Irakere

From the excellent WB series "Cuba Classics - New Directions In Cuban Music", this album contains 12 original songs from the period 1987-1992 with artists like Irakere, Los Van Van, Carlos Varela and others. You will find a lovely booklet scanned with detailed information about the songs, the artists and the new directions of the Cuban music.

Putumayo's all-time best-selling CD. The beautiful melodies and exotic rhythms of Cuban son are guaranteed to have you dancing the night away. On "Cuba", Putumayo's main focus is on salseros who were active in Cuba in the '70s, '80s, and '90s. Enjoy great artists like Irakere, Todos Estrellas, Sierra Maestra and others in a happy rhythmic parade. A 'must-have' putumayo gem.

Cuba: Music and Revolution: Culture Clash in Havana: Experiments in Latin Music 1975-85 Vol. 1 is a new album compiled by Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker (Soul Jazz Records) that explores the many new styles that emerged in Cuba in the 1970s as Jazz, Funk, Brazilian Tropicalia and even Disco mixed together with Latin and Salsa on the island as Cuban artists experimented with new musical forms created in the unique socialist state. The music on this album features legendary Cuban groups such as Irakere, Los Van Van and Pablo Milanés as well as a host of lesser known artists such as the radical Grupo De Experimentación, Juan Pablo Torres and Algo Nuevo, Grupo Monumental and Orquesta Ritmo Oriental, groups whose names remain largely unknown and much of whose music has never been heard outside of Cuba. This album is released in conjunction with Egrem, the Cuban state record company.

Crazy About The Mambo contains the definitive Artists & Latin, Bossa Nova. The Best hits from Irakere, Beny More, Adalberto, Orquesta Aragon and many more.

54 brilliant tracks across 3 CDs with a focus on 50s, 60s and 70s music and featuring icons such as Perez Prado, Beny Moré and Irakere. Packaged in an attractive fold out card digipack.

A beautiful musical journey with soul touching melodies and rhythms. From Montserrat Caballe to the unforgettable troubadour Lucio Dalla, from the melancholy of Astor's Piazzola bandoneon to the old napolitan tune Luna Rossa and from the Cuban passion of Irakere and Celina Gonzales to the inspiring Lennon's hymn Imagine, here with the charismatic Joan Baez, enjoy a unique musical experience in lossless.

Presenting 3CDs from the best Cuban music catalogue in the world! We've selected over three hours of classic tracks from Cuba's largest record label, Egrem; the authentic gems from the original artists including Compay Segundo, Omara Portuondo, Rubén González, Ibrahim Ferrer, Beny More and many, many more… Comes in a special edition collectors' tin box.