![]() The Haitian Diaspora also brought the French contredanse which became the Cuban danzón. It brought both European influences (the dance) and African Diaspora influences (more syncopation.) So the the Cuban orquesta típica (brass, woodwinds and big timpani drums) evolved into the charanga francesa with more delicate flutes, violins and smaller drums that we now call timbales. Rich people wanted to bring the fun of African Diaspora dance traditions inside the house. Haiti and Cuba are neighbors, just 400 miles apart. CharangaĬharanga is an early form of Cuban salsa that formed when the Haitian Revolution (1791-1804) spread a Haitian Diaspora around the Caribbean (including to New Orleans where jazz was born). The band was founded by flutist Eddy Zervigón and his brothers Kelvin and Rudy. Orquesta Broadway celebrates 60 years of charanga (salsa) with guest flutists Karen Joseph and Connie Grossman in Aaron Davis Hall at City College Center for the Arts, in Hamilton Heights, West Harlem on Friday, Maat 7pm. ![]() ![]() Orquesta Broadway News Orquesta Broadway (Lincoln Center) Now the band has been together for over 6o years and is a living connection to the Golden Age of New York salsa of the 1960s-70s. They were popular in New York from the 1960s-80s. Orquesta Broadway is a New York Cuban charanga band that formed in Harlem in 1962. ![]()
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