24th Dominican Republic Jazz Festival (2022)– Musician Biographies
Joel y Mushy
Born in Haiti, the Widmaier brothers have been creating together since their teens. One is a pianist, composer and arranger, the other is a songwriter, producer, drummer, percussionist and singer. They founded their first band “the Mini Brothers” in the early 1970s. Ten years later, after a musical exploration ranging from rock to konpa to jazz fusion, they launched the New Generation movement with “Zèklè”. A true revolution in the Haitian musical world, Zèklè released more than 4 albums and performed in many countries in Europe, the United States and the Caribbean, including the Sphinx Festival (Netherlands), New Morning & Festival de musiques métissses of Angoulême (France), S.O.B’S in New York and the Konpa festival in Miami.
Grupo Bonyé
Nestor Torres y Sistema Temperado
SISTEMA TEMPERADO fue formado en 1987 por su director Rafelito Mirabal. Desde esos años hasta la actualidad muchos han sido los músicos dominicanos que han formado parte de esta emblemática banda teniendo constantes presentaciones en Festivales y escenarios importantes dentro y fuera de República Dominicana. Este grupo ha inaugurado todos los Festivales de Jazz existentes en Republica Dominicana. Su original estilo de fusionar la música y el Folcklor dominicanos con el jazz y otros géneros, le ha brindado grandes éxitos y un sitial de preferencia en el público amante del jazz. La composición “Periblues” (mezcla de blues con merengue típico), es parte importante del acervo musical dominicano grabada en el año 2000 por el Ministerio de Turismo como parte de los “100 AÑOS DE MUSICA DOMINICANA” y la composición “GAGAYAS” (fusión del ritmo ‘gaga’ con el jazz) obtuvo el premio Nacional de Música Fradique Lizardo, 2005. El grupo tiene la siguiente instrumentación (a veces variable): Bajo eléctrico, batería, percusión dominicana, cubana y brasileña, guitarra, saxos alto, tenor y soprano y teclados.
BUIKA
Exposing one’s true identity when speaking or singing to an audience is a privilege for very few. One of those unique beings is Buika, a singer with a sensual and languid voice, sweet and commanding at the same time, she can reach any heart, ardent or not. Buika shows her soul to those who dare to listen to her, without fear of letting go. The interpreter nicknamed ‘The voice of freedom’, she makes the world fall in love again, as she is surrounded by the chords of Carlos Santana in their latest album called Africa Speaks. “I deserve it”, is the name of the musical piece of his last nomination “GRAMMY Latin 2020” in the category ‘Best rock song’, with which Buika and Carlos Santana with whom he released his latest album “Africa Speaks” , continue to be applauded by specialized critics.
