Afro-Cuban All Stars

Afro-Cuban All Stars
Juan de Marcos Gonzalez, leader
Background information
Genres
Members
Past members
Websitewww.afrocubanallstarsonline.com

Afro-Cuban All Stars is a Cuban band led by Juan de Marcos González. 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. Members have included Rubén González, Orlando "Cachaíto" López, Ibrahim Ferrer, Raúl Planas, Pío Leyva, Manuel "Puntillita" Licea, Félix Baloy, Yanko Pisaco and more recently Caridad Hierrezuelo and Pedro Calvo.[1]

  1. ^ "Afro-Cuban All Stars cont'd". Archived from the original on 2015-04-07. Retrieved 2015-04-04.