- 30th April 2008
Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Federation Square Free Stage 4.30pm - 1st May 2008
Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Federation Square Free Stage 4.30pm - 2nd May 2008
Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Federation Square Free Stage 4.30pm - 2nd May 2008
The Corner Hotel with Watussi and Boomla. 9.30pm
Book Now - 3rd May 2008
Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Federation Square Free Stage 4.30pm - 4th May 2008
Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Federation Square Free Stage 4.30pm - 14th May 2008
Spanish Film Festival Opening Party, Melbourne 8pm
More info - November 14th and 15th, 2008
Fest'Napuan, Vanuatu
Ten-piece Latin Mestizo outfit San Lazaro is the act that starts the party with their horn and percussion heavy salsa funk diaspora. Easily the tightest Latin outfit to come from Australia so far, their members herald from Chilean, Spanish, Indian, Mauritian, Persian, Irish, Greek and Australian backgrounds and bring a refreshing tough, hip-hop, rock and reggae infused edge to the traditional Latin sound.
Featuring some of Melbourne’s finest musical talent, including celebrated young female percussionist and timbale player Nasrine Rahmani (Tumbarumba, The Oxo Cubans), outstanding Spanish language rapper and Conga player Sebastian Orellana and seasoned Chilean Vocalist, Franshesco Viran, San Lazaro are becoming a favorite of outdoor festivals Australia wide and with good reason.
Coupled with the congas and timbales, the driving “montunto”, played on the Columbian tiple (Oscar Poncell) is what characterizes their sound as distinctly Latin whilst the electric guitar (Steven Silk), bass (Bob Knob) and drumset (Lazare Agneskis), provide an urban grounding for sax and trumpet players Lachlan McLean and Elisha Maiyah to connect the dots with Latin and Dub Reggae influenced horn harmonies.
Fans of Ozomatli, The Cat Empire, and Manu Chao will know exactly what to do!
"San Lazaro is a world-class Latin band. They play with considerable panache, and impressive enthusiasm and exuberance." - Rhythms magazine
(Swingo is..) "a tough, grooving piece of Afro-Latin funk from the debut album by Melbourne up and coming group of urban mestizos who - in typical Australian fashion - hail from Chilean, Spanish, Greek, Irish, Mauritian, Iranian and Indian backgrounds" - Brent Clough, The Daily Planet. ABC National Radio
"This is the best Latin album I have heard this year. It's killer. This album often plays before we go out then when we get home, and has been the soundtrack to many wicked nights." - Felix Reibl, The Cat Empire.
"When I hear San Lazaro I become a dancing fool" - Paul Kelly
"Every once in a long while, a band comes that has the hybrid in music that brings people from all walks of life together. We will discover with San Lazaro that in the audience, lives blend with their music which celebrates life, and makes you move and dance." - Asdru Sierra, Ozomatli.
Tuesday 29th April 2008
After 22 Shows, over 2 months, from Hobart to Cairns, we have finally come to rest in Melbourne town at the end of our first National Tour. The East Coast Leg on the Harriet tourbus was definately a highlight and sold out shows in Mackay, Cairns, Hobart and Adelaide as well as great turnouts and good times all over made for a both successful and enjoyable journey all round. We also made a start on the new album with a few days of tracking in Sudio 301 in Byron Bay. We hope to have that finished by the end of the year and out early 2009. We only have a few shows left before we take a break for a few months so be sure to catch us at Melbourne Jazz or at the Corner with Watussi and Boomla in the coming week. Big thankyou to everyone to came to see us on the tour and we look forward to seeing you again soon!
Monday 25th February 2008
After much anticipation, we are excited to commence our first national tour this weekend, starting with two regional shows in Castlemaine and Mildura. After a great summer of shows around Melbourne, we are then looking forward to following the good weather North on the East coast leg incorporating shows in Sydney, Byron Bay Bluesfest, Brisbane and many more. We hope to see you somewhere along the road!!
Monday 28th January 2008
Por fin!!! All tourdates for the Viaje Vacilon tour have been announced. More specific detials of each gig will be up on our myspace this week so check it out for ticket prices and times etc. One of our last shows in Melbourne and a very special gathering for our own musical community is the "Outside the Square" Block Party coming up on February the 23rd at Federation Square, Melbourne. Sharing the stage with Tumbarumba and Labjacd is always a festive occasion and we'd love to see you all there. More details below:
9 Piece Latin Mestizo outfit San Lazaro are collaborating with Latin Hip-hop masters Labjacd and samba-funk collective Tumbarumba to celebrate the cultivation of original urban music with latin roots at Federation Square on Saturday 23rd of March 2008. Kicking off at 2pm this free outdoor event has been especially curated to showcase the wealth of diverse and unique contemporary urban latin music forged in Melbourne in a family friendly environment. Between bands, there'll be DJ Manchild (PBS) on the decks making for a non stop shakedown till 6pm.
Monday 28th January 2008
Well we are well into our summer of local festivals and outdoor shows which is keeping us happy and vibing as a band. Its been great to play to so many shows in our local area to great spreads of children, families and music lovers of all varieties dancing in our city's parks, waterfronts and beergadens. As you can see, most of the regional dates for the National Tour have been posted. Stay tuned for Sydney and Melbourne dates in the coming week or two.
Wednesday 9th January 2008
HAPPY NEW YEAR and a big thankyou to all our supporters, friends and family for such a monumental year for the band. We had a great time at Woodford (or Mudford, they call it!) and are looking forward to a big summer in Melbourne followed by our National Tour and (fingers crossed) a European tour in July/Aug. We hope to see you at Fitzroy Gardens this Saturday for some free and family friendly fun in the Park. Some other great outdoor show will be Chill Island with John Butler, The Waifs, Dan Sultan and Archie Roach as well as the usualy Mayhem at Melbournes beloved St Kidla Festival. Stayed tuned to the website for more dates for the Viaje Vacilon tour to be announced soon. Saludos, San Lazaro.
Tuesday 20th November 2007
For the first time within the gypsy mirror tent walls, Melbourne’s own 9 piece original Latin Mestizo collective, San Lazaro will be bringing their raw salsa, reggae and hip-hop inclined shake down to the late night Club Spiegle at the Famous Spiegltent, which has given birth to many a dance floor frenzy over the years.
Dont miss out!
The Famous Spiegletent
Thursday 29th of November
100 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne, Vic. 11.30pm
$5 on the door.
Wednesday 7th November 2007
Its been almost 2 months since we've played in Melbourne and we are looking forward to seeing you all this Friday 9th of November at Revolver Upstairs for a good shake down with our favourite Hammond funk trio "Cooking on 3 Burners". Ás a special treat we¨ll be playing some brand new material never heard
before by our Melbourne crew and welcoming home our Sax player Lachlan from his extended overseas adventures and Nas from her networking trip to Womex in Spain.
See you there!
Revolver Upstairs
Friday 9th of November
229 Chapel St, Prahran, Vic. 10pm
$12 on the door.
Friday 19th October 2007
After a few long road trips between Bellingen Global Carnival and Fiesta Sydney as well as many a rehearsal back home in Melbourne town, we will be premiering to our home crowd the new song Alas Negras at our first public show in Melbourne for months on Friday 9th of November at Revolver Upstairs. We are celebrating with one show for our people in town before we kick off a summer of Festivals and touring, including Queenscliff, Woodford, National Multicural Fest followed by huge East Coast Tour in March 08.
Look forward to seeing you at Revolver Upstairs on the 9th of November or at a festival or venue somewhere in a town near you! Stay tuned for more Melbourne and regional dates. Saludos, San Lazaro.
Wednesday 6th June 2007
Hi Everyone.. thanks for a great night at the Evelyn on Friday the 1st! As some of you may have seen, we now have San Lazaro T-shirts in both guys and girls sizes of charcoal, purple and chocolate.. They will be on sale at selected live shows and via the paypal facility on the website...
Look forward to seeing you at Bar Open on the 22nd of June or at the Matisse Festival in Northcote on the 23rd. (Details Below)
Matisse Experimental Arts Festival and Northcote Street Party is a festival unlike any. Over the day it will feature six hours of theartre, movement, music and sound, spoken word, projections, painting and sculpture before kicking off at 9pm with the infectious tribal grooves of seven-piece African drumming troupe, Ouga.
Also on the bill are local Latin funksmiths, San Lazaro (taking their roots from Cuban salsa, Nu Yorican funk, reggae and hip-hop and featuring Chilean, Spanish, Australian, Greek, Irish, Mauritian, Iranian and Indian memebrs), who have been recieving much attention since their debut album, Meztizos Urbanos.
Local masters of the ambient and all things good about trip-hop, Miso have also joined the festival, returning home to Melbourne from an East Coast tour. The tickets for the night time party are $15 at the door, located on the beautiful grounds of The Uniting Church Hall and Yards, 251 High st, Northcote.
Friday 25 May, 2007
SAN LAZARO : INDESTRUC-TIPLE!!!!
Fusing the raw Latin sounds of Descarga, Bomba, and Cumbia with an urban mix of Hip-hop, funk and reggae, this 9 headed mongrel-salsa collective is hard hitting music lovers with rude horns and heavy percussion one broken Tiple at a time...
...Even when Qantas baggage handlers, through negligence snapped the neck of the bands rarest and most vital instrument (the Columbian Tiple) San Lazaro could not be kept from rocking two of the main stages at internationally acclaimed world music Festival WOMADelaide in March this year.
Our debut album “Mestizos Urbanos” (Urban mixed races) has since picked up national distribution and is available in stores now through MRA Entertainment.
Armed with new songs, roughly bolted repair jobs and a never been seen before support act, San Lazaro invite you to the Evelyn Hotel for a true Fitzroy Latin funk party on Friday 1st of June with Neda and The Bang. NEDA, of Tumbarumba, Bomba, Mr Savona and School of Dub, rhythmically sings and tells world stories of love and enthusiasm with her rhythmic trio- Lucas Taranto (Gotye), Danny Farrugia (The Bamboos) and Tomas Fitzgerald (Enchanting singer song writer).
Saturday 7 April, 2007 Check out our next gig at the East Brunswick Club with LABJACD on Friday 27 April - and here's a link to their gig guide: East Brunswick Club Gig Guide
Monday 26 March, 2007 A big thank you to the beautiful crowds of dancing people who made our WOMAD weekend so wonderful...
Please stay in touch, send us your pictures, quotes and memorable moments for the website and myspace and we look forward to seeing you all soon either in our home town, Melbourne or on tour in a town near you later in the year. Please drop us a line if you are not from Melbourne letting us know exactly where you live so we know where our fans are at and can make plans to tour in your neck of the woods!
Dont miss San Lazaro and SS Pecker in a night of Latin Funk and more Funk on Good Friday Eve at Revolver upstairs, Thursday 5th March.
These two fine Melbourne bands side by side for the first time are gonna kick off your long weekend with a good old fanshioned live dance party followed by Djs Ransom and Woody on the decks till the early hours. See you there!
Wednesday 31 January, 2007 Firstly a big thank you to everyone who supported us at the East Brunswick Club on the 6th of January. All had great fun and we have been inspired to put on shows of a similar nature more often, so stay tuned.
Now for the big news we’ve been dying to let out for ages…. For the first time interstate as a band, San Lazaro will be appearing at acclaimed world music festival Womadelaide in Hyde Park Adelaide March 9th,10th and 11th this year. To celebrate, we have invited to join us esteemed Cuban dancer Aloy Junco amongst other special guests to add a new visual element to our live show and enhance some of the new songs we will be premiering for this event. A great festival and well worth the trip for those who can make it.
In the meantime you can catch us in Melbourne at St Kilda Festival SoCo Cargo stage on Thursday Feb 8th at 10pm or LIVE @ Crown on Wednesdays March 7th and 14th.
Tuesday 5 December, 2006 For those of you who will be in town in the first week of January, we are organising a party at the East Brunswick club with special guest Mal Webb. There will be new songs, new dance moves and plenty of the signature salsa funk unique to San Lazaro. Tickets on sale at www.eastbrunswickclub.com or from band members if you can track them down.
Friday 1 December, 2006 A great big hug and many thankyou's to everyone who came and supported us at our Album Launch Party at the Evelyn. Many people have since commented to us about the electricity in the air and the amount of happy dancing faces seen about the room. It was exciting to celebrate the release of our album with such a gorgeous roomful of smiling people. We look forward to the next chapter and hope you enjoy our music.
Anyone interested in the album can buy it in Melbourne at independant record stores (we recommend Blue Moon Records, Johnston st Fitzroy) or via a paypal facility on our website. Overseas folk can also order online at www.cdbaby.com
Tuesday 19 September, 2006 Come party with us in the Regal Ballroom this Sunday 24th September as part of High Vibes Day on High St, Northcote. There will be festivities in the street all day but you can catch our 1 hour set from 5.30-6.30pm in this off street dance party. Free entry....
Monday 18 September, 2006 It's been months in the pipeline but finally we are excited to announce the Mestizos Urbanos ALBUM LAUNCH Saturday October 28th, 2006 atThe Evelyn Hotel, Brunswick st, Fitzroy. Entry $10 or $25 with CD. Supports TBA
Wednesday 23 August, 2006 Timbale player Nasrine Rahmani back from Cuba with with a full tank of fuel and fresh inspiration.
Conga player Sebastian Orellana currently in Chile testing Mestizos Urbanos on the Santiago market.
Guest percussionist Felipe Cornejo has been turning the cogs in the percussion section whilst fore-mentioned globe trotters represent the team abroad.
- Album Launch (finally) end of October
- - Hijos de San Lazaro, the new generation of Mestizos.
Thursday, 15 June, 2006 Joining us last Sunday at the Espy was Sydney based Latin funk reggae band Watussi, which made for an enormous Queens Birthday eve party. It was a festive occasion, coupling as a farewell last gig for our Timbalera, Nasrine who is taking almost two months off to make her second trip to Cuba since joining the band.
Wednesday, 14 June, 2006 Tuesday marked the first radio airplay of selected tracks from our yet to be released album "Mestizos Urbanos" on PBS radio. Keep an ear out for sinlges "La Ola" (featuring Luis from Labjacd) and "Ventolera". Request away amigos.
- Ventolera on 7inch
- Sydney shows with Watussi
- San Lazaro underwear and stubby holders