With its vast musical inheritance, Cuba displays an amazing variety of genres and styles. And no other group on the island has been as universal and as consistently successful as the Septeto Nacional de Cuba.
Considered by many the flagship of Cuban traditional music, the septet was founded in 1927 by Ignacio Piñeiro Martínez, "The Poet of Son". During its long life, the band has included many of the biggest names of Cuban music, such as Abelardo Barroso, Miguelito Valdés, Bienvenido Granda and Carlos Embale.
Septeto Nacional de Cuba’s 3rd and 4th generation members take the torch further, maintaining the elegant and acoustic rumba sound while also incorporating contemporary harmonization, as well as broadening the rhythmic concept, and performing a range of Cuban hits. Their fall 2010 album “Sin Rumba No Hay Son” was released worldwide through World Village Records.
AUDIO:
La Mulata Rumbera - 3:36
¡Sin Rumba No Hay Son! - 2010 - World Village
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En Tus Ojos Yo Veo - 3:38
¡Sin Rumba No Hay Son! - 2010 - World Village
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Recapacita - 3:39
¡Sin Rumba No Hay Son! - 2010 - World Village
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VIDEO:
Bailar from show Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga, CA, 2011
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