Category
page 1Cuban musical groups
Los Van Van
Cuban musical group
Irakere
Irakere (faux-Yoruba for "forest") is a Cuban band founded by pianist Chucho Valdés (son of Bebo Valdés) in 1973. They won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording in 1980 with their album Irakere. Irakere was innovative in Afro-Cuban jazz and Cuban popular dance music. The group used a wide array of percussion instruments, such as batá, abakuá and arará drums, chequerés, erikundis, maracas, claves, cencerros, bongó, tumbadoras (congas), and güiro.
La Sonora Matancera
Cuban musical group
Trio Matamoros
band
Afro-Cuban All Stars
band
Orquesta Aragón
Cuban musical band formed in 1939
Vieja Trova Santiaguera
band
Charanga Habanera
Cuban musical group
Sierra Maestra
band
Tendencia
Tendencia is a Cuban heavy metal band, regarded as one of the most important rock bands in Cuba and widely known throughout Latin America.
Sexteto Habanero
Cuban son ensemble