SEPTETO NACIONAL

SAN FRANCISCO  JANUARY 17,2016

PHOTOS BY TOM EHRLICH © 2016

Septeto Nacional, a Cuban music institution since 1927, performed to a sold out crowd at Brava Theater in San Francisco on January 17, 2016, playing their exquisite form of son. Six out of the seven were members of Septeto Nacional, but because of visa problems of their tres player, Iván Camblor, band leader, composer and tres player played with the group. Iván who is originally from Cuba, lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and leads a local son group Pellejo Seco.  Tito González, local Cuban sonero also sang vocals on a couple of songs.

Band Members were:

Frank Oropesa: bongó and bell

Eugenio Rodríguez: vocals and small percussion

Dagoberto Sacerio: guitar and vocals

Crispin Díaz: vocals

Augustín Someillian: trumpet

Raúl Acea: bass

Iván Camblor: tres

Ricardo Oropesa: manager, vocals, small percussion

What follows are some photos from this memorable evening both from the sound check and concert.

Iván Camblor

Eugenio Rodríguez

Dagoberto Sacerio

Crispin Díaz and dancer from the audience

Ricardo Oropesa

Frank Oropesa during sound check

  Dagoberto Sacerio during sound check

Augustín Someillian (maracas), Frank Oropesa (bell), Eugenio (bongó)

Crispin Díaz during sound check

Eugenio Rodríguez

Ricardo Oropesa

Raul Acea

Frank Oropesa

Eugenio Rodríguez and Tito González sitting in

Crispin Díaz

Eugenio Rodríguez

Tito González and Frank Oropesa

Crispin Díaz and Ricardo Oropesa

Tito González

Eugenio Rodríguez

Augustin Someillian

Ivan Camblor

Dagoberto Sacerio

Raul Acea during sound check

Raul Acea

Ivan Camblor

Eugenio Rodríguez

Augustin Someillian

Tito González