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Entrevista CR Timba.wmv callereal 184 views Interviews made by Michelle White from Timba.com in relation to the release of the 2nd album Me lo gané
Calle Real - Jugando Super Mario Bros callereal 753 views Live in Eilat, Israel April 29th 2011. http://www.callereal.se http://www.myspace.com/callereal http://www.facebook.com/pages/Calle-Real/42047779076
Bebo Valdés and Calle Real at TV talkshow Stina, Sweden 2007 callereal 11,961 views Calle Real playing this well know song Lágrimas negras with the master Bebo Valdés to a million audience at the Swedish Television in 2007
Calle Real Ya lo se callereal 181,508 views Calle Real playing the favourite song Ya lo sé to a million audience at the Swedish Television in 2007 Quiero decirte que te amo todavía Te extraño fuerte y más te quie...
Calle Real TV jingle at Stina! callereal 809 views This jingle was made and recorded by Calle Real for the Swedish Television talkshow Stina! in 2007
Calle Real in Caracas, Venezuela 2007 callereal 8,553 views Concert in Caracas at the 3rd International Salsa Festival
Calle Real live 2006, Part IV callereal 3,529 views Calle Real. Live concert at Fasching / Stockholm / Sweden / Scandinavia. Timba for real. October 28, 2005. Part IV Courtesy of Michelle White
Calle Real live 2006, Part III callereal 3,661 views Calle Real. Live concert at Fasching / Stockholm / Sweden / Scandinavia. Timba for real. October 28, 2005. Part III Courtesy of Michelle White
Calle Real live 2006, Part II callereal 4,787 views Calle Real. Live concert at Fasching / Stockholm / Sweden / Scandinavia. Timba for real. October 28, 2005. Part II Courtesy of Michelle White
Calle Real live 2005, Part I callereal 13,399 views Calle Real. Live concert at Fasching / Stockholm / Sweden / Scandinavia. Timba for real. October 28, 2005. Part I Courtesy of Michelle White

About Calle Real

Straight out of Stockhom, Sweden, comes a hard-hitting pure timba band called Calle Real and brotha' they are for Real. With arrangements that are tight with big tension and big release, this explosive band takes the genre and
runs with it â€ further proof, in case you need it, that
timba is now firmly rooted in the worldwide musical
vernacular. Undeniably rooted in Cuba, but beyond
that, it is impossible to tell if this stuff was brewed
on the island or Sweden or Jersey City. And it don'
matter, mon. It's great stuff that simply rocks the
house: vital and fresh. Con Fuerza is, dare I say,
one of the most Timba of recent timba releases: it's
Timba-dura. Listen to the wall crushing "Rompiendo
Murallas." Superb vocals by Thomas Sebastian Eby.
Highly Recommended. (Descarga.com BP, 2006-04-17)

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CALLE REAL

Calle Real is twelve guys who play modern timba with distinctive pop influences. It's well arranged and tightly played music for the club scene. There's a definite heavy groove with a sound that differs from the masses. It can be rock, funk, R&B or mostly pop, which is not unexpected since the band grew up with MTV.

The band was founded towards the end of 1999 by Patricio Sobrado, initially as a trio, playing old Cuban songs in a Buena Vista Social Club style. Since then, new musicians have been added while others have moved on. The style has changed to timba.

Today Calle Real consists of the following members:
Thomas Sebastian Eby -- vocals
Karl Frid - güiro, backing vocal & trombone
Petter Linde -- trumpet
Jacek Onuskiewicz -- trumpet
Patricio Sobrado - tres, backing vocals & band leader
Gunnar Thullberg - keyboard & guitar
Cezary Tomaszewski -- trombone
Andreas Unge -- bass
Rickard Valdés - congas & timbales
Harry Wallin - drums & timbales
Kristian Persson - trombone
Several of them have spent long periods in Cuba and have studied music, although no one in the band is actually Cuban. There are a variety of ethnic origins within the band, including Patricio Sobrado who has his origins in Chile and Rickard Valdés, son of the pianist Bebo Valdés, who is partly Cuban. The trumpet player, Jacek Onuskiewicz and the trombone player, Cezary Tomaszewski originate in Poland, but all of them grew up in Sweden.

In 2003, the band received an invitation to play at a festival in Cuba, Benny Moré. It is a festival that assembles the best salsa- and timba-bands in Cuba and which also invites some international acts. The whole adventure was filmed, which resulted in a music documentary Spelplats Cuba (A Gig in Cuba), later shown at the Gothenburg Film Festival in 2005 and bought by Swedish Television.

Over the years, Calle Real has also played Swedish festivals like Folkmusikfestivalen in Umeå, Urkul, Linköping Jazz & Blues, Stockholm Jazz Festival and Göteborgskalaset. They have also performed on several stages around Sweden.

Timba is an afro-cuban music style which developed from salsa, with a hard beat and a heavy bass. It was initially created during the early 90's by leading Cuban bands, foremost NG La Banda. It was further developed by groups like Charanga Habanera, Isaac Delgado, Paulito FG and Los Van Van.

The fact this music is so well performed by Calle Real is not so strange, as interest for Spanish and Latin-American culture and music has grown during the last few years. However, the fact that it would lead to young Swedish musicians adopting a music style and taking it further is not so common. One can also clearly hear that the band members have grown up with a lot of different musical influences, this without losing the Cuban style though.

The music Calle Real is making is composed and written by themselves, and although it's partly influenced by other bands' sounds, it is still something completely new. This was proven when the band was in Cuba, where the reactions were extremely positive and the Cubans themselves thought the music felt new and exciting.

In 2004 the band get the offer of help, in the form of a recording, from Swedish hip-hop label Redline Records. They start to record five songs that summer, which leads to the debut album "Calle Real con Fuerza" in 2005.

The debut album, "Calle Real Con Fuerza" was released in Sweden on 1st March.

The first single from the album is "Princesa", which has already been played in clubs in Sweden, Europe and the USA.

For further information please contact Cecilia Ancker at tel: +46 768 58 06 88
or email: Cecilia@ancker.co.uk or Johanna Boström Stone at
tel: +46 70 640 85 04 or email: Johanna@stonemedia.se

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