Sierra Maestra are a Cuban band started in 1976. They sought to revive 1920s classic son, which came from the mountain range on the east of Cuba, after which the band was named.
Sierra Maestra | |
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_Bardentreffen_2010.JPG) In concert at Nuremberg, Germany, in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Genres | Son |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Past members | Juan de Marcos González Jesús Alemañy José Antonio "Maceo" Rodríguez |
Their members included Juan de Marcos Gonzalez—before he left to create the Afro-Cuban All Stars in 1996—José Antonio "Maceo" Rodríguez,[1] and Jesús Alemañy, who would go on to form the band ¡Cubanismo!, also in 1996.[2][3]
Sierra Maestra performed at the Glastonbury Festival (UK) in 2008.
Discography
edit- Con Sabor a Cuba (1994)[4]
- ¡dundunbanza! (1994)[5]
- El Guanajo Relleno (1995)[6]
- Tibiri Tabara (1997)[7][8]
- Rumbero Soy (2002)[8][9]
- Son: Soul Of A Nation (2005)[8][10]
- Contributing artist
References
edit- ^ Biography of José Antonio "Maceo" Rodríguez by Jason Ankeny at Allmusic website. Retrieved on 8 April 2015
- ^ Press release on Jesús Alemañy & ¡Cubanismo!, courtesy of World Music, Boston & Review by John Swalby (23 March 2000), at AfroCubaWeb. Retrieved on 8 April 2015
- ^ Sleeve notes from ¡Cubanismo! - Malembe, Hannibal HNCD 1411 (1997)
- ^ Sleeve notes from Sierra Maestra - Con Sabor a Cuba, Egrem CD 0084, 1994.
- ^ Sleeve notes from Sierra Maestra - ¡dundunbanza!, World Circuit WCD 041, 1994.
- ^ Sleeve notes from Sierra Maestra - El Guanajo Relleno, Spartacus 22305, 1995.
- ^ Sleeve notes from Sierra Maestra - Tibiri Tabara, World Circuit WCD 051, 1997.
- ^ a b c Sierra Maestra biography. Archived 21 November 2008. Retrieved on 14 October 2006
- ^ Sleeve notes from Sierra Maestra - Rumbero Soy, World Circuit Network TUG CD 1027, 2002.
- ^ Sleeve notes from Sierra Maestra - Soul of a Nation, World Circuit Network TUG CD 1039, 2005.
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