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ROBERTO FONSECA Biography ROBERTO FONSECA Biography Cuban music is currently thriving; musicians from all over the island are performing on the world’s most famous stages, and pianists are undoubtedly the stars of the multi‐faceted Cuban musical scene. A golden generation of renowned virtuosos, displaying incredible technical talents, have captivated and charmed us. However in the last decade no one has, until now, emerged who brings together virtuosity with technique while playing music that is imbued with such passion. As his unique, instrumental voice stirs the emotions, he leads us through different landscapes, constantly entering and exiting the island, with no destination necessary. Born in 1975 (Havana) into a musical family, Roberto Fonseca has been described in many different ways (“The most promising and important talent in Cuban music”, “A true revelation who stands out among pianists of his generation”) and he remains faithful to the wish he has had since the beginning of his career: “I want my music to reach people who don’t know me, and I dream of one day becoming a point of reference for my audience…” Roberto started studying piano at the age of 8, though his initial passion was percussion. This interest from such an early age would clearly influence his trademark “percussive” piano‐playing style. His first “job” was as the drummer for a band doing covers of Beatles songs “We used to listen to Beatles music on the radio, with my mother, I played the drums as though I were one of them, I loved it”. At the age of 14, he began composing his first compositions, drawing inspiration from the Afro‐Cuban genre, “At school we used to regard American jazz as a point of reference; I felt that my music would be a fusion of both genres … I liked lots of jazz musicians, such as Herbie Hancock and Keith Jarrett, but also old American funk and soul classics”. His appearance as a pianist, aged just 15, was a revelation at Havana’s International Jazz Festival; he completed his academic training as both pianist and teacher. After this, his desire to improve and learn further led him to take a degree in Musical Composition at Havana’s Instituto Superior de Arte. At the age of 21, guided by the need to fuse his music with other styles, he embarked on a tour across Italy with singer Augusto Enriquez, which included performances on the state TV channel, RAI, “It was musically different, and made me realise even more that I always needed to search for my own path” A year later he crossed paths with the saxophonist Javier Zalba (Irakere, Cubanismo), with whom he formed the group Temperamento. This was the beginning of a 15‐year journey that would include the recordings ‘Zamazu’ (2007) and ‘Akokan’ (2009). In a year of intense creativity, he recorded and produced his first album with Temperamento ‘En el comienzo’ (1998), which won the award for Best Jazz Album at the Cubadisco 1999 festival; he co‐ www.robertofonseca.com http://www.facebook.com/RobertoFonsecaOfficial produced, arranged and played on Augusto Enriquez’s album, ‘Cuando yo sea grande’, and recorded his first solo album ‘Tiene que ver’ which was released in 1999, receiving an award in the popular Cuban music category of the Trimalca competition, organised by UNESCO . His second solo work was quickly released, and in 2000 he presented ‘No Limit’, recorded and produced by Roberto for Japanese record label JVC. The same year he composed the soundtrack for the film ‘Black’, by French director P. Maraval, and produced the record ‘Un montón de cosas’ for the Hip‐Hop group Obsesión. “Those two years were really intense; I needed to express all the creativity that was inside me; I didn’t really know where it was all driving me to, because each idea I had led to a thousand others.” Roberto’s life changed with the start of the 21st Century, not only because he released his third album, ‘Elengo’, but also because his career took an unexpected turn. “I went to the EGREM studios to record Angá Díaz’s album, invited by him, and when I got there I saw many people who were legends to me …, Rubén González, Cachaíto López, Guajiro Mirabal…… in two months my whole life changed” Shortly afterwards, he was invited to be support pianist for the great maestro Rubén González, as part of the renowned Orquesta de Ibrahim Ferrer and that same year he joined the management company Montuno. “Wow, sharing the stage every night with Rubén González was a real dream; I’d just stay there hours, watching him play”. A dream that toured all over the world, with over 400 concerts, promoting Ibrahim Ferrer’s records next to great legends such as Cachaíto López, Guajiro Mirabal and Manuel Galbán, among others. Playing at the most prestigious venues, such as Frankfurt Alter Oper (Frankfurt), Palais des Congrès (Paris), Albert Hall (London), Beacon Theatre (New York), Sydney Opera House (Australia), etc. Not a single review of Ibrahim’s concerts, from South America to Asia, would fail to mention Fonseca’s talent and his magnetic stage presence. Omara Portuondo, passionate about his style, invited him to join her on tour, one of the dates was the Tokyo Jazz Festival in 2002, where he shared the stage with Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker and Wayne Shorter: “I couldn’t believe it, when Herbie Hancock himself called me to play with him, I did not sleep that night!!” After such a period of intense work, touring round the world, working on different recordings, Roberto realised that his own music was maturing. He dug deep and began to compose the tracks that would form album ‘Zamazu’, the result of the integration of all his influences; Afro‐Cuban music, jazz, classical music and traditional Cuban music. By mid 2004 Ibrahim Ferrer embarked on a project that would be the climax of his artistic career, a record and a tour of his treasured boleros, which celebrated the singer’s love for the genre. His close relationship with Roberto and the trust he placed in his musical abilities led to Roberto taking part in the first recordings. He arranged and co‐produced the work in the EGREM studios in www.robertofonseca.com http://www.facebook.com/RobertoFonsecaOfficial November of that same year, producing over 10 songs in January 2005, as well as assuming the role of director of the world tour “Mi sueño: A Bolero Songbook Tour 2005”. Ibrahim Ferrer used to say “This ‘muchacho’, despite having a jazz background, gets me and respects my music, and ‐ boy, can the kid play…!” After two exciting tours with this project, August 2005 was a time of great pain for Roberto when Ibrahim Ferrer passed away. This became the driving force behind the desire to finish his own album ‘Zamazu’, and he did so in 6 months. He invited in Alê Siqueira, one of Brazil’s major music producers, creator of great projects such as Tribalistas, Flor de Amor (Omara Portuondo), Infinito Particular (Marisa Monte), etc. He travelled to Bahia for the pre‐production stage at Carlinhos Brown’s studio, and added the finishing touches to all the collaborations on the album, including Brazilian percussion. A date was fixed for the album’s recording ‐ January 2006 ‐ as well as a place – Havana. And so, in barely 5 days in January, Roberto recorded hours of music, a creative output reminiscent of the classic jazz sessions. Several musicians were included in the line‐up for this fabulous album and several collaborations closed the 3‐year creative cycle; Carlinhos Brown, Cachaíto López, Omara Portuondo, Vicente Amigo, Toninho Ferragutti, and friends such as Javier Zalba, Omar González, Ramsés Rodríguez and a further twenty or so musicians were involved. All were witnesses to a Roberto Fonseca seeking to connect the most sensitive touch on the piano to the melody and forces of rhythms that amalgamate the principal musical cultures of America, Brazil and Cuba with those of the African continent. Compositions of a beauty that touches the sublime, with lyrics of imagination that inform the aesthetics of the album, a place where virtuosity submits to emotion. Later that year, he produced the Japanese singer Asa Feeston’s album and collaborated as a musician on other albums, such as the Brazilian percussion group Timbalada. Together with Nick Gold from the World Circuit record label, he co‐produced what would have been Ibrahim Ferrer next album, one that he he recorded just before passing away. It was released in 2007 under the name of ‘Mi Sueño’ (My Dream). This album was nominated at the Latin Grammy Awards 2007 for Best Traditional Tropical Album. In the month of July, during the summer festivals in Europe, he shared the stage with Bebo and Chucho Valdés at Jazz in Marciac and composed the song “Latin in Marciac” which the Festival used for the opening and closing of its main concerts. He also discovered that his music can create new possibilities: meeting fashion designer Agnès B was the start of a relationship of mutual admiration. Their rapport first emerged when Roberto began wearing her creations for all his performances, and took shape when Roberto played live for the Agnès B fashion show in Paris in July 2006. February 2007 saw the launch of his album ‘Zamazu’ which has received great reviews worldwide. He has toured and presented the album at some of the most prestigious festivals worldwide, such as Montreal Jazz (Canada) and Umbria Jazz (Italy) amongst others, and the public was left spellbound by www.robertofonseca.com http://www.facebook.com/RobertoFonsecaOfficial his incredible talent.
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