GRUPO CANDOMBE

The group proposes to take you on a musical trip through Cuba, Brazil until Buenos Aires into the latin-american roots.
The music, which is composed and arranged by Silvio Zalambani, is inspired by many characteristic styles of these countries, of which it underlines their european and african origins.

The "Grupo Candombe" started in 2000 as a research project about the traditional latin-american music, after being inspired by a presentation of Ernesto Cardenal's book "Quetzalcòatl", ex Minister of Nicaragua.

The group has performed in different theatres, clubs and festivals in Italy, Spain, Argentine, Brazil, Chile and Cuba.

The project was proposed many times in Brazil, thanks to the invitations of USP and UNAERP Universities of São Paolo and also in twice editions of the International Festival of EMAC-UFG University of Goiás State, also playing with pluri-instrumentalist Arismar do Espirito Santo.

Grupo Candombe was the italian group who accompanied on tour in Italy and Brazil the brazilian pianist Mario Féres (of the "Jobim Project" by Jacques Morelenbaum and Paulo Jobim, son of Tom).

Silvio Zalambani and his Grupo Candombe performed at the "XXIII Festival del Caribe - Fiesta del Fuego" (Santiago of Cuba and Guantànamo 2003), like the first italian group invited at this traditional music and culture festival, considered to be the most important festival of all caribbean countries.

Thanks to the cultural sponsorship of Emilia Romagna, he represented Italy with both his projects ("Tango Tres" and "Grupo Candombe") at four last editions of "World Tango Festival" (Seville - Spain '05, Valparaiso - Chile '07, Bariloche - Argentine '09, Seinajoki-Finland '11). Thanks to the success he was interviewed by Mr Gabriel Soria, the vice-president of the Tango National Academy of Buenos Aires for the argentinean "Solo Tango" TV.

Grupo Candombe exhibited at "Metastasio Jazz" in Prato (Italy), XXIII International Tango Festival in Granada (Spain) and they performed many times in Argentine, on live at Argentine National Radio and others important clubs of tango music in Buenos Aires, like "Torcuato Tasso" cultural center, "El Vesuvio" and "Los Porteñitos".

The group realized three recordings till now: "Grupo Candombe" (2001), "Grupo Candombe 2" (2005), "Nostalgia del presente" (2011), this last with the argentine singer Sandra Rehder to the Borgatti Musical Editions; all the CDs was presented by RAI Radio1-Brasil, RAI Radio3-Suite and RAI3 TGR tv.

Silvio Zalambani and his Grupo Candombe also played with other argentine and brazilian artists like: Sandra Rehder (singer), Federico Lechner (pianist) and Mimulus Dança (a contemporary brazilian dance company).