Salsa Divina will light up the stage with an all-star lineup:
Marlin Ramazzini – Lead Vocals & Congas
Fito Garcia – Bass, Vocals & Musical Director
Loui Mastroianni – Piano
Nick Apivor – Marimba
Elliot Polsky – Drums
Jocelyn Waugh – Trumpet
Don’t miss out on the energy, the beats, and the joy! Let’s groove into the new year together!
Marlin Ramazzini
https://www.marlinramazzinimusic.com
Marlin Ramazzini, Juno Award Nomenee, with Sal Ferreras Album “invisible Minority” recipient of the Vancouver Inspirational Latin Awards and Guatemalan Cultural Association Award; is one of the most versatile and accomplished Latin singers on the West Coast, with a warm and sensuous voice that can tease out the essence of any song.
Growing up in Guatemala, she was inspired to start singing by listening to Cuban son, cha cha cha, mambo, and other hot rhythms on the radio. After winning a major talent competition at the age of 12, Marlin realized that her destiny was to make music.
She studied with several of the greatest Cuban Musicians – such as the Buena Vista Social Club’s Omara Portuondo also learned to play percussion and marimba from master musicians.
Marlin settled in Vancouver in 1990, where she quickly became a pillar of the lively Latin scene, working with its leading artists. Within a few years she had created her own group, under the musical direction of her husband, Juno Award-winning bassist and composer Fito Garcia.
The Marlin Ramazzini Band has toured around the world and played in major concert venues and festivals across Canada – including Les Nuits d’Afrique in Montreal, the Harbour front in Toronto, the Calgary Stampede, Drum Heat and the Vancouver Folk Music Festival just to mention a few. The group’s critically-acclaimed debut album “Quiero Ser Yo” gained a coveted West Coast Music Award nomination, the new release “Amandote” is a soft blend of memorable jazz and latin love songs. Marlin’s Cover Album brings a new feel to some our all time favorite titles, including her original single “amandote”.
Through out her music career Marlin had the opportunity to share the stage with renowned musicians such as Sal Ferreras, Bobby Carcases, Miguelito Valdes, Bruce Coburn, Brad Turner, Jose Luis Quintana “Changuito”, Paoli Mejias, Gabriel Hasselbach, Chucho Valdes, David Buchbinder, Rob Tardik, John Gilliat and Rossi Tzonkov among others.
Fito Garcia
http://www.fitogarcia.ca
Fito Garcia began his career as a musician at age 14 recording two albums in Nicaragua and Holland with a band from his native Guatemala. He toured across Canada and Europe before age 16. Since his arrival to Canada in 1985, Fito has been a part of local bands such as Ancient Cultures, Shango Ashe amongst others and he has been the musical director, arranger and bass player for the Marlin Ramazzini band for the last 12 years. Fito’s musical accomplishments include the Juno Award for his participation in “El Camino Real” by Ancient Cultures. He has been nominated twice for the West Coast Music Awards for best World Music Album with “Quiero ser Yo” by Marlin Ramazzini and “Timba con Sandunga” by Shango Ashe. Fito is the producer of a new album “Life is For Doing Things” by The Tommy Kae Band and he is also the producer for Marlin Ramazzini’s second album “Amandote”. Fito also Produce his second Album “Christmas”.