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Havana Masters – Música Floridita Music from Santiago de Cuba

The music on this album is performed by musicians who understand the tradition of son and who are now developing the forms and traditions for the next generation. Santiago de Cuba the capital of eastern Cuba is where son was born and son is also the music of Floridita. The groups on this album have all played at Floridita and have thrilled our audiences with their skill and musicianship. It is they who have inspired this album the music on the CD represents a typical evening at Floridita beginning with instrumentals and boleros before stepping up the tempo to bring you the dance and party atmosphere for which Cuba is famous.
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The Best of Cubadisco

This is a compilation of some of the winners and nominees from this year's Cubadisco, Cuba's most prestigious music awards, with dance floor hits from Havana's hottest dance spots.

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Presagios - Buena Fe

The fourth album form Buena fe Cuba's latin pop sensations shows them yet again fusing the traditional and the new, mixing their trademark trova style with a wide variety of influences from reggae to bossa nova and of course pop rock. The one constant is the exceptional songwriting with das mas and nalgas both world class pop tracks. For more information visit www.buenafecuba.com

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Havana Masters Volume I – Música Floridita

An exclusive compilation CD produced by Steve Brown at Cuba’s famous Egrem studios showcasing a host of talented Cuban musicians.

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Havana Masters Volume II – Música Floridita

This great double album is the most exciting and comprehensive yet from the Havana Masters stable. 28 great tracks from some of Cuba?s best known performers, as well as some of its best emerging talents from Omara and Eliades to Traingulo Oscuro and Buena Fe. It is a breathtaking look at the very best of all of Cuba's different rhythms.

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Havana Masters Volume III – Música Floridita

Led by Raymundo Aragon, Charanga Floriditia is made up of a wide variety of musical talent. This CD is a contemporary take on the dynamic and varied sound that is the foundation of Cuban rhythm. A beautifully gentle CD of Boleros and Son that includes the tracks Tu and Floridita.
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Canto a mi Cuba – Benny More

Known as 'El Barbaro del Ritmo;, Benny More was undoubtly the greatest interpreter of songs Cuba has produced. not only a master of rythm, his phrasing and flexibility enabled him to interpret a wide range of styles including son, guaracha and bolero.

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Canciones Ineditas – Chucho Valdes

With Canciones Ineditas (Unpublished Songs), triple Grammy Award-winning pianist Chucho Valdes showcases a new facet of his much-celebrated work as a songwriter and performer. Long regarded as one of the world’s greatest jazz pianists, Valdes creates here a more personal and intimate music that conveys a sincerity and spirituality that is rarely captured in a studio. Awarded a Latin Grammy, Canciones Ineditas is a truly magical album.

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De Cuba Son – Grandes de la Musica Cubana

Includes names such Omara, Ibrahim, Eliades, Compay. This 16 song collection provides a wondrous journey through the illustrious history of that most Cuban of musical styles, Son. Although recorded at different times, the songs included here are all authentic examples of the genre; with each one displaying the rich lyrical content and elegant grace for which it is famous. De Cuba Son features an all-star line-up of Cuban musicians past and present, including Pio Leyva and Manuel “Puntillita” Licea, as well as Buena Vista Social Club cohorts Omara Portuondo, Ibrahim Ferrer, Compay Segundo, Ruben Gonzalez and Eliades Ochoa.

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Guantanamera – Grandes de la Musica Cubana

Through 16 songs, this CD forms a retrospective of the music that has touched successive generations of Cubans; encapsulating the essence of the overall musical environment that has been the product of the nations radios, televisions, bars, dance-clubs, and home-listening. Music and musical culture form a vital component of Cuba’s collective soul, and is not something that is merely exclusive to Saturday nights. Accordingly, this collection presents classic Cuban musicians performing classic Cuban songs, with contributions coming from the likes of Miguelito Valdes, Celeste Mendoza, Pio Leyva and Benny More. A feature is the much-covered title song ‘Guajira Guantanamera’, which is, fittingly, performed here by the song’s author Joseito Fernandez.

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Habana de Noche – Various artists

This collection brings together 12 vibrant examples of the music that is presently fuelling the dance floors of Cuba. Rich in “tumbaos”, with dynamic structures and voluptuous rhythms, these songs are the offspring of son, guaracha and rumba in all its variants. Music that truly defines what it is to be Cuban!

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Brain Storm – Habana Sax

Habana Sax is one of Cuba’s most exciting contemporary jazz outfits, comprising four impressively talented saxophonists and a drummer. Here they offer up nine intriguing pieces of music that take the Jazz ethos and apply it to a variety of musical genres and influences; including Mambo, Joropo, Disco and Hip-Hop. The band combines traditional musicianship and technical rigour, with a naturalness and improvisational-skill that gives their music a feeling of genuine uniqueness.

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Grandes Exitos – Juan Fornell y los Van Van

Since its inception in 1969, Juan Formell’s Los Van Van has blazed a trail as one of Latin America’s premier dance orchestras. Prolific in its production of music, the group is renowned for embracing new techniques and adapting with the ever-changing musical climate, whilst always remaining committed to its musical roots. This is a compilation of 14 of the very best recordings plucked from the extensive Los Van Van discography, built up over 30 years. Guest appearances come from legendary Cuban musicians Silvio Rodriguez, Omara Portuondo and Elena Burke.

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Pop Caliente – Jovenes Musicos Cubanos

Showcasing the broad spectrum of styles and fusions currently enjoying popularity in contemporary Cuban music, Pop Caliente is a unique collection that demonstrates the incredible richness of Cuba’s pop sound. Each of the 12 artists featured here has its own distinct way of combining the unmistakable influences of Cuba’s musical past with the prevalent styles and genres characterised by the global pop-culture of today. Thus, Triangulo Oscuro, winners of several Havana Rap Festival awards, treat us to their melting pot of Latin rhythms, Hip-Hop and Reggaeton; whilst Buena Fe – Cuba’s highest selling pop act – deliver ballad-driven, pop-rock.

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Que cosas tiene la vida – Pupy y los que son son

One of Cuba’s current shining stars, Pupy has driven Los Que Son Son to become one of the nation’s top dance bands. Renowned for their musical arrangements, the quality of their singers, their explosive rhythms and the originality of their “tumbaos”, Los Que Son Son deliver a modern, 10 track recording that was Egrem’s best selling album of 2003 and won that year’s Best Dance Music Album award.

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Tierra Caliente – Vocalite

A quartet of four truly gifted young singers with a fascinating approach to making music, Vocalite recreate the sound of trumpets, bass guitars, and a whole range of percussion instruments with their voices alone. Performing a cappella over 14 tracks, they offer a sincere and innovative tribute to the culture and beauty of each Cuban province.

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Taicuba Live

A live recording of the extraordinary trio Taicuba. A life recording of the extraordinary trio Taicuba, founded in 1947 that has been resident of the world famous El Floridita Bar in Cuba since their inception.
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Tres Generaciones

A selection of traditional Cuban songs played by a quartet of well-travelled musicians from three different generations.
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