"Scenesters Pepe & The Bottle Blondes are launching a new album...a spicy mix of Latin, classical, techno and flamenco songs, including a calypso tune about an alien who crash-lands on earth and asks Pepe for help." - WILLAMETTE WEEK"If you've never seen Pepe & The Bottle Blondes, then you are missing one of the truly best live acts in all of Oregon. This twelve-piece Latin/swing band will have you swaying to their repertoire of tangos, boleros, rumbas, sambas, salsa and many other exciting dance forms." - BEST OF OREGON MUSIC FESTIVAL
Pepe & The Bottle Blondes was created in February 1997 to bring back the "Copacabana" style dinner theater enhanced with the percussion and beat of Latin rhythms. An eclectic ensemble of saxophones, congas, percussion, trumpets and three-part harmonies combine talent and visually arresting performances that echo the indulgence of the 1950s nightclub chic.
Pepe Raphael's piquant pulsations have taken him from Madrid (where he was born) to New York to Portland (where he now lives). Raphael has performed leading roles with Music Theatre of Oregon, the Musical Theatre Company and the Portland Opera. He successfully blends dance, opera and musical theatre with his original songwriting and comedic wit to deliver a fresh and innovative performance.
Nouveau Latin and swing with a humorous twist, Pambrosia is beautifully produced and totally made for dancing. In a time when music is trying to define life, Pepe & The Bottle Blondes want you to get up and shake your booty with songs sung in a variety of languages including French, Spanish, Russian, Caló (Gypsy Spanish) and English.
