PAPO ROSS
PAPO ROSS THE ELEGANCE AND CLASS OF THE DOMINICAN MUSIC.Band/artist history
Jorge (Papo) Ross was born in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic. At
the age of 18 he founded his first proffesional group known as the San Pedro modern
orchestra ; a few years later he was acting as the musical director of sui generis.
Later on , he founded another group by the name of Sony's Power, and soon his
reputation spread over the island were he had the opportunity to play on many
occasions with some of the best musicians in the country among the likes of july
Mateo Rasputin , Marcos Caminero,Sergio Vargas ,Ruby Perez and others.
Papo Ross moved to Montreal (Canada) in 1990 to serve as musical director
for another Dominican group based in the city . In April 1992 he founded
Pambiche. Since then , this 13-piece powerhouse has established itself as a
leader of Canada's Latin music scene with its groovin' Afro-Latin rhythms deeply
rooted in the Caribbean. Papo Ross & orquesta Pambiche have performed
over 400 concerts and have received rave reviews for their shows at the
International Hispanic Fiesta (Toronto), Montreal's Oyé! Series, the 1994
Detroit/Montreux Jazz Festival and for 4 explosive performances in front of
20,000 people at the 1993,94,96 and 99 editions of the Montreal international
Jazz Festival.
The Pambiche is derived from the Dominican rhythm merengue, and its roots
can be easily traced back to 1916, the year that marked the first United States
intervention in Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic. Most of the American
soldiers, who came from Palm Beach , were tempte by the intensity of
merengue, but could not dance to the fast tempo. A reduction of the rhythm
was then accomodated to make it easier for the Americans to keep up to the
beat. Hence this new musical version of merengue became known as "El Palm
Beach", for most Dominicans however, it was difficult to pronounce this word in
spanish. Over the years, a new expression was adopted, and whenever people
talked about this particular music style it was simply referred to as Pambiche.
Pappo Ross & Orquesta Pambiche has toured extensively in support of their
Juno nomination debut Cd, Vamo' a Pambicha ' (Cross current Music/Fusion
111). The infectious combination of merengue, Salsa and cumbia makes Papo
Ross & orquesta Pambiche the hottest Latin act north of the border.
Production of the group's second album is currently underway . It is scheduled
for release somewhere in 2005.Have you performed in front of an audience?YES most of the time I had the opportunity to play on many occasions with some of the best musicians in the country(Dominican Republic) among the likes of july
Mateo Rasputin , Marcos Caminero,Sergio Vargas ,Ruby Perez and others.
Your musical influences
all type of jazz(in special Latin),Classics merengue,salsa and most of Afrocaribean music.What equipment do you use?
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