Artist
Roberto Fonseca
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Roberto Fonseca (born 1975, Havana) is a Cuban jazz pianist. From an early age, Fonseca was surrounded by music: his father was a drummer, his mother, Mercedes Cortes Alfaro, a professional singer (she sings on her son's most recent solo album, Zamazu), and his two older half-brothers, Emilio Valdés (drums) and Jesús "Chuchito" Valdés Jr. (piano) are also two young musicians of great international prestige.
After an early interest in drums, Fonseca switched to piano at the age of 8, and by 14 was experimenting with fusing American jazz and traditional Cuban rhythms; he appeared at Havana's Jazz Plaza Festival in 1991 when he was just 15.
Fonseca studied at the Cuba's prestigious Instituto Superior de Arte, where he obtained a master's degree in composition, even though he often says that he was a really bad student. After earning his degree, he left Cuba to find his sound.
His first album, En El Comienzo, which he recorded with Javier Zalba and the group Temperamento, was awarded Cuba's Best Jazz Album in 1999. This success encouraged him to work on two solo records: Tiene Que Ver and Elengo, combining latin jazz, drum and bass, hip-hop, urban music and Afro-Cuban rhythms.
In 2001, Fonseca went to Japan to record No Limit: Afro Cuban Jazz. He also toured with the Buena Vista Social Club the same year and has worked with Rubén González, Ibrahim Ferrer, Cachaito, Guajiro Mirabal and Manuel Galbán.
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, Manuel Guajiro Mirabal and Manuel Galbán, among others. Playing at the most prestigious venues, such as Frankfurt Alter Oper, 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.
That period of intense work, touring round the world, led Fonseca to realise that his music was ready for creating his own project. He dug deep to compose each of the songs that form Zamazu, the result of the integration of all his influences; Afro-Cuban music, Jazz, classical music and traditional Cuban music.
In the words of one reviewer,[1] his last offering, Zamazu, is “a deftly varied and well-sequenced set that leaves a strong impression of who Fonseca is and promises plenty for the future".
2008 was a year full of work and experiences that have inspired Fonseca's new compositions, one being Columbia Pictures choosing the track "Llego Cachaito" from the Zamazu album for the Will Smith film "Hancock”.
With his latest album Akokan Fonseca wanted to bring the magic, strength and improvisation from a live show to the studio. With a quartet formation and accompanied by his band, the one that he has been playing with for the last 12 years, Fonseca as the record's producer has encouraged creativity and chemistry amongst the musicians.
There are also two very special collaborations from artists that Fonseca admires, artists that have very different styles: Mayra Andrade, the Cape Verdean singer who wrote the words and sings on "Siete potencias", and Raul Midon, the American guitarist, wrote "Second Chance". On this track Fonseca did the arrangements and Midon accompanied him on guitar.
2010 Roberto Fonseca was the support act for Omara Portuondo's USA. After the summer his album Roberto Fonseca Live in Marciac was released. It includes a bonus DVD which features footage of the festival's 2009 show.
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Dhahran
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December
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02:30 PM | The Arena Riyadh
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
08:00 PM | The Arena Riyadh
SILENT NIGHT
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SILENT NIGHT
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THREE LITTLE KUNGPOO GOATS
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Shamareekh
06:20 PM | RITZ
Yesterday after tomorrow
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Dear Jassi
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Hiding Sadam Hussein
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Behind the Mountains
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JEANNE DU BARRY
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FRESH KILLS
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THE LAST SNOW
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MIX GROOVE - 1 DAY PASS
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MIX GROOVE - 2 DAYS BUNDLE
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THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
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THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
07:30 PM | The Arena Riyadh
AFTER THE LONG RAINS
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THE SEA AND ITS WAVES
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Dear Jassi
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Hiding Sadam Hussein
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Behind the Mountains
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Inshallah a Boy
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MOTHER, COUCH
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FRESH KILLS
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THE LAST SNOW
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THE SEA AND ITS WAVES
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IRAQ'S INVISIBLE BEAUTY
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Shamareekh
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Inshallah a Boy
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24 HOURS WITH GASPAR
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ALLIHOPA: THE DALKURD STORY
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WOMAN OF THE HOUR
09:40 PM | VOX
To My Son
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THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
07:30 PM | The Arena Riyadh
SOUTH AFRICA EATS
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MILES FROM NOWHERE
02:05 PM | VOX
FEZ SUMMER 55'
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IRAQ'S INVISIBLE BEAUTY
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ME & AYDAROUS
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SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN
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THE WOODLAND
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ACCIDENTALLY INTENTIONAL
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IN BETWEEN
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TERRA MATER - MOTHERLAND
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THE LATE WIND
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SIX FEET OVER
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THE UNIVERSAL THEORY
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24 HOURS WITH GASPAR
03:25 PM | VOX
HESITATION WOUND
09:10 PM | VOX
FOUR DAUGHTERS
08:20 PM | RITZ
Tea & Snack Expo
06:00 PM | Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center
Coffee & Chocolate Expo
06:00 PM | Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
07:30 PM | The Arena Riyadh
SOUTH AFRICA EATS
03:25 PM | VOX
FEZ SUMMER 55'
03:55 PM | VOX
IN THE SHADOW OF BEIRUT
09:40 PM | VOX
THE CALL OF THE BROOK
07:25 PM | VOX
SMOKEY EYES
04:55 PM | VOX
EID MUBARAK
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PRIMETIME MOTHER
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THE COURIER
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THE LAST WINTER
04:10 PM | VOX
STREET 105
09:55 PM | VOX
SALEM'S LEGS
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HADI ALEIS
04:10 PM | VOX
SIX FEET OVER
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TIGER STRIPES
03:40 PM | VOX
Tea & Snack Expo
02:00 PM | Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center
Coffee & Chocolate Expo
02:00 PM | Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center
INSIDE THE YELLOW COCOON SHELL
06:05 PM | VOX
ME & AYDAROUS
04:10 PM | VOX
SMOKEY EYES
09:40 PM | VOX
SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN
04:10 PM | VOX
PRIMETIME MOTHER
09:40 PM | VOX
THE COURIER
09:40 PM | VOX
THE LATE WIND
04:10 PM | VOX
THE OLD SCHOOL
03:25 PM | VOX
THE MENACE FROM ABOVE
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THE LAST THREAD
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JAMEEL ALSAEED
03:25 PM | VOX
FIASCO RUN
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TIGER STRIPES
08:40 PM | VOX
THE MOTHER OF ALL LIES
06:40 PM | VOX
ALLIHOPA: THE DALKURD STORY
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DANCE FIRST
09:55 PM | VOX
MARS EXPRESS
06:10 PM | VOX
SNOW IN MIDSUMMER
09:40 PM | VOX
THE DELINQUENTS
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LOST LADIES
09:25 PM | VOX
Back To Alexandria
06:25 PM | VOX
A NOSE AND THREE EYES
10:30 PM | RITZ
Fever Dream
04:50 PM | RITZ
Tea & Snack Expo
02:00 PM | Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center
Coffee & Chocolate Expo
02:00 PM | Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center
IN THE SHADOW OF BEIRUT
03:00 PM | VOX
INSIDE THE YELLOW COCOON SHELL
07:40 PM | VOX
THE CALL OF THE BROOK
02:55 PM | VOX
THE WOODLAND
03:40 PM | VOX
ACCIDENTALLY INTENTIONAL
05:15 PM | VOX
EID MUBARAK
02:55 PM | VOX
IN BETWEEN
03:40 PM | VOX
TERRA MATER - MOTHERLAND
03:40 PM | VOX
FOUR DAUGHTERS
05:25 PM | VOX
Back To Alexandria
06:25 PM | VOX
THE MOTHER OF ALL LIES
06:10 PM | VOX
THE UNIVERSAL THEORY
08:15 PM | VOX
HESITATION WOUND
02:00 PM | VOX
LOST LADIES
04:25 PM | VOX
Tea & Snack Expo
02:00 PM | Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center
Coffee & Chocolate Expo
02:00 PM | Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center
PRISCILLA
09:05 PM | RITZ
Bernadette
07:45 PM | VOX
SIROCCO ET LE ROYAUME DES COURANTS D'AIR
07:00 PM | VOX
THE OLD SCHOOL
09:25 PM | VOX
THE MENACE FROM ABOVE
09:25 PM | VOX
THE LAST WINTER
07:05 PM | VOX
THE LAST THREAD
09:25 PM | VOX
STREET 105
04:55 PM | VOX
SALEM'S LEGS
04:55 PM | VOX
JAMEEL ALSAEED
09:25 PM | VOX
HADI ALEIS
07:05 PM | VOX
FIASCO RUN
04:55 PM | VOX
A NOSE AND THREE EYES
07:50 PM | VOX
Inshallah a Boy
10:10 PM | VOX
SNOW IN MIDSUMMER
09:00 PM | VOX
THE DELINQUENTS
09:15 PM | VOX
WOMAN OF THE HOUR
10:00 PM | VOX
Tea & Snack Expo
02:00 PM | Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center
Tea & Snack Expo - The TickFlex
Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center
Coffee & Chocolate Expo
02:00 PM | Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center
Coffee & Chocolate Expo - The TickFlex
Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center
The Boy and the Heron
08:18 PM | RITZ
THREE LITTLE KUNGPOO GOATS
04:45 PM | VOX
AFTER THE LONG RAINS
07:00 PM | VOX
EVIL DOES NOT EXIST
06:45 PM | VOX
MOTHER, COUCH
09:15 PM | VOX
THE MOTHER OF ALL LIES
09:30 PM | VOX
DANCE FIRST
07:45 PM | VOX
MARS EXPRESS
10:00 PM | VOX
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