Sierra Maestra (band)
Sierra Maestra | |
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At the Bardentreffen in Nuremberg in 2010 |
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General information | |
Genre (s) | Sun |
founding | 1976 |
Website | http://www.myspace.com/sierramaestra |
Current occupation | |
Percussion , conductor |
Alejandro Suarez |
Yelfris C. Valdés | |
percussion |
Eduardo 'Ñiquito' Rico |
Carlos Puisseaux | |
Eduardo Himely | |
Alberto Virgilio Valdés | |
Tres , guitar |
Emilio Ramos |
Vocals, guitar |
Jesús Bello |
Singing, claves
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Luis Barzaga |
former members | |
Tres, vocals, conductors |
Juan de Marcos González (1976-1996) |
Trumpet |
Jesús Alemañy |
Vocals, guitar |
José Antonio 'Maceo' Rodríguez († November 6, 2005, 52 years old in Copenhagen) |
Trumpet |
Oslén Ceballo Brian |
Sierra Maestra is a Cuban band formed in 1976 dedicated to reviving the classic son of the 1920s. The band was named after the Sierra Maestra mountain range in eastern Cuba, from which the Son originally came and is still active.
Well-known members of the band were Juan de Marcos González (before he switched to Afro-Cuban All Stars and Buena Vista Social Club ) and Jesús Alemañy , the ¡ Cubanismo ! founded.
The band starred in the 2000 film Salsa y Amor .
Discography
- Sonerito, 1987, EGREM
- Grupo Sierra Maestra, 1988, EGREM
- Celeste Mendoza con Sierra Maestra, 1990, EGREM
- Criolla Carabalí, 1992, EGREM
- Son Highlights from Cuba, 1993, WERGO records
- Dundunbanza !, 1994, World Circuit Records
- Con Salon a Cuba, 1994, EGREM
- Viaje A La Semilla, 1994, EGREM
- Tibiri Tabara, 1997, World Circuit Records
- Salsa, 2000, Universal Music
- Rumbero Soy, 2004, Riverboat Records
- Son: soul of a nation. Riverboat. 2005.
- Sonando Ya. World Vill. 2010
Web links
- Sierra Maestra on MySpace Music (English)
- Sierra Maestra at AfroCubaWeb (English)