Interactivo de Cuba

Interactivo: 20 años de libertad musical y creativa en Cuba

Hace 20 años irrumpió como un ciclón en la escena cubana un proyecto musical heterodoxo y libre, difícil de encasillar, bautizado con el enigmático nombre de Interactivo. Su líder era, y es, el pianista Roberto Carcassés, un jazzista de sólida trayectoria con un sexto sentido para la mezcla de géneros y estilos, además de poseer un singular poder de convocatoria para atraer junto a sí a toda una hornada de brillantes instrumentistas y vocalistas cubanos durante dos décadas.

”Cuba beyond the beach: Stories of life in Havana" Karen Dubinsky

We play a type of music that is difficult to fit into the canons of the market, but it is still popular. For me, the popular phenomenon is stronger than the commercial one,” says Roberto Carcassés; “The people who follow us wants a difference, and that audience is not small. People are also saturated with the same music and although they enjoy it, subconsciously, they want to listen to new melodies and songs with content. ”Cuba beyond the beach: Stories of life in Havana" Karen Dubinsky

In Havana, Dance Rhythms Rule : NPR

Dec 1, 2015 ... ... Interactivo. We'd heard that this venue was the place to be — and, true to promise, the room was jammed full of young, music-loving Cubans ...

Maurico Vicent “El Pais

20 years ago, a heterodox and free musical project, difficult to pigeonhole, burst onto the Cuban scene like a cyclone, baptized with the enigmatic name of INTERACTIVO. Its leader was, and is, the pianist Roberto Carcassés, a jazz player with a solid career with a sixth sense for mixing genres and styles, in addition to possessing a singular power of convocation to attract with him a whole batch of brilliant instrumentalists and Cuban vocalists for two decades. To celebrate the anniversary, Carcassés has just presented with a great concert in Havana “En Fa sostenido”, the group's fifth album. Maurico Vicent “El Pais”

Marcelo Izquierdo, “El Telégrafo”

INTERACTIVO is the most interesting and innovative project in Cuban music today. It is not a closed group. In fact, everything revolves around this true “conductor of the orchestra” who brings together the most established musicians on the island, whether in Cuba or abroad, in ensembles that change according to the needs or obligations of each one. It is a show, the number of musicians on stage has reached 40, each with their specialty, from jazz, salsa, hip hop, etc. “Robertico” as it is also known, is a magnet for a talented generation of musicians who feel identified with this true “workshop” that is Interactive... Marcelo Izquierdo, “El Telégrafo”

In Cuba, Musicians Redefine The Classics : Alt.Latino - NPR

Jan 7, 2016 ... Hear The Songs · Hear The Songs · Rumba Morena · Ensemble Romeu · Interactivo · Lázaro Ros · Camerata Romeu · Daymé Arocena.