Chukale
Chukale is one of Australia’s finest Afro-Cuban Salsa bands. This Brisbane based band has developed an extensive and enthusiastic following, not only within the Latin Community but also with music and dance enthusiasts from all cultural backgrounds.
Chukale was born in Brisbane during the summer of 2005. An 11 piece Afro-Cuban Salsa band, fronted by 2 vocalists & dancers, Tika Roberte and Maygualida Rodriguez, make the band easy to identify and hard to forget, no wonder Chukale is just as exciting to see as it is to hear. The powerful brass section is Conservatorium trained; Burke Turner and Bob Schultz on Trumpets and Shane Hannan & Mikael Strand on Trombones, they sail over the groove laid down by the driving rhythm section; young talents Christo Iconomidis on Piano and Carlos Gomez on Bass. Gustavo Cereijo commanding style on Congas combined with Alex Osorio’s on Timbale contributes to the bands cutting-edge. Backing this ensemble is Brisbane’s renowned Latin drummer, Sacha Kloostra.