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Afro-Cuban All Stars
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User rating:
30 Ratings
Rate this artist:
Genre:
Jazz
,
World
Group Members:
Pío Leyva
,
Omara Portuondo
,
Rubén González
,
Orlando "Cachaito...
,
Eliades Ochoa
,
Richard Egües
,
Manuel "El Guajir...
,
Félix Valoy
,
Julienne
...See All
Group Members:
Pío Leyva
,
Omara Portuondo
,
Rubén González
,
Orlando "Cachaito...
,
Eliades Ochoa
,
Richard Egües
,
Manuel "El Guajir...
,
Félix Valoy
,
Julienne Oviedo S...
,
Ricardo Muñoz
,
Ibrahim Ferrer
,
Raúl Planas
,
Juan de Marcos Go...
,
Barbarito Torres
,
Manuel "Puntillit...
,
José Antonio "Mac...
...Close
Biography:
Directed by ex-
Sierra Maestra
drummer
Juan De Marcos Gonzalez
,
the Afro-Cuban All Stars
have been essential to the growing worldwide popularity of Afro-Cuban music. Their 1997 album,
A Toda Cuba Le Gusta
, was the first to be recorded during the now-legendary
Buena Vista Social Club
sessions. A multi-generational
...Read full biography
Key Albums
See all albums (6)
A Toda Cuba Le Gusta
Released:
1997
Label:
Nonesuch
Critics' Rating:
A lively, spontaneous record that manages to sound both relaxed and forceful at the same time,
A Toda Cuba Le Gusta
shows off the talents of many of Cuba's elder statesmen of Afro-Cuban jazz. Over gently
...Read full review
Step Forward
Released:
2005
Label:
Globe Star
Critics' Rating:
The Afro-Cuban All Stars
are back with a bold new statement for the future. They look boldly toward the horizon with their fourth release,
Step Forward: The Next Generation
. As the best-publicized "multi-generational"
...Read full review
More Afro Cuban All Stars albums:
Main Albums (5)
,
DVD/Video (1)
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