Havana D’Primera Brings Cuban Music to Ecuador’s Pichincha Libertaria Festival

Quito, May 28 (RHC) – The sound of Alexander Abreu and his Havana D’Primera orchestra still resonate in the capital of Ecuador, where they brought the music of Cuba as part of the second Pichincha Libertaria festival.

Thousands of Ecuadorians and Cubans residing in this Andean nation filled the Bicentennial Park, formerly Quito’s airport, on Saturday night to listen to the salsa and timba of our country.

Shortly before beginning his presentation, Abreu commented that although they had previously gone up to other stages in Ecuador, they had never done so in this city.

I hope it will be a concert with the joy that characterizes Havana D’Primera, said the singer, trumpeter and composer, who was surely surprised by the reception of an audience familiar with many of his songs.

They tell me Cuba, an outstanding theme of the current Cuban popular music scene, opened the show and warmed up the atmosphere in the midst of the low temperatures of the Andean night.

There was no shortage of Pasaporte, Confiésale, and La Bailarina, classics from the group’s repertoire, founded 15 years ago.

There was also space to remember Los Van Van, another famous Cuban orchestra, with the song What a surprise!, and at that moment Abreu took the opportunity to pay tribute to Juan Carlos Formell, bassist of that group who died on Friday in New York, United States. Joined. The idea was precisely to expose that range of colors that Cuban music has and win hearts, Abreu told this agency.

His trumpet solo captivated those present and confirmed that he was one of the best exponents of the Caribbean nation on that instrument.

This is the second time that the Pichincha Libertaria festival -dedicated to the anniversary of the Battle of Pichincha- invites a Cuban group to the event, since Maikel Blanco and his Salsa Mayor were there last year.

In addition, on the night of this Saturday, the last day of the festival, Ecuadorian national groups performed and the popular Venezuelan singer Oscar D’León closed, another of the great exponents of salsa and Caribbean son who began the performance with his mythical Llorarás . (Fuente: Latin Press).