Event Listing - Music
Sun May 25

The Red Poppy Art House Presents

The Lulo Reinhard Latin Swing Project


Tel. 415-826-2402
Email The Lulo Reinhard Latin Swing Project
Website
$12 - $15

Location
Date and Time
Red Poppy Art House
2698 Folsom Street
San Francisco, CA 94110 map
cross street: 23rd Street
district: Mission Bay/Dog Patch

Sun May 25 (7 pm) - Doors open at 6:30 pm

Description
The Lulo Reinhardt Latin Swing Quartet is headed by Sinti gypsy guitarist Lulo Reinhardt from Koblenz, Germany, and includes violinist Daniel Weltlinger from Sydney, bassist Harald Becher from Germany, and guitarist Doug Martin from San Francisco. The quartet has performed in the US and Europe, and recently did a tour in Shanghai, in October 2007, playing their unique blend of gypsy swing and Latin music while exploring Far Eastern musical influences. For tonight’s performance, the group will be performing original gypsy swing and Latin composition by Lulo Reinhardt, as well as selections from the repertoire from Lulo’s granduncle, Django Reinhardt.

Lulo Reinhardt learned to play the guitar at the age of five. He has toured throughout Europe, traveled in Spain in search of flamenco roots and to South America to explore Latin musical traditions. Constant exploration of other musical forms has brought many influences from outside Europe to Lulo’s music: