Michael Mittersteiner
Projects
SANMERA
What started out as a project of Austrian musicians meanwhile became an excelent salsa orchestra with international reputation.
Through the years bandleader and saxophone player Klaus Bräuer put together a dreamteam including musicians from Cuba, Venezuela, Colombia, San Salvador,...
With the current line up such as Vicente Alberto Izquierdo (Cuba-lead vocals, percussion) and Takechi (Cuba-flute, vocals, percussion) the band shows unique voices and stage presence
2007 readers and editorial from the music magazine Concertos elected Sanmera for the best group in the category Folk/World
LA BANDA DEL SOL
This group is presenting authentic Salsa from traditional to modern, jazzy arrangements.
Also styles like Cha cha cha, Cumbia, Bolero,Bachata and Latin Jazz belong to their repertoire
The line up includes six international musicians:
Vicente Izquierdo (vocals)
Victor Fuentes (timbales)
Dragan Traikovski (bass)
Robert Sölkner (piano)
Raphael Huber (saxophone)
Michael Mittersteiner (congas)
More information at www.robsoelkner.at
BLOCO TROPICAL
There is one thing that the eight members of the group have in common: Their passion for brazillian music.
A central role plays the Samba Enredo which you can find at the carnival of Rio de Janeiro. Pulsating rhythms, dancers in original costumes...An explosion of percussion and movement.
One of the most spectacular parts of the show is capoeira. The brazillian material artform combines dance, acrobatics and music.
Mestre Xuxu is impressing his audience with unique body control and musicality.
Line Up:
Carolina Rojas (Dance)
Juri Poso (Dance)
Mestre Xuxo (Capoeira, Percussion)
Herwig Stieger (Percussion)
Markus Lindner (Percussion)
Andreas Huber (Percussion)
Rene Pichler (Percussion)
Michael Mittersteiner (Percussion, musica director)
A CUBAN LOVE AFFAIR
KURT ERLMOSER - guitar, tres, vocals
DIDI HOLLINETZ - double bass
MICHAEL MITTERSTEINER - percussion
HERWIG STIEGER - percussion
MILAGROS PIÑERA - vocals, percussion, guitar
2007 singer and songwriter Milagros Pinera was invited by the Quartett to join some concerts. Since that time they keep playing together and Milagros became a fix member of the group.
Their repertoire reaches from Salsa to Latin Jazz from Samba to Forro.
