Sexteto Septeto HABANERO | en

Since Carel Kraayenhof created Sexteto Canyengue in 1988, they became one of the trendsetting tango representatives in Europe. Thanks to the respect and help from the famous tangueros like Astor Piazolla and Osvaldo Pugliese, the love for the Argentines and their tango and the passion to make this music, Sexteto Canyengue is respected all over the world. With the six members of Sexteto Canyengue, dancers and special guests from Argentina the unique sounds of an orquesta tipica - the big band tango tradition from the 40-ties - comes alive. The passion for the tango from all the musicians in one...

The Septeto Santiaguero is one of the traditional music peaks in Santiago de Cuba nowadays. They have an overwhelming show and nobody dares to question their leadership in Cuban Orient. A lot of younger groups from Colombia to Miami perform their songs and also imitate their choreographies. One of their advantages are the three solo singers, who present a great variety of vocal resources. Their strongest point are the guarachas, always funny, a bit hot, and with “montunos” (lively rhythm variations on the original score) that make the dance something irresistible. Five albums recorded with Nubenegra show how the top...

Septeto Nacional (National Septet), or the Septeto Nacional de Ignacio Piñeiro, is a group credited with expanding the Son (music) musical style after Arsenio Rodríguez hits. It added the trumpet to percussion, vocals, and strings. The group started as a sextet in 1927 in Central Havana. In 1929 it played at the World Exposition in Sevilla, and in 1933, it was invited to the "Century of Progress" World Exposition in Chicago. In the same year, Lázaro Herrera took over the group when Ignacio Piñeiro left it for financial reasons - despite their success the musicians earned very little. The group...

Many musicologists consider this band as the most genuine exponent of the Cuban Son as well as one of the greatest interpreters of traditional Cuban music. At the beginning, when the band was formed in 1920 'septeto' was in truth a 'sexteto'. The group was formed by Guillermo Castillo, Felipe Nery Cabrera and Gerardo Martinez. Current leader, German Pedro Ibanez says that the only difference in their present music is that now they have microphones :) In 1927 the Habanero were the first ones to incorporate brass into their lineup, when their trumpeter, Enrique Hernandez, joined the band (making it...