Sierra Maestra | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Sierra_Maestra_(Band)_Bardentreffen_2010.JPG) In concert at Nuremberg, Germany, in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Genres | Son |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Past members | Juan de Marcos González Jesús Alemañy José Antonio "Maceo" Rodríguez |
Sierra Maestra are a Cuban band started in 1976. They sought to revive 1920s classic son, which came from the mountain range on the east of Cuba, after which the band was named.
Their members included Juan de Marcos Gonzalez—before he left to create the Afro-Cuban All Stars in 1996—José Antonio "Maceo" Rodríguez,[1] and Jesús Alemañy, who would go on to form the band ¡Cubanismo!, also in 1996.[2][3]
Sierra Maestra performed at the Glastonbury Festival (UK) in 2008.
- ^ Biography of José Antonio "Maceo" Rodríguez by Jason Ankeny at Allmusic website. Retrieved on 8 April 2015
- ^ Press release on Jesús Alemañy & ¡Cubanismo!, courtesy of World Music, Boston & Review by John Swalby (23 March 2000), at AfroCubaWeb. Retrieved on 8 April 2015
- ^ Sleeve notes from ¡Cubanismo! - Malembe, Hannibal HNCD 1411 (1997)