¿Que
Pasa? What is your favorite track from
you last album?
Jorge Cordero:“Se que te gusta”,
“Echale ron” and “Se
me va la vida”.
¿Que
Pasa?: What are your musical influences?
Jorge Cordero:Cuban son, boleros, timba,
Oscar, Gilberto, Manolito and many others.
¿Que
Pasa?: I believe you are based in Denmark.
What is the Salsa scene like in Denmark-
Scandinavia in general ?
Jorge Cordero:Well, the most salseros are
dancers and they often prefer music that
they have heard before – you know,
all the classics. But I think that we are
succeeding in changing their listening habits.
We have a growing audience in Scandinavia,
which also appreciate salsa live. People
who has traveled to Cuba and other Latin
American countries.
¿Que
Pasa?: Who are you listening to at the moment?
Jorge Cordero:Bamboleo, Manolito, Oscar,
Calderon etc.
¿Que
Pasa?: Where would you like to take your
music to next?
Jorge Cordero:I’ll try to consolidate
my style, our own sound, while I keep developing
and trying out new stuff.
¿Que
Pasa?: Would you ever branch out into different
Latin music styles, like the popular Reggaeton?
Jorge Cordero:No, I don’t think Reggaeton
will survive as an independent genre. I
think it will melt together salsa and son
in the long run.
¿Que
Pasa? Which do you prefer, performing live
or working on an album in the studio?
| Jorge
Cordero:Both are a challenge for me,
but I love both.
¿Que Pasa? You are
originally from Cuba. What made you
leave Cuba?
Jorge Cordero:I married a Danish woman
and grounded family in Denmark
¿Que Pasa? How does
working as an artist in Cuba compare
to working as an artist in Denmark?
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Jorge &
Anne Cordero, house in Oslo
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Jorge
Cordero:In Cuba you can’t play
what you want if you don’t have
a name and you do not have the freedom
to choose whom you want to play with.
All that is possible outside, but
if you are a well known name in Cuba,
you got a lot of privileges. But,
the most important when you live in
Cuba is that you are a part of a very
creative ambient and where the special
sabor is born. |
¿Que Pasa? How do you find living Denmark?
Do you miss Cuba?
Jorge Cordero:I like to live in Denmark, but
I also miss Cuba – I go there as often
as I can.
¿Que
Pasa? Has living in the Denmark had
an impact on the sound of your music?
Jorge
Cordero:I don’t know, in Denmark
I receive impulses from many different
sources. Maybe it’s has some
influence on my music. I think it’s
easier for others to say.
¿Que
Pasa? How do you see the future for
your band?
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Jorge
Cordero:I hope that even more salseros around
the world will appreciate our records and
live performances?
¿Que
Pasa? Do you plan to perform further a field
in the future?
Jorge
Cordero:Definitively, we will keep developing
our music and try to reach even more people
– not by pleasing them and giving
them only what they expect, but also by
fusing new genres and ideas into the music.
(For
further information on concerts or to order
a CD, check out Jorge Cordero’s website
on :www.cordero.dk
)
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