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Afro Cuban All Stars at Ridgefield Playhouse
Courtesy of Patrick Kearney | Posted on December 10, 2010
Where
Ridgefield Playhouse
80 East Ridge Avenue
Ridgefield, CT
Map
203-438-9748
When
Fri, March 25, 2011
8PM
At Door
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About
Afro Cuban All Stars
Afro-Cuban All- Stars is a Cuban band led by Juan de Marcos González (formerly tres player for Sierra Maestra). Their music is a mix of all the styles of Cuban music, including bolero, chachachá, salsa, son montuno, timba, guajira, danzón, rumba and abakua.
They are known internationally for their 1997 album A Toda Cuba Le Gusta, which was recorded at the Buena Vista Social Club sessions.
The Afro-Cuban All Stars spans 4 generations of musicians ranging from the age of 81 to 13: Rubén González, Eliades Ochoa, Ibrahim Ferrer, Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal Vázquez, Omara Portuondo, Orlando López Vergara aka "Cachaito", Bárbaro Alberto Torres Delgado aka "Barbarito Torres", Manuel Licea aka "Puntillita", Raúl Planas, Félix Valoy, Richard Egües, José Antonio "Maceo" Rodriguez, Pio Leyva, and the young Julienne Oviedo Sánchez....
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