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.: M A J '09:. Jorge Cordero y su Team Latino Lør. d. 30. kl. 22.00 The story of Jorge Cordero begins in Cuba, during the revolution. Raised in a family in the Holguin province, 800 km. east of Havana, Cuba, Jorge was born at a time when music and song played an essential role in Cuban life. Many of his family’s members were singers, including his mother who performed regularly. Jorge first learned to play the trumpet and then later the guitar, but was eventually educated as a percussionist at Habana’s ‘Instituto Superior de Arte’. During Jorge’s teenage years, rock was forbidden in Cuba, and could be heard only on underground short wave radio stations - in total secrecy. This, together with his family’s rich musical heritage, made his transition into the world of rock music quite a natural one. After several years playing drums and guitar in various rock bands, Jorge looked back at his family’s musical traditions, and began to get the Salsa fever. He formed the group ‘Luna’, whose repertoire consisted of a mixture of rock and Latin. ‘Luna’ recorded the album ‘Que Vida’, and toured extensively, but this was just a stepping stone in the journey back to his ‘pure salsa’ roots… In 1982 Jorge joined the European salsa group “Salsa Na´Ma”. At that time, the band was looking for a lead singer, and Jorge thought this would be the perfect chance for him to further his career in Latin music. He decided to join the band, and in the ten years he was with them they played concerts, toured professionally and released two albums. In 1987 Jorge had already started to form his present band, starting with a small setup without a brass section. The name of the band was ‘Grupo Cordero’ and their repertoire consisted for the most part of cover tunes. The breakthrough finally came in 1992 when Jorge sent a demo tape of his own compositions to ‘Festival de la Calle Ocho’ in Miami, the world’s biggest salsa festival. To his great pleasure, the band was invited to perform. This was a major turning point in Jorge’s career. The performance was a great success, and just before their return to Denmark a contract was signed with New York based ‘TOP TEN Records’. The band was renamed “Jorge Cordero & LGD”, and in 1993 their first album, "Rompiendo el Hielo" (Icebreaker) was released in the US. It immediately entered the American ‘Tropical’ charts, and the band followed up on this success by undertaking an extensive US and European tour. After a disagreement with the Top Ten Records, which involved an apparent contractual obligation to record a further two albums, the band were left with no choice but to take a long break from the American market. Two further albums were recorded, "Del Norte Y Tropical" in 1996 and ”Al Tiempo” in 1999. Both albums were distributed by Polygram, but neither album was released outside of central Europe. ”Al Tiempo” won best album at the 1999 Danish National Radio World Music Awards, and journalists referred to Cordero as a “captivating singer and songwriter, and a completely natural driving force for both band and audience”. One of the greatest experiences for Jorge, after touring Europe and the USA was the opportunity to return with the band to his fatherland ‘Cuba’ for their 1999 tour. Residing presently in Denmark, Cordero is the one of the most prominent artists in Europe within his genre. He is almost constantly on tour with his 13 piece band LGD, travelling throughout Scandinavia and parts of Europe. Band members include Cuban musicians Calixto Oviedo (previous band member of NG la Banda), Yadam Gonzalez (has recorded with Emiliano Salvador) and Jorge Egues (has recorded with Richard Egues), as well as one of the top Scandinavian brass sections. Free from contractual obligations with the US label, in 2002 Jorge releases in Europe his finest work yet - the solo album ‘Salsa Global’ - on the Temba Music label. Recorded in Miami’s ‘Zarabanda Studios’, owned by famous Cuban singer Willy Chirino, guest artists on the album include major salsa stars Domingo Quiñones , Yanko, Alex Leon, Grupo Niche, Jimmie Moralez, Luis Aquino and Mario Ortiz. > Jorge Cordero y su team latinos hjemmesiden