Orquesta Ritmo Alegre featuring Candi Sosa & Lazaro Galarraga

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With its signature charanga lineup—violins, cello, flute, and a driving Afro-Cuban rhythm section—Orquesta Ritmo Alegre fuses folkloric Cuban rhythms, rich jazz harmonies, and a refined classical sensibility into a vibrant and distinctive sound. This concert will be featuring Candi Sosa and Lazaro Galarraga, two stellar Cuban singers who are rooted in the vocal traditions of La Isla de Cuba. Performer Names/Instruments: Vocals – Candi Sosa & Lazaro Galarraga Violins – Alejandro Junco Romero, Inna Karisheva Tillman, Marlene Gentile Gonzalez, Xochitl Martinez Cellos – Celeste Alexander, Ryan Phipps Flute – Fay Roberts Vocals & Guiro – Onier Bacalao Piano – Serge Kasimoff Bass/Musical Director – Julian Lampert Congas – Victor Baez Timbales – Victor Barrientos