washington Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida
305.674.8680
AMEREIDA goes back to Miami Beach.
Personal touches, small collections,
history and devotion all make up the sleek, subdued look of
Flute. You don't want to miss this sophisticated yet intimate
Art Deco-inspired Champagne bar that admits both revelers and
rendezvous-seekers alike. To add more Flute to the Flute,
Stephanie will be playing some flute too. As you probably know
she is also an accomplished flute player, and the gig at FLUTE
BAR is a great opportunity to get the chops back. And Jorge will
be singing ( yeah right ). |
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JANUARY 2003 |
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~*~At the gigs~*~
Amereida's
performance at the
ART BASSEL
was a trip! Sharing our music with a huge crowd of people-
watching them fill their souls with our music, our sounds- was
truly fulfilling. The performance was great and the audience
even better.
"Tango en Cuero"
in Miami, by the
fashion designer Sonia Lombardi, was a great experience.
Amereida
created music inspired by
Argentinean tango which contained a Miami techno twist. We love
the creativity involved in this project!
Amereida
started the year of on a Festive
point performing at the
FIRST NIGHT 2003 in
Downtown Delray Beach for a great crowd of people of all ages
(3000 ppl. approx.) Music, fire works, and all sorts of joyful
festivities filled this special New Year's Eve.
On January
Amereida
has performed at Bolero
in Miami Beach with Edwin Bonilla, one of the greatest
percussionist of our time. The music we do together is so
magical. The night's wrap up is such a great rumba, you wouldn't
want to miss it.
To receive the calendar of
AMEREIDA's
gigs send us your e-mail address to: amereida@worldbeatgroup.com |
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SEPTEMBER 2002 |
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Press Release
New Album from Amereida
"Mambo Novo" available now!
The greatest hits from the bossa
nova era, plus a dab of Latin flavor is the recipe for
Amereida's newly released album
"Mambo Novo."
From "Girl of Ipanema" to "Corcovado"
to "Casa Forte", Amereida brings back the memory of these
classics without loosing that particular Amereida sound. In the
remake of the classic bolero "Inolvidable", Amereida rewrote the
lyrics for an English version of the song, thus creating the new
concept of bolero in English.
Due to the mixture of Samba, Bossa nova, Jazz and Chachacha, Mambo
Novo has a very danceable sense to it, unique to the Miami
sound.
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AMEREIDA at RIVER WALK
Sunday October 6th
at 11 am Amereida
will be at the
"SunTrust's Sunday
Jazz Brunch"
in the Ft.
Lauderdale river walk. They will be playing songs from their
newly released CD
"Mambo Novo",
as well as songs from the critically acclaimed "Umbaye", and
from the band's highlight album recorded live at the Montreux
Jazz festival "El Bailaor Negro". So bring your lunch chair and
picnic, with your favorite bottle of champagne or wine, and join
us for cool Sunday brunch. At River Walk |
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MARCH 2002 |
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In between all
our shows we have been working nonstop to get the CD's that you
guys have been waiting for. Yes, it has been crazy, working day
and night, ups and downs, driving through so many states of
being. I must say that to be independent and challenge ourselves
to make two CD's at a time sounds crazy, but sometimes we need
high mountains to clime and if we get half way, it's a success.
Besides doing all these recordings, we have been designing the
CD covers. On both we have used pictures from photo shootings
that, our friend and also phenomenal
photographer, Leo Reinfield (with cre8me.com) took at a
private session as
well as at "The
Choreographer's Ball."
We will give
you the best of ourselves, and would like to express to all of
you how much we appreciate your support!!
Well, on the
other hand we are very happy to announce the work we are doing
at WordBeatGroup studio with the very talented musician Peter
Betan. We are producing his latest album and also co writing
with him. This has been another exciting venture besides AMEREDA.
Some songs from this joint venture will be featured on up
comings AMEREIDA's CD's.
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JANUARY 2002 |
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Jorge
Guzman, director of
Amereida, will be
performing with the MIAMI CITY BALLET ORCHESTRA.
The Ballet will be presenting Giselle (Considered the
quintessential 19th Century romantic ballet). The Orchestra will
be conducted by world renown conductor Akira Endo. You can catch
this wonderful performance at the Broward Center for the
Performing Arts on January 9th,10th,11th,12th and 13th. These
top performer will also be performing at the Jackie Gleason on
January 31st, February 1st, 2nd,and 3rd and "Kravis Center at
Palm Beach on February 8th, 9th and 10th.
THE
CHOREOGRAPHER'S BALL
DANCE SHOWCASE PREMIERE
For
information
click here
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JULY 2001 |
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~*~Currents~*~
Amereida has spent most of these long dog days of summer in the
studio. Although they have had other artists come in and record
their own work, they have miraculously have found time in these
short 24-houred days to record. They have been working on the
finalization of their up-coming 4th album ( so fans out there,
don't change the station). In this album, there is the presence
of invited artists, Pablo Malco, Edwin Bonilla, and Daniel
Guzman.
Pablo Malco choreographer and rapper of PFuzion, who
has recorded in two of the tracks of the album, adds a
delicious Caribbean scent. Edwin Bonilla, world-renown
percussionist, who recorded in Umbaye" as the head percussionist
of the album contributes with a blood-boiling essence to the
recordings with his ever magic touch. Guitar player Daniel
Guzman, member and founder of "Lunabelle", puts in a
magical sound that embraces the music of the album with a very
palatable piquancy. All these condiments plus many other
components make this album a flight through a world of many
savors.
Amereida described their upcoming album as a
magical trip to the essence of many airs of life such as love,
passion, relationships, despair, mysticism, and a pure
urge to dance.
-Sarabanda |
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APRIL/MAY 2001 |
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~*~At the
gigs~*~
AMEREIDA GOES TO WESTON
AMEREIDA started a five-show season in a really cool place in
Weston called "IL TOSCANO", owned by Marcello Sindoni. The
first show was on Easter Sunday. AMEREIDA fired it up in a very
hot day with a very crowded Brunch held at "IL TOSCANO"
especially for this festive holyday. The audience had a great
Finale for Spring Break. The regular clients are delighted with
Marcello's idea of bringing AMEREIDA to "IL TOSCANO".
Rendez-Vouz is scheduled for Wednesdays 18th and 25th of
April and 2nd and 9th of May, from 7:00pm to 11:00pm.
SEE YOU THERE!
"IL TOSCANO" is
located at
2282 Weston Road, Weston
954-385-5883
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Jorge, Sammy
Figueroa and Stephanie at World Beat Group Studios |
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Saraswati
is a Hindu goddess of learning. She is the goddess of speech (Vac),
the Flowing-One. She represents the union of power and
intelligence from which organized creation arises. Saraswati
posseses all the learnings of the the Vedas, scriptures,
dancing, musical power and poetry. She revealed language and
writing to man. |
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Saraswati
statue
is a gift
from our friend Dexter Raghunanan, Tabla
player with Shakuntala, (2004). |
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Stephanie and Dexter
at the studio
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Stephanie
and movie director Rui Dias-Aidos
www.redav.com
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Shakuntala at the
studio
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Shivannand and
Jorge |
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Dexter |
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Shivannand
recording the harmonium
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(from
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Angelo Maybin, Jorge & Stephanie
and Nestor Torres at the back
stage at the Gulfstream Park
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Amereida
most loyal fans and supporters at the Gulfstream Park:(from
left to right) Quintin, Angelo, (Stephanie & Jorge), Alfredo and Mija
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Jorge,
Chuck Mangione & Stephanie at the back stage at the
Gulfstream Park
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from left to right)
Stephanie, percussionist legend Don Alias, Jorge, and Luis Rodrigues(
Charly Palmieri and Celia Cruz percusionist) at the back stage
at the Gulfstream Park
Gulstream pics: John
Maybin |
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Edwin
Bonilla recording at World Beat Group Studio (September 2003) |
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Artie
Kornfeld,
Jorge Guzman and Jeffrey Luna at World Beat Group Studio (May 2003)
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Geoff
Craychee, Dragoness and Jorge Guzman at World Beat Group Studio
(August 2003) |
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Cecelia Levy at session at
World Beat Group Studio during the recording of her album "Songs
of Hope" (February 2003) |
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Peter Betan and
Jorge Guzman working on Betan's up-coming album at World Beat Group Studio
(July 2003) |
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Jorge Guzman
mixing Peter Betan upcoming album (September 2003)
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Steve Bradbery and
Jorge Guzman at the Studio (September 2003) |
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Jorge
Guzman conducting Edwin Bonilla on the recording of Peter Betan upcoming
album |
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