Presented by Comono!
Juan de Marcos Afro Cuban All Stars + friends
Wed 25th April 2012 /  7.00pm / £15 – £2
Book tickets online or call the Box Office on 020 7638 8891

The first time in London for seven years for the mighty Afro Cuban All Stars and their leader Juan de Marcos Gonzalez. Juan de Marcos has been a key figure in Cuban music for the last twenty five years first as a founder of Sierra Maestra and then in bringing together the artists who became Buena Vista Social Club and latterly introducing a raft of new Cuban artists as a label boss and impresario. Dubbed “The Quincy Jones of Havana” this is a rare, rare visit for his big band the Afro-Cuban All Stars presenting the past, present and future of the Cuban sound.

Born out of the late-1990s Buena Vista Social Club recording sessions, this mighty big band is devoted to the full range of Cuban music. Led by Juan de Marcos González (formerly of Sierra Maestra), the 15-piece ensemble spans generations and musical styles from rumba to son montuno to bolero.

As the gifted visionary behind the Buena Vista Social Club, the 12-piece ensemble includes the best of three generations of outstanding Cuban musicians and singers. Featuring classic son montuno and danzon, Afro-Cuban jazz, swinging big band guajira, the best of the Timba, bolero and more, the Afro-Cuban All Stars hit the stage with a potent combination of driving percussion, a powerhouse horn section, piano and incomparable vocals.

Wherever they play, from the first note to the final huge chord of their encore, Juan de Marcos & the Afro-Cuban All Stars deliver dazzling virtuosity and a sizzling groove.

Promoted by Como No!

Part of La Linea – The London Latin Music Festival

Barbican Contemporary Music
London’s home to the boldest new jazz, world, folk, contemporary classical, rock, pop & electronic music from across the globe.