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Jazz Band Sagua 1920s. The Cuban Jazz Band was founded in 1922 by Jaime Prats in Havana. The personnel included his son Rodrigo Prats on violin, the great flautist Alberto Socarrás on flute and saxophone and Pucho Jiménez on slide trombone. The line-up would probably have included double bass, kit drum, banjo, cornet at least.
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Afro-Cuban jazz is the earliest form of Latin jazz and mixes Afro-Cuban clave-based rhythms with jazz harmonies and techniques of improvisation. Afro-Cuban jazz first emerged in the early 1940s, with the Cuban musicians Mario Bauza and Frank Grillo "Machito" in the band Machito and his Afro-Cubans, based in New York City.
Further European tours were undertaken using the band name "Machito and his Salsa Big Band", and Machito's daughter Paula Grillo carried female lead vocals, stepping into Graciela's shoes. [26] When the band appeared in London in February 1982, they accepted long-term engagements, making London their "home base". [26]
A marímbula, the "bass" instrument used by changüí ensembles. Some groups used the more rudimentary jug known as botija or botijuela.. Although the history of Cuban music dates back to the 16th century, the son is a relatively recent musical invention whose precursors emerged in the mid-to-late 19th century.
Pages in category "Cuban bandleaders" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Juan de Dios Alfonso;
Jesse A. Fernández (1925–1986), Cuban-born French artist, photographer, and photojournalist; Teresita Fernández (born 1968), American artist of Cuban descent, known for public sculptures; Miguel Fleitas, (born 1956), Cuban-born American visual artist, photographer, and film director; Jose Emilio Fuentes Fonseca, (born 1974), Cuban outsider ...
The Sexteto Habanero was a Cuban son sextet founded in 1920 in Havana. It played an important part in the early history of the genre, contributing to its popularization all around Cuba. In 1927, the band incorporated a cornet player becoming the Septeto Habanero. Although most original members left in the 1930s, the band has continued to ...