2008 plans...
K'Chevere are going from strength to strength, performing regular events from small party's, summer fete's to Weddings. We are getting many enquiries this year and are filling up dates fast! To check availability for your event please fill out our enquiry form and we'll reply with confirmation as soon as possible.

We are planning a new demo cd of new tunes. Ivan Moreno will be confirming the studio for a date in May and we hope to have something ready for the Summer.... will keep you posted!

Ballroom Crazy
I found this new website for anyone with itchy feet wanting to learn or improve your dance style. For your wedding dance to cha cha cha to merengue - latin to ballroom - they do it all. They have online videos clearly showing you the steps - so you can learn at work or home!! You can try it out and see for yourself. Click the image below for more info:



Eddie Palmieri gig
Some of us took a trip up to "The Jazz Café" in London to see some of the top performing Latin musicians in the world, Eddie Palmieri, Giovanni Hildalgo, and Horatio "El Negro" Hernandez! (See their live solo's here)

Spiegeltent LIVE video!
Yes, it's about time! See us in all our glorious colour. Recorded summer 2006 at the Bath Fringe Festival in an old 1920's 'Speigeltent'. See it in our videos section.

The Band...
K'Chevere are one of the UK's finest and upcoming Latin bands. Formed specially to perform at an open-air concert for the Bath Fringe Festival 2000. Since then they have increased the line-up from 5-piece to 8-piece and have performed with guest Latin artists at various venues in the UK. K'Chevere (Que Chevere in spanish) is generally used in Latin America to describe good feelings, positive feedback or anything good, which is exactly how the audience is likely to feel during and after the performance. The word "chevere" is widely used in Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Mexico and Cuba, but it is a very familiar word throughout all Hispanic countries.

Gigs
Their past performances include:
Bath Fringe Festival,
Fiddlers Club (Bristol),
Toucan Club (Cardiff),
Pavilion (Bath) supporting Adalberto Alvarez
(NY Fania All-Stars legend),
The Bath International Music Festival joined by Cuban violin virtuoso Omar Puente,
St Paul's Carnival, Bristol,
Cardiff Fringe Festival.
Moles Club Bath,
Glastonbury Festival, (with and without mud!)
Trowbridge Village Pump Festival,
Aston Court Festival, Bristol
Bristol Zoo,
and many Latin nightclub receptions.

The Music
K’Chevere are a UK-based latin band with a repertoire strongly influenced by the music and rhythms of Cuba. Artists including ‘Tito Puente’, ‘Patato Valdés’, ‘Compay Segundo’ and ‘Eddie Palmieri’, have influenced their mix of Cuban classics with their own original compositions, that combine Afro-Cuban dance rhythms such as Son, Danzón and Cha-Cha-Cha with a blend of Latin Jazz and Salsa.

Line-up
Ivan Moreno (vocals and percussion)
Jim Blomfield (piano)
Fernando Acosta (electric guitar and vocals)
Andy Fuller (bongos)
Lisa Cherian (congas and vocals)
Mike Vince (timbales)
Tom Hope (bass)
Rachel Llewellyn-Jones(Saxophone)
Murray Benjamin (Trumpet)

Press


"One of the brightest new Latin bands in the UK"
Venue Magazine

“..Afro-Cuban dance and tropical rhythms played with tremendous style and panache, so much so that they are fast becoming one of the top bands in the UK”.
Bath Chronicle.

Further info & bookings:

If you would like to book us please go to the bookings page and fill out the form. We can also be contacted by telephone for any questions you may have:

Fernando on: 07866 763195 or Andy on: 07775 751894