ATLANTIC WORLD MUSIC

HISTORYThe band get it's name from the mystic Irish San Brandan, whom, in the sixth century d.c made a adventurous journey through the Atlantic Ocean and started the “Non Trobada” (“non-finded”) island legend, also known as San Borondón. The mystery of the island witch appears and desappears to the sailors in the sea, has always been a constant reference in the place where live the band : La Palma with “The Beautiful Island” as a nick name.

The clear cut of San Borondón out line on the sea, letting herself be seen only by the ones who knows the secret is revealed by the popular saying : “To see it, you've got to believe it”. In this way , the band refer at the miracle that happened in the lives shows; the certainty that somethings tangible, real and true is rising, powerful on the other side of the every day confuse fog. Like on a impossible island, suddenly the public found it self celebrating the magic moment of being absorbed and delighted by the Metis art.

Vrandan, like a “mystic oceanic” travel witness, transform the cultural shape of the Atlantic world into a resonant journey. La Palma is, without doubt, one of the epicenter in the cultural influence traffic from the old world toward America, passing by the African continent and coming back with the posterior afro-ibero-americain fusion.

On the twenty-first of june, after 25 years of maturation, the canarian band Vrandan will announce the summer solstice releasing ”TIME”, it's second discographic work. 13 pieces that collect european, latinamerica and african cultural gathering. A journey through decades, costumes, distans and musical influences of this unifying Atlantic Ocean: Canarian, African, Afro-spanish-americain, capverdian and also Mexican, Cuban, Brazilian and finally grooving back home on a Anglo-Saxon and european stream.

NEW ALBUM “TIME”

JORGE GUERRA Lead vocal & guitar

RODRIGO MELGAR Vocals, tres cubano & flute

MARÍA PADRÓN Lead vocal

JONY ACOSTA Electric guitar

JORGE HERNÁNDEZ Djembé & cajón peruano

JUAN CARLOS ÁLVAREZ Bongos & congas

DOMINGO CASTELLANO Bass

GUSTAVO NASCO Timbales & tambora afroamericana

WE ARE

SOBRE VRANDANThrough the years, Vrandan has created a fusion that brotherhood influences as European, American and African, creating a singular style, defining itself as “Atlantic world fusion music”. This band has born in the island of La Palma, Canaries, in the early nineties and it's creative activity and resident creation work shop is taking place in a 17 Century old house called: “Finca La Principal”.

Trough “TIME”, the band is offering more than 50 minutes of unpublished music. Mainly composed by Jorge Guerra and colored by the collective experience, this record shows a happy elements conjunction: singular vocals accents, simple and effective harmonies and original ways to understand percusions.

On Live show, they instill a radiant and contagious sonorous happiness. Maria Padròn's voice rise as solist, while Jorge Guerra singing complete in a masterful way being as well the band vocal and guitar leader accompanied by Rodrigo Melgar at the voices, tres cubano and flutes, Domingo Castellano on bass, Jony Acosta with is high colored electric guitar solo, the percussive groovy beat back ground of Jorge Hernandez on djembe and cajón peruano, Juan Carlos Alvarez at bongos and congas and Gustavo Nasco at the timbales and Afro-American tambora. On some occasions, also participate Pepetoni Tamarit at the drum set.

CONTACTTel: 661 706 461

contacto@vrandan.es

THANKS FOR SHARING THIS JOURNEY!