We all love the voice & lyrics of Alexander Abreu, as he is probably the best trumpet player in Cuba. The sound of his trumpet during this solo (Madrid) was such, that the ear could almost hear the words of the song he was playing. (Thanks to serpientesur for her video)
Lani from yahoo groups brought to our attention the latest video from Jose Luis Quintana “Changuito”. One of the best percussionist & Grammy award nominated from Cuba. For everyone that has witness the career of ‘Changuito’ since he began with Los Van Van, here is a treat.
Also one of my fave songs off the new Arrasando album. Thanks to misterbryans.com for publish their new video in his blog & letting us know.
La Charanga Habanera performed in the 10th anniversary of TV show “23 y M” They performed ‘Ay mujeres’ which will be part of the new album ‘La Caratula’.
La Charanga Habanera began their tour in Peru on the 12 March and making their way through the Peru until 28th March when the tour concludes. “Tumbao de la Victoria” y Tumbao VIP de Miraflores” Both premises are in Lima will enjoy the most of the band concerts. All the Charangueros in Peru will be [...]
Manolito y su Trabuco currently on tour is one of the most well known timba bands for all Cuban music lovers, they’ve a huge popularity and are considered to be among the top three or four true timba bands in Havana. With seven albums, his latest recording ‘Control’ was in May 2008 and brings some [...]
Paulito FG leaving aside his controversy arrived to Miami performed his three concerts in front of a packed audience making everybody to dance & sing to their popular tunes. With a top band line formed with musician from Pikete, El Medico, Manolin etc, He sang some of its greatest hits such as “La Especulacion de [...]
Havana D’Primera is a relatively new band made in Cuba who everybody start to talk about this days. Alexander Abreu, famous trumpeter of Irakere, Paulo FG or Isaac Delgado, was surrounded by musicians from all the major formations of Cuban timba. A first album released in November and some titles, like “Cuando el rio suena” [...]
What always impressed me was this band amazing ability to make us dance the entire gig. If you have any doubt that Elio Reve y su Charangon are one of the most important orchestras in the history of modern Cuban music watch this video.
Maikel Blanco y Salsa Mayor is one of the new wave of bands coming out of Cuba. And this is one of their coming hit songs ‘Mi Destino’ from their new album Anda y Pegate. I hope you enjoy this!!
