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December 29th Last show for 2012!!

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Dear all Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Saturday night in our stage last concert for this 2012 so many things happened, so many bands but  next year we will continue giving more and more. We want say goodbye to 2012 with some  Flamenco and who do better than La Gitanita ?? This group always bring something new to their performances this time in addition to the usual members, a young and talent violinist, Ting-Yin Liu, will also participate in the performance. To add more creativity and versatility, the very first flamenco song with original lyrics will be debuted. The host of Flamenco Tuesday event at La Caja de Musica, Calixto Li, will also join this show. In case you don't know who they are La Gitanita is a group of young and passionate flamenco artists in Taiwan, aiming to express the authentic flamenco spirit by studying the very core of flamenco traditions, songs, guitar, dancing, and how to coordinate one with the other. Founded in early 20

Dark Eyes Gypsy Jazz at La Caja de Musica Friday 21th

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全台唯一的吉普賽爵士樂團 從2009年創團至今,從一開始的小提琴和吉他,到現在 已經有6 位團員 致力於推廣吉普賽爵士音樂,並且積極參與各式藝文演出 2010年台中爵士音樂節得獎團體 若你也熱愛生命與音樂,不妨駐足傾聽。 在那節奏以及歡笑中,你就可以舞動你的身體,恣意狂歡。 在這短短的幾分鐘裡,讓心靈去法國流浪吧! The one and only gypsy jazz band in Taiwan. Awarded band in 2010 Taichung Jazz Festival. Ever since the first day of the year 2009, Les Yeux Noirs, as known as Dark Eyes, has been holding many gigs around the town! Led by guitarist Sylvain Chen, Dark Eyes continues the legacy of gypsy jazz music as the group of enthusiastic members produce an fabulous mix of sounds through the jazz guitar, violin, accordion, percussion, and the double bass. Special guest is a gypsy jazz guitar master from Canada, Denis Chang. Dark Eyes 粉絲團 http://www.facebook.com/DarkEyesGypsyJazzBand Denis Chang: http://www.denischang.com/news.php Denis Chang是一名來自加拿大的吉他手。受到Django Reinhardr極大的影響,在Denis Chang成長時一直跟在Fapy Lafertin, Ritary Gaguenetti, Paulus Schäfer, Rindo Winterstein 和Emmanuel Kassimo這些吉普賽爵士吉他大師身邊。這位年輕的吉他手也很快地受到不同風格音樂的影

Mike Mudd + The Shiznits + Arman Torus farewell @ La Caja De Musica (The Finale)

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This is the last of 4 shows to round out my last week in Taiwan. You will hear a mix of acoustic music and Shiznits songs. Also we will have Mike Mudd perform some of his kickass songs. He has been ever so present in my musical time in the last year. And he is an incredibly entertaiining performer. My dear friend Nick Brown will be away for Christmas. To try and fill Nick's big shoes, we will have special Guest Lanny Waugh on the guitar. He is a veteran of the Taipei music scene playing nearly every week in Taipei for the last 30 years! La Caja de Musica is a wonderful restaurant and you can expect many unplanned jams to happen. cover charge is 250 nt and includes one drink vocals/guitar- Arman Torus vocals/saxophone- D C Rapier guitar- Lanny Waugh trumpet- Nicolas Chenuet hammond organ- Luis Hernando bass- Sean Su drums- Daz Booker

Thursday 13th Navarra trip with Chef German Rodrigo.

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This Thursday we have a special menu  introduced by our special guest Chef; The Spanish Chef German Rodrigo was born in Navarra (Spain) on the 7th of July. If you know about the traditional festival of Spain, you will know this is the day of a big party in San Fermin in the north of Spain. Thousands of people meet for a week long celebration in the streets of Pamplona (a city of Navarra). But this place is not only famous for this festival. We know so well this is a place in Spain where you can eat delicious food and drink great wines, like the famous rose wines of Navarra. German grew up in a family who owns and operates a restaurant. His grandfather and father taught him the skills of cooking and the taste of good food. His grandmother and mother taught him how to treat and care for the customers. He spent his childhood in the kitchen, watching and helping his family work in the restaurant. These experiences made him understand what are the details necessary to create excellent

November 23th Friday Night welcome to MajaM Jazz Quartet .

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Dear all: This Friday Night at La Caja de Musica we have Jazz music with a Taiwanese band called " MajaM"  the guitar player of this band Liu Yun Ping  is  well known in our stage he also use to play with our dear Flamenco band La Gitanita! But in this occasion he wants to show us his Jazz side and bring his friends with him.... This quartet  formed with Yun Ping playing guitar, Alex Yang on bass also have keyboard  with I-Wen Chou and Ming Tseng on drums. They play classic Jazz standards but also plays Fusion, Funk and Blues, MajaM mixes different music to create a unique groove. Please  come and enjoy the rhythm & melody! Waiting for Friday Night take a look in their blog they have many videos!! MajaM Jazz Quartet  blog. 2008年成軍,由吉他手雲平、貝斯手小暉、鼓手阿明及鍵盤手阿饅組成的爵士樂團,從jam出發,嘗試橫跨Jazz、Fusion、Funk、Blues等不同曲風。 對他們來說,每次演奏都像打麻將一樣,不是運氣好自摸到絕佳的SOLO,要不就背到小相公掉form,不過這都不影響他們對音樂的熱愛。每次演奏,各個手氣就好到不行,彼此絕佳的默契與不按牌理出牌的創意,總讓表演多些新鮮的花招! 麻將爵士樂團未來最大的心願,就是與我們的國粹一起聞名世界!

Mike Mudd & Serena Engel , Inspire your Saturday Night

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This Saturday 17th we have two multy instrumentis t and they will drive you to a magic place full of music and poetry,  just a little introduction for this great artist Mike Mudd and Serena Engel are both members of a unique breed of musicians. They’ll break out multiple instruments, including a cello, a harmonica, and a cigar box guitar. They both have excellent vocals. And their music, ranging from soulful blues to hilarious ballads, can fire up the crowd one minute and quiet them down the next, with the set all wrapped up in an interesting little narrative that values participation from the audience. It’s rare to get two musical geniuses to play on a single stage in one night, but when it happens, good times are a guarantee. But their true talent might be in inspiring you to pick up your guitar, harmonica, or even a cello, when you get back to your own sweet home. The ticket fee for this venue is 250NT with a Beer or Soft drink included. Concert starts around

The Shiznits, Grooooovin' La Caja de Musica Friday 26th at 20.30h

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The Shiznits will be playing some more funk, soul and reggae at their home away from home , La Caja de Musica. Entrance fee is 250 nt and includes one free drink Starts at 830pm Guitar/vocals- Arman Torus Guitar/vocals- Nick Brown Trumpet- Nicolas Chenuet Saxophone- DC "Rapture" Rapier Hammond organ- Luis Hernando Bass- Sean Su Drums- Jubba The Shiznits are a hot funk and soul band featuring veterans of the Taipei music scene. The band was formed by random jams at live music venues. The band's repertoire includes a strong collection of original songs, as well as numbers by Prince, James Brown and D'Angelo, and even a few reggae classics. Featuring the intensity of D.C. Rapier on saxophone, the explosive power of Nicolas Chenuet on trumpet, the rhythmic and funky guitar playing of Nick Brown and the soulful vocals of Arman Torus, the Shiznits' sound is driven by the rock-solid rhythm section of bassist Sean Su and drummer Daz Booker.

La Gitanita , Flamenco Passion in La Caja Saturday 20th

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Flamenco is an art originated in Andalucia, southern Spain. 6 hours away from there, on this little island there is a bunch of flamenco lovers gathering every week, singing, dancing, and playing flamenco passionately. They are La Gitanita, a group of young Taiwanese dancers, singers, guitarists and clapping percussionists. La Gitanita is a Taiwanese flamenco band of musicians and dancers, dedicated to traditional and authentic flamenco arts. Over the past year, La Gitanita has been researching on flamenco songs and dances, working on several different projects with several other flamenco groups or artists. This time on 20 Oct, there will be the regular guest dancer, Olga Ko, just coming back to Taipei from Spain. She will bring the fresh flamenco flavor into the show. Also, the Taiwanese singer who has the most gypsy voice and style, Po-Yin Chen, will still be on stage, singing her signature songs of “cante jondo (deep song).” Singers: Po-yin Chen, Olga Ko Guitarists: Ivan Yu, Yun-P

La Cumbia Balkanska in Live Friday 12th

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Meet by chance in Taiwan, Nicolas (France), Fao (Colombia) and Marco (Serbia) created La Cumbia Balkanska in 2012, to put some fire grooves to Taipei music scene. Mixing traditional Balkan and Cumbia (Colombia) Music, creating a special atmosphere that makes the audience dance and dream. Carol (Guatemala) and Pierre (France), Klaus Bru (Germany) complete the band; full power live music that will make vibrate every cell in your body. La Cumbia Balkanska是成立於2012的新樂團。 灌入歐洲與拉丁美洲元素,成員分別來自法國,哥倫比亞, 賽爾維亞,瓜地馬拉與台灣。 以創新手法詮釋出結合傳統巴爾幹與"Cumbia" 哥倫比亞傳統的音樂, 傳達出活潑愉悅的氣息,喚醒全身舞動細胞, 試圖帶給台灣聽眾不一樣的感官新體驗 Marko (guitar, vocals), Nicolas (Trumpet), Fao (percussion), Carol (Bass), Pierre (Drums), Alicia (Shakers) Klaus Bru (Germany) www.facebook.com/losbalkaneros Concert will start at 20.30  , ticket fee 150, with a beer or soft drink included.

"¡Olé Flamenco!" September 21th Friday Flamenco Night!

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Dear all, I think the group for this Friday Night no need to be introduce again, we love them they are our Flamenco treusure in Taiwan, they use to perform in our stage and they will continue coming to bring us everytime something different and creative!! If you don't know who they are I am glad to introduce you .... La Gitanita(little gypse). La Gitanita is bringing the heat and passion of flamenco to La Caja de Musica again! La Gitanita is a local group of flamenco singers, guitarists, dancers and percussionists in Taiwan. With years of learning and studying from workshops all over the world and even self-taught from videos on YouTube, they always strive to reach the very core of flamenco. In addition to singing, guitar, and dance, this time La Gitanita is going to highlight one of the most ancient and essential elements in flamenco,“palmas,”meaning clapping. It is a way of percussion but using only hands as instruments. “Palmeros,” people who play palmas, need lots of tra

Friday 14th is Pure Flamenco Night !!

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Dear all!! We have the chance and pleasure to introduce two great artists coming directly from Spain, they are here  in Taiwan for few days and they contact us and we think about to have a special show in our little stage. They already visit the island 2 years ago to make a performance in LEGACY with the famous dancer Zhang Feng Xiang . Sergio Matesanz (guitar) and Javier Allende (singer) they are in this moment very important figures in the Flamenco scene, young and  talented, these two artist will make you feel the passion and magic of Spain. Allende is a young singer who has already a long career   he knows a wide range of songs , besides he always surprises the public with some songs in disuse . His singing is true and wild , very appreciated by enthusiasts.   He uses to be accompanied by the guitarist Sergio Matesanz who was formed between Jerez and Seville . His guitar playing style is sober and elegant , with aromas ofthe old guitar

Roots Rebellion at La Caja Saturday 8th

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This Saturday 8th at 20.30 , we will have the pleasure of introduce for third time in our stage , one band full of good feelings ready to gift to you , they really know how to make dance to their audience, the other times they visit us , convert the night in a big party, we are sure this one will be even better! dont miss the chance and have a dancing saturday at our Stage with " Roots Rebellion " Roots rebellion performs all original reggae songs , many of which were written during studio jam sessions ., The lead voice is Sherwyne Pereira of Trinidad, a charismatic singer who also leads the popular Taichung band Wailin’ Soul. Splenda is also an experienced performer who has toured Asia and the Caribbean for many years.. The band also has a local touch in singer Sunny Smalls, a Tainan native who often performs at Black Reign’s dancehall parties [Taipei] . She shares the vocal duties with Splenda and sings in Hoklo (commonly known as Taiwanese), Chinese and Engli

August 31th Friday Night! 呼利亞樂團 Hu lia Aboriginal Band!

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Dear friends what a weekend Friday and Saturday night we have live music in La Caja de Musica!! This Friday Night one special band will play here like always around 20:30 and the ticket fee 250NT with a beer or Soda included. 呼利亞( Hu lia )樂團 呼利亞( Hu lia )是台灣原住民對美好事物的讚嘆語,特別在族人歡聚的場合中,喊出的次數越多,即表示賓主盡歡。 三年前成立的呼利亞( Hu lia )樂團,成員是十幾年的同事,演出樂曲大都以原住民傳統歌謠改編,及原住民音樂人創作為主,偶而演唱國內外流行曲及團員個人創作。 Hu lia is Taiwan indigenous people acclaims the language to the happy thing, in the clansman joyful reunion's situation, shouted specially the number of times are more, namely expresses guests and hosts having a good time. Three years ago establish Hu lia the orchestra, the member are several year colleague, the performance music mostly by the indigenous people tradition ballad reorganization, and the indigenous people music person creates primarily, sings the domestic and foreign popular tunes and the member individual initiative by chance. 主唱宏豪曾參與原住民歌手陳建年、 紀曉君、昊恩 家家、胡德夫,另有巴西瓦里樂團、野火