Pablo Cardenas Presents “Latin Funk Night”

Saturday April 5th, The Coda (751 View Street) / doors 7pm / dance class by Christina Morrison 7:30pm / showtime 9pm / Latin dance performance at break time / Latin Dj between sets and after band. “Funk Night” is here again! Get ready to enjoy all-time Funk, Soul, R&B and reggae hits in a Cuban and Latin style by The West Coast Cuban Orchestra. This band will bring you another world-class show with a fusion of genres rarely seen in here. Latin Funk Night represents a concept that has no limits on its creative spectrum, as the purpose is to reinvent the musical legacy left by legends like Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers, Etta James, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, the Beatles and more. If you enjoy listening to music that has a more interesting and unexpected sound, this event is for you. We will bring you classic melodies from funk, soul, and other genres enriched and refreshed with exotic rhythms like salsa, cha cha, bachata, merengue and more. Music will be performed by a line up of world class artists with solid musical preparation, diverse backgrounds and spectacular improvisational skills adding Jazz, blues, and other influences to the performance, and creating the totally unique sound of this band. The amazing Christina Morrison will be offering a Latin Hustle dance class and her dance crew “Salsa Caliente” will perform at the break time. Latin Dj Jorge Escobar will keep you going in between sets and after band. About the organizer and the band The West Coast Cuban Orchestra was created in 2011 by the internationally renowned Cuban Pianist and Composer Pablo Cardenas. On a trip to Vancouver Island for a performance he unexpectedly decided to stay for a while and met a few musicians that inspired him to start the band, developing it as one of his main musical projects with the purpose of keeping the Cuban music roots alive in North America while adding the influence of other musical tendencies like jazz fusion and certain African rhythms and sounds. He also wanted an eclectic line up with members from different cultural and musical backgrounds to enrich even more the sound of the project. Although Pablo’s main artistic priority was still his most experimental jazz projects, he has continued to develop this band once he has made Canada his main area of residency in the last few years, and saw that the project kept having a high level of demand performing at the most important festivals and venues of the region.