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Adonis Puentes

- Victoria, BC, CA Latin / World / Salsa

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Sounds Like: Juan Luis Guerra, Alex Cuba, Jorge Drexler Oficial, Rubén Blades en Lima - Sitio Oficial, Celia Cruz

Bio: Music reflects the present and Adonis Puentes is a Cuban Sonero for our times.

It's a role he was destined to play. On March 29th, 1974, Adonis was born into an atmosphere charged with Cuban music. His family lived 45 miles southwest of Havana, Cuba in the town of Artemisa. Father, Valentin Puen... See Full Bio

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“The singer-songwriter describes his latest music as “fusion with Cuban roots.” Since his arrival in Canada 14 years ago, Mr. Puentes has earned critical acclaim as a soñero, singing ballads backed by the mix of Spanish guitars with African rhythms peculiar to Cuba.”

— Tom Hawthorn, The Globe & Mail

"Puentes soars and glides effortlessly over his original material. His songs are fine examples of the kind of singing Cuban performers are renown for, heartfelt and emotional and delivered with a simple elegance. Nobody does it better than Adonis Puentes." Jim McElroy, JazzReview.com

— Jim McElroy, Jazz Review

"Adonis Puentes' music bridges generations and cultures with a charisma and delivery that shines brighter than life in intimate or full-blown arrangements, from solo performances with piano or guitar accompaniment to fronting orchestras. Throughout history, these traits have been characteristic to the great soneros and this is the time for Adonis Puentes."

— Cal Koat, World Beats

“Adonis Puentes considers music to be a sacred, serious art form. To the Havana-born, Victoria-based performer, music is truth. Music is life. "I call it food for my soul," Puentes, 36, said. "Music is a virus you have no cure from." He has been writing and performing music, mostly from his native Cuba, since the age of six. Early on, he was under the tutelage of his father, guitar teacher Valentin Puentes, who instilled a work ethic in Adonis and his twin brother, Alexis, that has not waned. Thirty years after he got his start, Adonis appears to still be in awe of his famous father, who, at age 66, continues to be an inspiration for musicians all over Cuba. "He's been teaching most of his life. At one point in Cuba, there wasn't a band that didn't have at least one member who was one of my dad's students." Adonis will have the opportunity next week to pay back his father's mentorship. Valentin will be in Victoria on a working vacation of sorts as he joins Adonis and his combo...”

— Mike Devlin, Times Colonist

"Adonis has stayed true to more traditional roots as a soñero — a performer of Cuban son, a mix of what we think of as salsa and African-sourced percussion. This Puentes brother is a purist. He thinks of himself as a missionary, spreading a mix of soulful balladry and dance-friendly Cuban vibe to eager ears, hearts and hips."

— John Terauds, Toronto Star

"Adonis Puentes is a key personality in the ever expanding latin music scene. He opens up the marvelous world of Cuban music to his audiences the second they hear his rich voice. When the other players kick in with their tight, multilayered groove it becomes clear that in Adonis Puentes we also have a bandleader with major cred."

— Michael Juk, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - Radio

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Las Ganas De Vivir

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Comerciante

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Entre Tus Brazos

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Algo De Mi

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Caminante

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