Sabor a Cuba with Lazaro Numa

2hrs + 20 min interval

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It’s time to step out and feel the rhythms of Cuba with Sabor, a 3-piece Cuban music band that will make you want to cha cha cha in your seat!

Cuban born trumpeter and frontman Lazaro Numa will make you feel that Cuban beat straight from the heart of Havana. Performing original songs and covers with traditional Cuban sounds thanks to Afro Cuban Percussion instruments such as congas, bongos and bata drums, Sabor also bring in acoustic guitar and trumpet to add some Spanish spice to mix. Joining Lazaro on stage are Juan Munoz (Colombia) on guitar and vocals and Mario Vasquez (El Salvador) on percussion.

Be transported to the streets of Havana and Santiago de Cuba with these intoxicating rhythms that feed the soul!

Get a feel for his music below!

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Who is Lazaro Numa?

Lazaro Numa is an accomplished Cuban trumpeter, composer and educator with over 20 years’ international performing experience. Studying trumpet from an early age, Lazaro has played with some of Cuba’s finest musicians including Omara Portuondo and Barbarito Torres from the Buena Vista Social Club. Lazaro left Cuba in 2008 to expand his music career and has had the opportunity to tour in Europe, Asia and Australia with a number of top international music acts including the Afro-Cuban All-Stars, The Bar at Buena Vista and Havana Meets Kingston.

Currently based in Adelaide Australia, Lazaro is making his mark on the local music scene regularly performing in major music events and festivals across the city such as WOMadelaide and the Adelaide Fringe. Lazaro also composes and performs his own original music, regularly performing with his ensemble “Sabor a Cuba”. In 2020 throughout covid lockdown, he founded a new project “Cuban Trumpet Plus” with 3 other Cuban trumpet players and together they have released a number of songs that have gained attention from the Cuban music community across the globe.

In 2016, Lazaro recorded his debut album “Mi Cuba” in Havana which features some of Cuba’s musical greats such as Manuel “Guajiro” Mirabal, and is inspired by the music he listened to growing up.

Lazaro is an exciting talent and part of the next generation of Cuban musicians proudly showcasing traditional Cuban music to the world