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Monday, June 28, 2010

Tito Puente Jr. with Charlotte Symphony



On Saturday evening, I attended a concert with Tito Puente Jr. and the Charlotte Symphony. Puente Jr. played some of his father's classic compositions and a lesser-known piece he wrote near the end of his life for the Orquesta Sinfonica de Puerto Rico. Two local bands I have been following, Ultimanota and Orquesta Mayor, opened up the show at Symphony Park. It was a hot and muggy night, but that didn't stop people from dancing and having fun. Here are some photos.

Isaac warms up on Orquesta Mayor's upright electric bass.



Tony tries to keep cool-



Ultimanota on stage-



A group photo backstage-



Helder of Orquesta Mayor warming up.



Orquesta Mayor's vocalists-



Orquesta Mayor backstage-



Tito Jr. takes the stage:



Like father, like son (facial expressions)-



Dancers in front of the stage-

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