CARRERA ARTISTICA

Artistic career

In 1979 he goes on to directing his father PACHO ALONSO’s orchestra which had been founded three years prior, and began a phase of intense work and dedication which helped him achieve a show so magnificent that it was, during a whole year, played in the exclusive Cabaret Tropicana and later on in the Cabaret COPA ROOM in the Hotel Habana Riviera. Pachito Alonso’s orchestra was signed by CBS Spain, from which he had the opportunity to be part of TV shows and presentations with famous figures such as Paloma San Basilio, Bertin Osborne, Lola Flores, and Rocio Jurado in the hotel Melia Castilla of Madrid.    

The show of the master Alonso, molded by his orchestra, took part in the event of the coronation of the Queen of Panama. Furthermore, under the management of Joaquin Rivera and the Ballet Venevision, Pachito and his orchestra were invited to the spectacle offered in Hotel Guatemala for the show “SIEMPRE EN DOMINGO” of Mexico conducted by the famous Raul Velazco.

During his tour in Chile, Pachito was awarded the shield of the city by the mayoralty of VINA DEL MAR, instance where he is able to do a special appearance in the known TV show Sabado Gigante with the director Don Francisco.

In 1991, the orchestra gives a presentation in the hotel Tamanaco in the city of Caracas, Venezuela, and stayed for a month in the beautiful country, where they presented shows in discos, party rooms, and TV shows. Also in 1991, Pachito closed the first night of the festival Cervantino in Guanajato, Mexico, and the 9th of November in the Auditorio Nacional del Distrito Federal, he performed next to the known figures Celia Cruz, Johny ventura, Willy Colon, Oscar D Leon, and Maria Conchita Alonso, earning much praise from the Mexican critics.

The tour was then extended along other settings of the federal district, Cancun, Cozumel.

In 1993, Pachito Alonso and his orchestra perform in the city of Sao Paulo, Brasil, where they took part of the inauguration of the Forum Parlamentario Latinoamericano, next to the famous singers Gilberto Gil, Tania Libertad, and Mercedes Sosa.

In this exact year takes place a show organized with the ideas of the own Pachito in one of the most popular places Cafe Cantante Mi Habana located in the National Theatre of Cuba, where he was a host until the year 1996.

In 1994 the group took a trip to Italy, performing in the most important theaters from Italy and Switzerland, and later on in Spain, acting in different shows of the Costa Sur de Marbella for a total of three months, and further on in 1995 giving an important presentation in the fair of Cartagena, Spain.

In 1996 and 1997, Pachito and his orchestra went on a 5 month-tour along Europe, visiting the countries of Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and France where they performed in a show called New Morning, in the Festival of Cine Iberoamericano, the annual Fiesta of the line Lancôme, then recording their album “Una Salsa en Paris”.

In 1998, the band takes part in a tour on a German cruise along some of the nations of the Caribbean.

In the year 2000, they participate in the Festival de Blue, in Austin,Texas , also participate in official events in the grammy latin festival in the museum of Latin-American art in Long beach, where they went on to teaching music classes to university students from Santa Monica, California.

In 2001 they performed in Jaz Playboy, in Los Angeles.

Furthermore, in the year 2002, they release the album Habano en Salas and have the opportunity to perform in Paris, Germany, and Italy, where until today have appeared in different rooms and theaters of all Europe.

The tradition continues, Pachito’s sons, Cristian and Rey Alonso are the singers and song writers of many themes the orchestra play. They give new airs, but with great respect to the musical heritage they have. The band has always reached to the first places of popularity with the repertories of salsa, bolero, son and Caribbean Music.

This prestigious band is composed of studious musicians with a wide professional career who possess great skills in keyboard, metal, bass, drums, Cuban percussion, and great voices. The incredible flavor of their music include the rhythms of Boleros, Son, Cumbia, Guaracha, Merengue, Cha Cha Cha, Salsa, and Pilon, which was modernized by Pachito in the decade of the 80s and is also known worldwide.

The band Pachito Alonso y sus Kini Kini is not only one of the most popular bands of its genre but is also among the most talented and diverse of Cuban music.

Pachito Alonso and his Kini Kini is back on the spot, one of the historical orchestras in Cuba, founded by the great Pacho Alonso, father of the same Pachito who’s been leading the group for 30 years now.

The 2011 new album “Pasarela” has been released, welcomed with enthusiasm by the salsa fans.

“Pasarela” is a very enjoyable work, made of 10 tracks, addressed mostly to the lovers of good salsa and Cuban timba ("La Cara Bonita", "Caramelo", "Dile", "Pasarela", "El Temba") predominant in this album, including also hints of bachata ("Ay De Mi") baladas ("Mi gran Amor") and even Afro-Caribbean atmospheres.

To give a fresh and vital wave to Pachito’s music, remarkable is the contribution of his two sons Cristian and Rey Alonso, who support the renown singer of the José Arrango Herrera Orchestra.

A very well done piece of work, among the most important ones in the recent discography of Pachito Alonso y su Kini Kini, who managed to bring their danceable music to a much actual and international wave.