Sample Proposal for booking the group
Vocal Baobab
| Number of people travelling: |
| Between seven and twelve, including singers, musicians, technicians and dancers. |
| Performance formats include: |
| » one hour length based on Vocal Baobab repertoire » thirty - fifty minute length selected from repertoire (ie 'support' or opener) » full evening length (ie two sets of forty minutes - one hour each) from repertoire |
| Optional programmes and outreach formats include: |
| » Cuban percussion workshops on Congas, Batá drums, China Box and
Claves. » Cuban popular dance workshops: Son, Mambo, Cha-Cha-Cha, Salsa and Merengue » Afro-Cuban/Yoruban chant/voice workshops » Afro-Cuban folkloric dance workshops: rumba and orishas » Lecture demonstrations on Afro Cuban Culture » Performances of traditional Cuban music tailor-made for foyers, fairs, restaurant/cabaret venues, open-air and other special events |
| Optional show with additional dancers: |
| Two couples of professional dancers from the National Folklore Company |
| Costs: |
| Dependent on the programmes. Both parties should reach an agreement. |
| Contracts: 1 - Obligations of Contracting party: |
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The contracting party will deliver the following documentation to the
company i) Financial status of the Company interested in contracting the group. ii) General Information about the Company interested in contracting the group. The purchaser will also pay the following expenses: b) Round trip air transportation from Havana (Cuba) to the country where the performances will take place for the number of people agreed upon. b) Health Insurance. c) Freight Instruments. e) Immigration taxes in Cuba and in the countries visited, plus any other
taxes due in the f) Comfortable ground transportation of the artists and the instruments
in the country g) Accommodation, which should be in hotels of a category not less than
3 stars with h) Per diem allowance of $50.00 USD to each member of the group, or at
an agreed i) Guarantee the marketing and publicity coverage of the tour with print,
press and media (radio and television) where possible, hand programmes
in the case of theatre performances and any other media exploitation that
is available. This should be done in |
| Contracts: 2 - Preliminary contract requirements: |
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Letter of proposal minimum of 30 days prior to signing the contract.
On signing the Banco Financiero Internacional in the name of: Group Vocal Baobab, Empresa Igñacio Pineiro, Instituto de la Música Note: This proposal of contract is open for negotiation in its entirety between both parties, subject to mutual agreement. Yours sincerely Jose Ramón Rodríguez García
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| Summary of Organisational Details: |
| » UK/INTERNATIONAL Representation by Anna Papadopoulos, Anna Papadopoulos
& Associates, 56 Leicester Road, Lewes BN7 1SX » Cuban Authority: Empresa Igñacio Pineiro, Instituto de la Música » Cuban Bank : Banco Financiero Internacional , Havana City. Cuba » UK Bank: Lloyds TSB, Lewes, A/C Anna Papadopoulos & Associates » Vocal Baobab signatories: José Ramón Rodríguez García, Anna Papadopoulos |
| Vocal Baobab Minimum Technical Specifications |
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Minimum Group (core) 7/8 performers n.b. Vocal Baobab may NOT always tour with a sound technician on the minimum format Minimum Requirements 7 microphones for the voices + stands, ideally:
6 monitors/foldback speakers 1 sound desk min 12 channels, 15 -24 pref: ie 11 mic channels, 1 DI for the piano, and stereo input for mini-disc or CD player 1 sound effects box* 1 amp/speaker for the piano* 1 CD player (for sound effects CD) * (optional)
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| Company contact is: |
| Anna Papadopoulos Tel: 01273 474406 Email: annoulla@clara.co.uk Fax: c/o 01273 477699 |
Last updated
Friday, October 18, 2002