Sverre Indris Joner presents his intriguing salsa-arrangements together with musician from Norway and Cuba live at the National Theater in Havana.

This is the story of Sverre Indris Joner from Oslo, Norway, bringing his musician colleagues from the band Hovedøen Social Club to play his intriguing salsa-arrangements of the classics with the Cuban opera orchestra at the National Theater in Havana. He's about to 'sell sand in the Sahara' - showing Cubans how to play salsa, to turn the great classics of Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms into authentic Cuban music. How? And, maybe more importantly, why? And... can this go well? Joner started his «genre-detour» at 15, with Reggae, West-African Highlife and Afrobeat, and the seductive complexity of African rhythms led him to explore the African roots in Latin America. In 1985, he went on a study-trip to Havana with some friends. This encounter left a deep impression. Back in Norway, he formed Norway's first salsa band, La Descarga, insisting that all Norwegians should appreciate this rich music traditions from Cuba.

Joner´s hope for recognition in Cuba, the birthplace of the genres he had spent so much time and effort acquiring, was a significant driving-force behind the whole project. The musicians expressing heartfelt gratitude for being part of the project was the confirmation he had hoped for; that he, the «gringo», not only had cracked the Afro-cuban «claves-code' but also given a musical contribution that was highly appreciated.

Track Listing

• Mozarts Mambo no. 40
• Mozarts Mambo no. 21
• La salsa Hungara
• Vampiros en la Habana (El Murciélago)
• Adagio a lo latino
• Salsa del minuto
• Cinco salsa
• Cuban sugar
• Eine kleine vacilón

Additional Details

Label: Indris Pro AS

Genre: World

Run Time: 47:52 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 09/06/24

UPC: 4250095887222