¡Cubanismo! takes you on a journey to the dancing heart of Latin music. This 15-piece orchestra of Cuban all-stars showcases the bright tropical blasts of Cuba's hottest dance music. The leader of ¡Cubanismo!, Jesús Alemañy, was a trumpeter for Sierra Maestra, one of Cuba's leading son groups, from the age of 15. Now residing in London, Alemañy immerses the listener in sweet dance sessions full of swaggering horn charts and wild polyrhythms that recall the vintage big-band son sound. The orchestra is filled with the likes of Irakere veteran flutist Orlando "Maracas" Valle; saxophonist Yosvany Terry from Los Terry, his family's Afro-Cuban group; the great Cuban bassist Carlos del Puerto; and tres player Pancho Amat. The all-star percussion lineup boasts the venerable "Tata" Güines and Roberto Vizcaino on tumbadoras (conga drums) and the always inventive timbalero Emilio del Monte.
Led by Jesús Alemañy, a trumpeter for the legendary Son group Sierra Maestra from the age of 15, the group began as a recording project. The subsequent eponymous album became one of the Latin crossover albums of the ‘90s and made the Top Ten Lists of Billboard, Latin Beat and Afro-pop Worldwide. The Grammy-nominated ¡Cubanismo! has since recorded 7 albums while touring more than 50 countries worldwide.
Along with Alemañy, ¡Cubanismo! are Irakere veteran flutist Orlando "Maracas" Valle; saxophonist Yosvany Terry from Los Terry, his family's Afro-Cuban group; the great Cuban bassist Carlos del Puerto; and tres player Pancho Amat. The all-star percussion lineup boasts the venerable "Tata" Güines and Roberto Vizcaino on tumbadoras (conga drums) and the always inventive timbalero Emilio del Monte.
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