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Traditionally played with tres (guitar), contrabass, bongos and claves (wooden sticks that set the circular rhythm) the son of Cuba was popularized by the likes of Ignacio Pineiro, who had an hit with Echale Salsita (1929), and Miguel Matamores.
Charangas of the golden age include: Orquesta Neno Gonzalez (1926), Orquesta Belisario Lopez (1928), Orquesta de Cheo Belen Puig (1934), Orquesta Aragon (1939), Orquesta America (1942).
In the 1930s, Spanish-Cuban bandleader Xavier Cugat (who formed the Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra in 1935) was for Latin music what the Beatles were for rock music: his orchestra created the commercial version of Latin music (largely devoid of artistic value but hugely popular) for the western masses.
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With Celia Cruz, Willie Colón, Papo Lucca, Ismael Quintana, Adalberto Santiago, Bobby Valentin, Roberto Roena, Johnny Pacheco, Larry Harlow, Lewis Kahn, Cheo Feliciano, Ismael Miranda, Yomo Toro, Nicky Marrero, Alfredo De La Fé, Reynaldo Jorge, Eddie Montalvo, Andy Montañez and many others.
The vast scope of Latin jazz is spanned in this diverse mix of approaches to the genre.
Early Cubop selections from Machito and his Afrocubans through the complex polyrhythms of Jerry Gonzalez and the Fort Apache band are offered here.
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