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Daniel "El Congo" Allen

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At the age of 9, he began studying trumpet at the Music School in Holguín (EVA). Four years later, he continued his higher education at the Music Conservatory in Holguín City and later at the Music University (ISA) in Havana. There, he had the opportunity to meet legendary jazz musicians such as Herbie Hancock, Nicholas Payton, Danilo Perez, and Kenny Barron during the International Jazz Festival in Cuba.

Donald Harrison invited him to study at the music school where he was teaching in New Orleans. Due to visa issues Daniel decided to go to Europe, where he worked on album productions and shared the stage with well known artists such as Earth Wind & Fire, Lauryn Hill, Zap Mama, Dave Brubeck, Los Van Van, Raul Paz, UB40, Sargento Garcia, Jimi Tenor, Max Herre, Morgan Heritage, Sly & Robbie, Sean Paul, Marilyn Manson, Buju Banton, Eric Clapton, Buena Vista Social Club, 1884 Project, Ziggy Marley, Macy Gray, Junior Kelly, Capleton, Tony Allen, Ayo and many other renowned artists.

In winter 2002 he started playing with Patrice and the Shashamani Band touring around Europe on various radio shows in MTV videos and at major European festivals such as Rock am Ring, Rock im Park, Summerjam, Sunsplash, St Gallen, Roskilde, Spain Pelle Pelle, Paris Elysee Montmartre, Brussels Botanique, France Solidays, Switzerland Gurten Festival in Bern, Giessen MTV Campus Invasion, Austria Lustenau Festival OpenAir am Alten Rhein, Italy Osoppo Rototom Sunsplash, Portugal Sudoeste Festival, France Antibes Festival, Austria Pielachtal Nuke Festival, Switzerland Zurich Palais Xtra, France Roots Reggae Festival in Faverges, France Toulouse, France Montpellier Le Rockstore Salle des Fetes de Ramonville, France Braspart Festival Brittany, Hamburg Stadtpark Summer Beats, France Nancy Jazz Pulsations, Chiemsee Reggae Summer, Berlin Popdeurope, Switzerland Bern Open Air Frauenfeld among many others.

Since 2006 he joined the Jimi Tenor backing band KabuKabu bringing his talent to many performances with the Tony Allen and Jimi Tenor Project playing all over Europe:

  • Jimi Leichtathletik WM / Berlin Germany
  • Jimi Sonar / Barcelona Spain
  • Jimi Usadba Jazz Festival / Russia
  • Jimi CudaWianki 2010 Gdynia Poland
  • Jimi Stadio Picchi / Livorno Italy
  • Jimi Villa Ada Park / Rome Italy

Later highlights include:

  • 2009 – Record release Inspiration Information 4
  • Jimi and Tony Flow Festival / Helsinki Finland
  • Jimi and Tony Synch Festival – Athens Greece
  • Jimi and Tony Basel Kaserne Switzerland
  • Jimi and Tony Strasbourg Museum of Modern Art France
  • Jimi and Tony Nijmegen Music Meeting
  • Jimi and Tony Bern Reitschule Germany
  • Jimi and Tony La Villette Jazz Festival Paris France

Since 2011 he has been performing with renowned American singer and composer Aloe Blacc in his band in the horn section called Machete Horns on his world tour:

  • France Caen Rennes Papillons de Nuit Festival
  • France St Brieuc Artrock
  • France Paris Taratata promo
  • France Arras Main Square Festival
  • France Rennes Hit West Radio promo
  • France Argeles sur Mer Toulouse
  • France Nice Jazz Festival
  • Belgium Werchter Rock Werchter
  • Holland Zwolle
  • UK Cambridge Trinity Hall Ball
  • UK Glastonbury West Holts Stage
  • Switzerland Montreux Jazz Festival
  • Austria Vienna Nova Jazz and Blues
  • Germany Hamburg
  • Spain San Sebastian Heineken Jazzaldia
  • Brazil Back2Black Festival

ALOE BLACC World Tour Concerts:

  • Cape Town
  • Cologne
  • London
  • United States
  • Belgium
  • Portugal
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
  • France
  • Luxembourg

Agencies

  • Hilltoplive Tel: +27 83 258 2595
  • Roseclaim Ltd Tel: +44 161 907 3443
  • Maztec Ltd. Tel: 0207 424 6800
  • VZW TROM Tel: +32 15 295900
  • Selective Artists Tel: +49 40 675 699 34
  • Directo Pro Palco Lda.
  • Houston Party Music Tel: +34 647 438 708
  • Mainland Music SA Tel: +41 44 515 9000
  • The Talent Boutique Tel: +33 1 49 25 82 82
  • Kulturfestival a s b l.
  • Holding On Rights Ltd Tel: +44 207 224 1992

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