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Irakere | |
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| Origin | Havana, Cuba |
| Genres | Songo, Latin jazz, jazz fusion, Afro-Cuban jazz |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Labels | Areito, Bembe, Columbia, Milestone, Blue Note, Far Out |
| Members | Jorge Luis Valdés Chicoy Irving Michel Acao Basilio Márquez Julio Padrón Adel González Maikel Ante |
| Past members | Chucho Valdés Arturo Sandoval Paquito D'Rivera Anga Díaz Carlos Emilio Morales Carlos Averhoff Carlos del Puerto Oscar Valdés Jorge Varona José Luis Cortés "El Tosco" Bernardo Garcia Enrique Plá Jorge Alfonso "El Niño" Armando Cuervo Carlos Barbón Germán Velazco Juan Munguía José Miguel Crego "El Greco" César López Orlando Valle "Maraca" Adalberto Lara Mayra Caridad Valdés Jorge Reyes Román Filiú Lázaro Alfonso "El Tato" Chuchito Valdés José Miguel Fran Padilla Mario Hernanadez "El Indio" |
Irakere (faux-Yoruba for 'forest')[1] is a Cuban band founded by pianist Chucho Valdés (son of Bebo Valdés) in 1973. They won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording in 1980 with their album Irakere.[2] Irakere were innovative in both Afro-Cuban jazz and Cuban popular dance music. The group used a wide array of percussion instruments like batá, abakuá and arará drums, chequerés, erikundis, maracas, claves, cencerros, bongó, tumbadoras (congas), and güiro.
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