Sierra Maestra

Sierra Maestra
Formed: 1976 in Havana, Cuba
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Genre: Charanga
Styles: Son, Modern Son
Group Members: Alberto Valdés, Daniel Ramos, Carlos González, José Antonio Rodr..., Juan de Marcos Go..., Carlos Puisseaux, Luis Barzaga, Alejandro Suárez, ...View All
Biography: Havana-based group Sierra Maestra is one of the foremost bands performing the Cuban son style, which enjoyed its height of popularity in the '20s and '30s. Though son experienced significant revival and renewed international interest thanks to the late-'90s Buena Vista Social Club phenomenon, Sierra ...Read full biography
Rumbero Soy
Released: 2002
Label: World Music Network
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Rumbero Soy is the sound of a band playing as if they're having the time of their lives. The joy of the French sessions for this album comes across in every note, where the passion is almost tactile. For ...Read full review
Viaje a la Semilla
Released: 2001
Label: Egrem
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With the revitalization of interest in Cuban music over the course of the last five years, recent converts interested in going beyond the skin deep could easily become frustrated in their search. But despair ...Read full review
More Sierra Maestra albums: Main Albums (13), Compilations (1)
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