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Camelia Bands
- Somerville, MA
- Latin Band
- Travels up to 200 miles
- Contact for rates
Overview
I now offer 3 different types of Latin groups:
1. The "CAMELIA LATIN DANCE TRIO or QUARTET or QUINTET" has vocals and plays lively and danceable songs in the styles of salsa (or son cubano), merengue, bachata, cumbia & bolero.
2. The "CAMELIA LATIN-JAZZ TRIO or QUARTET" performs instrumental (no singing) jazz standards using Latin rhythms, creating a "non-boring" atmosphere without being overpowering and is very appropriate as background music.
3. "TRIO or CUARTETO CAMELIA y su JAZZ LATINO" is the Spanish version of the Latin jazz band. It performs popular Spanish songs but with Latin jazz arrangements.
For additional information, please visit our website on Wixsite.
14 Reviews
Attentive, accommodating and respectful. Highly recommend!
Latin Band
Response from Camelia Bands:
Dear Judge Xiorli, thank you for making us part of the celebration and feeling at home.
Camelia's Latin Trio is an entertaining and responsible group, perfect for venues large or small. They were at our anniversary and the guests, like us, enjoyed the Latin jazz performance and danced to Latin music, salsa, merengue, boleros and more. Lo disfrutamos! Gracias Roderick.
Latin Jazz Band, Latin Band
Response from Camelia Bands:
Thank you Maribelle,
The idea you suggested of playing Latin jazz in the 1st set and then dance music as a trio for the 2nd set worked out great. The Latin Dance Band has now officially also a trio size.
Thank you again for making us part of the celebration and feel completely at home. We're looking forward to the next anniversary. :)
Roderick.
We hired Camelia Latin Dance Band for an afternoon concert in a Lowell park, with another band and salsa lessons. It was a lovely afternoon and the music was great!
Cumbia Music, Salsa Band
Response from Camelia Bands:
Thank you, Brad - we appreciate your positive review and are looking forward to any other opportunity!
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Camelia Bands was amazing to work with. They arrived early to set up and provided amazing entertainment throughout the event. Very talented band. I highly recommend!
Latin Jazz Band
Response from Camelia Bands:
Thank you Nanette, we enjoyed performing for your guests, and congratulations on putting on such a successful event.
Used for a school assembly, students and adults loved it!
Latin Band
Response from Camelia Bands:
Thank you, Phyllis, for your warm hospitality -- you made us feel completely at home.
Camelia Bands was wonderful to work with leading up to my event & during. They were very easy going & so talented musically. Their music was the perfect fit for our Havana Nights party & guests truly enjoyed them!
Latin Band
Response from Camelia Bands:
Thank you Kyle. The whole event was a great success, we enjoyed it.
The band was absolutely amazing would 100 percent book them again!!!!
Latin Jazz Band, Latin Band
Excellent musicians. Fun! Will use again
Latin Band
Response from Camelia Bands:
Thank you Linda, we enjoyed performing for you and your guests and are looking forward to the next occasion. - Rodrigo. 🙂
The band was great! Everyone was very personable and they sounded amazing! Thank you guys for coming to the woods of NH!!! We had a great time.
Latin Band
Response from Camelia Bands:
Thank you Sarah, we felt completely at home. - Rod.
The Camelia Band was amazing they really made us feel like we were in our own personal jazz club. We use them for my husband‘s 40th birthday party and they met all of our expectations and then some, they are definitely worth having
Latin Jazz Band
We had a cultural event and the band was the perfect fit - the music was just right - engaging and celebratory. We had lighter acoustic music during dinner and then dancing music after. The band was very flexible in accommodating a change in time the day before. A really wonderful band that made our event special and memorable!
Latin Jazz Band
Response from Camelia Bands:
Thank you Daria -- we enjoyed playing for your guests.
We had a wonderful party for almost one hundred people by the sea with the Camelia Latinjazz Band as a highlight. They arrived early, set up quickly, were dressed professionally and very delightful to have around. They were very obliging in playing our favorite songs, including many Cuban melodies, and we were very happy with everything they added to our special night. Thank you!
Latin Band
Roderick was a very nice guy to work with. He was prompt with his answers and the quartet did their job beautifully. No trouble, no drama. Very, very good!
Latin Band
Response from Camelia Bands:
Thank you Katie, we enjoyed performing for you and your guests.
Rod and the team played for my wife's 50th birthday party - they were great to work with and played wonderful Colombian Jazz! I would highly recommend them.
Jazz Band, Latin Band
Booking Info
Price Range: Contact for rates
Gig Length: 30 - 300 minutes
Languages: English, Spanish, Dutch (Holland) And Papiamento (Curaçao)
What to Expect
From the "Camelia LATIN-JAZZ Band" or "Camelia y su JAZZ LATINO", expect instrumental (no vocals) smooth Latin rhythms (salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia & boleros) with jazz solos at the desired volume, very appropriate as live background music.
From the "Camelia LATIN DANCE Band" or "Camelia y su GRUPO BAILABLE", expect classic Latin oldies: merengues, bachatas, salsas, cumbias, and boleros, with vocals, and created for dance purposes.
About
SUMMARY OF THE BANDS.
1. The "Camelia LATIN-JAZZ Band" or its Spanish version "Camelia y su JAZZ LATINO".
* GENERAL STYLE - smooth Latin rhythms with jazz improvisation at the desired volume.
* SPECIFIC STYLES - instrumental salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia and boleros, with jazz solos.
* SIZES: trio (3-piece), quartet (4-piece), quintet (5-piece), sextet (6-piece).
* APPROPRIATENESS - appropriate for low-volume live background music type of occasions, like cocktail hours, dinners, social gatherings, etc.
* INSTRUMENTATION - for the trio we use nylon-string guitar, keyboard + 1 hand percussion (congas or bongos).
* SONG LIST - for a mostly English-speaking public we use standard jazz songs but performed with Latin rhythms; for a predominantly Spanish-speaking public, we perform Spanish songs but with Latin-jazz arrangements.
* LIVE VIDEOS - go to the new website (roderickcamelia . wixsite . com / music).
* RATES - go to the new website (roderickcamelia . wixsite . com / music).
2. The "Camelia LATIN DANCE Band" or "Camelia y su GRUPO BAILABLE".
* GENERAL STYLE - classic Latin dance oldies with vocals.
* SPECIFIC STYLES - salsa/Cuban son, merengue, cumbia, bachata & boleros.
* APPROPRIATENESS - appropriate for dance parties, festivals, outdoor events, and other "non-background" occasions.
* SIZES: quartet or quintet.
* INSTRUMENTATION - the quartet uses: bass, lead vocal, keyboard, 2 percussions, and 2 background vocals; for the quintet, we add an additional percussion.
* SONG-LIST - Latin oldies consisting mostly of salsa/Cuban son, merengues, bachatas, cumbias & boleros.
* LIVE VIDEOS - go to the new website (roderickcamelia . wixsite. com / music).
* RATES - go to the new website (roderickcamelia . wixsite . com / music).
Additional Booking Notes
We basically only need access to an electrical outlet.