Its that time of the year again when, we know spring is around the corner!
Keen to make 2020 the best year yet!! then why not book ELMA SAX for a private party or for your wedding. Tailoring her playlist she will adapt song choices to your specifications and will download high quality backing tracks of 3 artists of your choice and will learn them for you!
contact here for competitive prices and more info: elmahoughton@gmail.com
I have been practicing with a new band for me called Calle Sol . They have been together with changing members over the last 8 years.. with all original songs and a great network of musicians that they share with Made In Barcelona, Bacan Avissattis and Playing For Change.
I am very pleased to be going on tour with Calle Sol in the south of France. We will be taking a car from Barcelona in June driving around the south of France for 10 days. We will be playing in the street as well as performing concerts in venues.
Every day I practice for this band.. they have a massive repertoire of music.. afro-latin, reggae and cumbia. Its new for me to learn the rhythms of the Clave and the Montunos , and the Mambos of each song. I love the lessons and new techniques im learning. (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Mambo)
Check out this link for another song in our repertoire : CHA CHA CHA – MADE IN BARCELONA
Bringing me into the heart of Barcelona and its music scene, learning new skills and mingling with so many musicians I could not ask for a better life right now or better musicians to be working with!
Keeping the Sax at the heart of my ventures.
Elma
So far, I have a beautiful flat in the centre of the old town of Barcelona.
On Thursday after watching Made in Barcelona play in the sunshine, and a bit of a party for Francois birthday, I went to Cafe Royal and joined in the crazy afro-beat/world music jam session that they have there every Thursday. CAFE ROYAL FB
On Friday I was Invited to play with a duo that play world music on Kora, Hang Drum and the Oud. We plan to jam again and I will try and post the gig before it happens.
On Saturday it was an honour to be I was invited to solo with MADE IN BARCELONA , I am pretty sure someone grabbed me after and said they had filmed it .. so as soon as i get that its up on here 🙂
this is one of my favourite songs by them:
On Saturday night I guested with Super Spanish Combo – at an ART EXHIBITION FACEBOOK – CULTURAL WORLD
Afterwards we jammed and jammed.. I led everyone in with my two songs Spaniards and Cool as Apples and we had a crazy jam for hours and then partied until the sun came up!
Ive found an amazing venue called BARTS – Parallel BCN and was invited to play along with a very Beautiful musician MU MBANA – his trio that day were glowing with truth and beauty – I played along to ‘God Bless the Child’.
Now I rest and organise some Interviews for working with children on holiday camps.
http://www.serenityevents.co.uk/
and
Come and check out one of the coolest and smallest! underground Hip Hop events in Brighton .. Warming up for their show at Concorde 2 Saturday 14th September Supporting JEHST , SKINNYMAN, ENGLISH FRANK, CEEZLIN, FRANKIE STEW & HARVEY and more.
‘playing sax over techno and house at Digital, Brighton club’
Elma Sax 