Sierra Maestra (band)

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Sierra Maestra
At the Bardentreffen in Nuremberg in 2010
At the Bardentreffen in Nuremberg in 2010
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
Bass , guitar , percussion, musical director
 Eduardo Himely
Alberto Virgilio Valdés
Tres , guitar
 Emilio Ramos
Vocals, guitar
 Jesús Bello
Singing, claves
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

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