Manolito Simonet y su Trabuco, Paulo FG y su Élite on Tour in Colombia
Manolito Simonet y su Trabucoand Paulo FG y su Élite, two Cuban bands of popular dance music included on the catalogue of Clave Cubana, Artex’s agency of artistic representation, travelled to Colombia on April 24 so as to perform in several stages throughout the country.
On April 30 they were sharing their music with the public at Samba Caramba discotheque, in Cali, and on May 1 both bands are going to be performing in Puerto Tejada, Cauca.
Furthermore, as part of the tour carried out by these bands that stand for the finest Cuban popular dance music, on May 24 Paulo FG y su Élite performed at Dubai discotheque.
Simonet founded his band in 1993 and it’s presently described as one of the best and most acclaimed representatives of Cuban popular music, as it mixes traditional Cuban music and contemporary sounds. The band harmonically merges such Cuban genres as guaracha, bolero, chachachá, danzón, timba, with Puerto Rican elements, which brings about the characteristic tone of Trabuco.
Back in 2014, the album of Manolito Simonet y su Trabuco, entitled Sin frenos and produced by Artex’s record company Bis Music, was statistically one of the top five in terms of sales by means of digital marketing platforms. This album is available on Cubamusic, the online store specialized on Cuban music.
Paulo FG is one of the main figures of timba in Cuba and overseas. He has been labeled a major league musician, an artist in every sense of the word, who has developed his career with tons of talent and intelligence, thus showing his love for art in every performance. His latest album has been named Sin etiqueta and it was produced by the Musical Recording and Editing Company, EGREM.
Paulo FG recently made his debut in the movie realm. The film entitled “Vuelos prohibidos” was premiered in March in Havana, where the singer plays the leading role along with French-Moroccan actress Sanâa Alaoui.
Paulito FG told cubadebate.cu that the proposal to embody this character surprised him, since he was working on a DVD related to his 20 years of artistic career.
