Sierra Maestra - Live in Cuba -

Another act i toured to Australia in the early 90's. Before he formed Buena Vista Social Club in 1996,Juan de Marcos Gonzalez had been performing the traditional Son music of Cuba with his band Sierra Maestra for over twenty years. He brought the original Son masters out of retirement to form the Buena Vista Social Club and with the musical production skills of Ry Cooder and the filmaking genius of Wim Wenders, their tribute to the Son music of the 1920's became a worldwide smash hit. He has since followed on with the Afro Cuban All Stars.

Juan de Marcos González

One of the driving forces behind the Buena Vista Social Club was Juan de Marcos González. Younger than the bulk of the Buena Vista musical family (born in 1954), he nevertheless has a direct lineage to the greatness of the golden era rendered in the film and on the various Buena Vista albums: his father was a vocalist who performed with Arsenio Rodríguez, the legendary band leader The González family lived in the Pueblo Nuevo barrio of Havana, an eminently musical neighborhood- the likes of Chano Pozo, who achieved fame with Dizzy Gillespie's big band in the 40's, and other legends grew up there.

Originally fascinated by American and British rock-forms frowned upon by the Castro regime-he did an about face and established a seminal "traditional" Cuban band, Sierra Maestra, in 1978.Sierra Maestra followed in the footsteps of the septetos of yore. González's stated goal was to keep the torch of great Cuban folk music alive for a younger generation. And alive he kept it. Sierra Maestra has recorded fourteen albums in Cuba, and toured internationally.

González's contribution to Buena Vista Social Club cannot be overstated. While Nick Gold and Ry Cooder arrived in Havana focused on a West African-Cuban guitar-based collaboration, González was gearing up for what he initially conceived as an "all star" album tribute to the golden era greats of Cuban music, the Afro-Cuban All Stars, featuring many of the same musicians who comprise the Buena Vista Social Club. Subsequently, González led the Afro-Cuban All Stars and Rubén González on their European and American tours, and directed the Buena Vista Social Club concerts in Amsterdam and at Carnegie Hall.

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[cdad81]

¿Qué diría Mozart si reviviera y escuchara esta música? Apuesto a que se sorprendería gratamente. La música genial puede adoptar muchas formas.

[LaVozDelCauto]

este si es el verdadero , el original ,grupo Sierra Maestra con la voz de Jose Antonio, que murio muy joven , se nota el cambio en el ritmo del grupo, gracias por este pequeno recuerdo

[cubanero64]

este es el grupo que me inspro a yo ser musico, desde que lo escuche en cuba, me quede pegao, los conoscos a todos,mi estilo es paresido al de ellos lo mio es son puro .

[pelacuyatzis]

@LaVozDelCauto de hecho coincido completamente contigo =) el sierra maestra de ahora no es el mismo U.U ... y la voz de este señor era aun más potente que el actual voalista =)

[TheChipendale]

a maria le gusta la pinga pelaa

[7antooshy]

how can i download this song? I can't find it anywhere

PLEASE HELLLPPPPPP

[BATAKOMANIAKO]

Suban más videos de Sierra Maestra con esta Formación Por fa!!!!!!

[KAIROA]

@dmahora

Este nuevo trompeta, tambienes muy bueno. Gran sustituo de Jesus Alemañys que vive en Londres,

alguien tiene el nombre de este trompeta. Yo considero que es magnifico.

Ademas, hace tiempo que no he escuchado nada de este grupo. todavia sigue vigente...?

[dutchboy108]

Conjo madre, esto es sabor. 

[elvenao17]

Super Musik - toll auch im Film "Salsa y Amor " Kleiner Sänger mit großer Stimme !

[777Riley]

Thanks Mark. Have been looking for this footage of Jose.

Vikki Riley

[dmahora]

Este tema se llama A Maria le gusta (la Pina Pela). De Juan de Marcos.