Rey Arteaga - Austin - TX
Also as Son y No Son
San Antonio-born solo-artist, frontman-vocalist, conguero and bongocero Rey Arteaga, a favorite performer in the local Austin music scene, has co-founded or played in some of the best Latin bands in Austin (Son y No Son, La Tribu, Son Yuma, Centzontle, Melecumbe, Sarah Fox and Joel Guzman, Sangre de Chango, Ta Mère, & Charanga Cakewalk), and has for more than twenty-six years performed classic repertoire of Cuban son, Colombian cumbia and Mexican bolero and ranchera, renditions of which have ranged from the traditional, to eclectic and innovative.
Some of the musicians with whom Rey Arteaga collaborates and currently performs include Russell Scanlon on lead guitar (Susanna Sharpe and Samba Police, Tamasha Africana, The Crying Monkeys), Daniel Wyman & Stephen Zirkel on piano, Carmelo Torres (La Tribu, Timberos del Norte), José Galeano (Galeano Band, Grupo Fantasma) and Daniel Mendoza on timbales, bongó, and percussion, Ben Bradshaw & Martín Santiago on bass guitar, Glenn Rexach on guitar & bass (Glenn Rexach Group, Ta Mère, La Tribu), Gordie Johnson on trés guitar & bass (Sit Down, Servant!!, Grady, Big Sugar), Janie Cowan on upright bass, Oliver Steck on cornet & trumpet, Derrick Becker on trumpet, and Ricardo Vega on trombone.
Rey also performs in Sit Down, Servant!!, Big Sugar, Austin-based David Bowie tribute band Super Creeps, 35MM, and others.
Join us for a cocktail party & pre-Fiesta kickoff as we debut our
2018 Hotel Havana and Ocho Fiesta Medals.
Saturday, April 7, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Ocho Breezeway
Free to attend.
Purchase medals in the
Hotel Havana lobby store, starting April 7, for $10 each.
Music by
Rey Arteaga @reyintexas on vocals & congas,
With Martin Santiago on bass, and Russell Scanlon on guitar,
¡Sabróso!
Rey Arteaga returns to Manuel’s @manuelsatx Downtown Sunday Brunches for May & June!
Only a few public shows in Austin!
Enjoy classic Cuban, and Colombian music and a delicious menu.
May 27, June 3 & 17 trio performances.
With Rey Arteaga @reyintexas on vocals & congas
, Gordie Johnson @big_sugar_music ,
Janie Cowan @cowanjanie ,
Oliver Steck @oliversteck on cornet & accordion.
and Russell Scanlon on guitar
Music from 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM,
310 Congress Avenue, Austin, TX.
Check out the latest album from Gov't Mule!
It's a beautiful and inspiring set of songs.
I'm lucky and grateful to have to have performed on this project with these wonderful talents.
Stream it or get a hotcake for yourself at http://smarturl.it/revcomerevgo or
mule.net✌️❤️
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