Atcheré

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 the Canary Islands Government documented Atcheré’s external projection through Canarias Crea: the group was preparing the Madrid presentation of Mejunje and was described as a Latin jazz ensemble made up of musicians from different styles. The same source cited Amanece and Mejunje and placed the group in 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. Festival sources treat it as 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. Canarias Jazz & Más highlights the fusion of Latin colours into a personal sound, while Auditorio de Tenerife stresses that its repertoire is made up of original compositions and that 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. The Canary Islands Government already recorded in 2005 collaborations by its members 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

2005
Canarias Crea
The Canary Islands Government announces the Madrid presentation of Mejunje within Canarias Crea actions.
2015
Canarias Jazz & Más
The festival includes the group in DCanarios and documents four released albums.
2018
Mestizo
Auditorio de Tenerife programmes Atcheré at the X Canarias Jazz Showroom with its fifth work.