SSP | Latin Musicality with Steven Brezet & Laura Argudin

POV: you’re in the middle of a crowded dancefloor and creating the most beautiful turns, CBL’s and shines together with your dance partner – until suddenly the rhythm of the music changes and the musicians change to a different music style. But what style of music is that again, and what is the best way to dance to it?

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In this Latin Musicality Workshop, percussionist Steven Brezet and pianist Laura Beatriz Argudin Tella introduce you to the most well known and used music styles in Latin music. We will listen and play to learn to recognize the different music instruments and rhythms and how they work together to create a song. After this workshop, you are able to recognize the music and play with it as a dancer!

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ABOUT THE TEACHERS

Steven Brezet is a Dutch-born multi-percussionist and composer. At a very young age, Steven took djembe lessons with Senegalese percussionist Aly Ndiaye Rose and soon began expanding to other percussive instruments, including sabar, congas, bongos, timbales, and others. His travels to Senegal, Guinea, Curacao, Morocco, Cuba, and Brazil broadened Steven’s musical passion for African, Brazilian, and Afro-Latin Music. Steven just released his first salsa album ‘World Traveler’, for which he teamed up with several world-famous artists such as vocalist Marcial Isturiz, percussionists Pedrito Martinez, Luisito Quintero, “Little” Johnny Rivero and Nate Werth.

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Laura Beatriz Argudin Tella was born in Havana, Cuba, daughter of the legendary Cuban pianist Rodolfo Argudin Justiz Peruchin, who has always been her biggest inspiration. Laura started her musical journey at 4 years old with the help of her grandmother Xiomara Justiz (daughter of the famous pianist from the 40s Pedro Justiz “Peruchin”). At 8, she started studying at the Manuel Saumell Music Conservatory and after that at the Guillermo Tomas Conservatory and at 12, she won first prize for the best interpretation of Cuban Music at the Amadeo Roldan National Piano Competition. Laura is now a piano teacher, composer and producer and founder of the salsa band Beatriz, named after her mother.