Sierra Maestra

The group Sierra Maestra, formerly headed up by Juan d'Marcos Gonzales, is an outstanding nine-piece son band from Havana. They are one of the finest and most popular musical ensembles performing in the Spanish Caribbean today. They were the first group, and remain the best, to play in the old-style son line-up: tres, guitar, trumpet, bongo, güiro and vocals – as during the great days of the 1920s and '30s. They have been the pioneers in reviving this style for new generations and re-introducing it into the Cuban mainstream. They continue to be popular world-wide at festivals such as Womad.

Visit Sierra Maestra's website

Listen to a couple of tracks from their latest release:
Camina (mp3)
Remix of Rumbero Soy (mp3)