Atcheré
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Island
Tenerife
Career
Active since the 2000s

In brief

Atcheré is a Canarian Latin jazz fusion band linked to Tenerife, recognised for bringing together Cuban and Brazilian rhythms, funk and jazz in original repertoire and for its presence at Canarias Jazz & Más.

Related figures

  • Manuel Ángel Lorenzo Mangui
  • Beatriz Alonso
  • Fernando Barrios
  • Jordi Arocha
  • Samuel Labrador
  • David Aburto
  • Sergio Díaz
  • Jonathan Olivares

Works and repertoire

  • Amanece
  • Mejunje
  • Materia Prima
  • The beat goes on
  • Mestizo

Group history

In 2005, as part of Canarias Crea, Atcheré was projecting its work beyond the islands: the group was preparing the Madrid presentation of Mejunje as a Latin jazz ensemble made up of musicians from different styles. By then it already had the albums Amanece and Mejunje and performed at festivals such as Jazz Heineken & Más de Canarias, Jazz & Soul Tenerife, Big Band Festival and Havana’s Jazz Plaza International Festival. In 2015 Canarias Jazz & Más presented it in the DCanarios section as an eight-artist ensemble directed by Manuel Ángel Lorenzo Mangui, with four released albums: Amanece, Mejunje, Materia Prima and The beat goes on. In 2018 Auditorio de Tenerife programmed Atcheré at the X Canarias Jazz Showroom with its fifth work, Mestizo.

Why it matters

Its relevance lies in representing a professional line of Latin jazz made in the Canary Islands, outside the strictly folk circuit. It is one of the islands’ prominent Latin jazz fusion bands, with original repertoire, published albums and circulation through stages in the Canaries, mainland Spain and Europe.

Style and repertoire

The style combines Latin rhythms, especially from Cuba and Brazil, with funk and jazz, fusing Latin colours into a personal sound. Its repertoire is made up of original compositions, and musicians such as Polo Orti, Eliseo Lloreda, Samuel Labrador, Kike Perdomo and Andrés Molina appeared on its recordings.

Transmission and legacy

Atcheré’s transmission relies on specialist festivals, institutional programming and collaborations with other Canarian musicians. As early as 2005 its members were collaborating on works by Arístides Moreno, José Antonio Ramos, Benito Cabrera and Los Sabandeños; that network shows how Canarian Latin jazz dialogues with popular song, the timple, roots music and festival circuits.

Key milestones

  1. Canarias Crea

    Mejunje is presented in Madrid within Canarias Crea actions.

  2. Canarias Jazz & Más

    The festival includes the group in DCanarios; it already has four released albums.

  3. Mestizo

    Auditorio de Tenerife programmes Atcheré at the X Canarias Jazz Showroom with its fifth work.

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