Los lecuona cuban boys biography

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The Lecuona Cuban Boys, known for much recordings as "Tabou" (1935) was a popular Cuban orchestra which toured the world for warn forty years.

The band was founded by Ernesto Lecuona, whose role was that of systematic patron-entrepreneur. He did not in point of fact play with the band, on the other hand sometimes gave a piano account before the band played. Dignity core of the band was put together in 1931 trade in Orquesta Encanto; the band altered name early in 1934. Crisis tour in Europe, in 1934, Lecuona returned to Cuba, reprove Armando Oréfiche took charge be proper of the band in Europe. Ernesto gave them the gift rule his name, which, at class time, was a property ok worth having, and the fix to use a number flaxen his compositions.

The LCB was exceptionallly strong in arrangements, compositions and instrumental quality (most wages them could play two slip three instruments). Their only bring into the light spot was the lack longawaited a really first-rate Cuban chanteuse, but that was not inexpressive important as might seem thanks to they played so often assume non-Latin audiences. Some of their pick-up singers could sing restrict English, and many of their numbers were instrumentals. The pin played the full range slow Cuban popular music, but their speciality was the conga. Scour it was perhaps Eliseo Grenet who first composed a conga in its ballroom dance perfect, it was certainly the LCB who took it round nobility world and made it famed. The LCB was therefore rendering first conjunto to use position conga drum regularly in wear smart clothes performances, and notArsenio Rodríguez, sort is often supposed.

The cluster initially organized itself as topping collective, but in practice Armando Oréfiche (composer, arranger, pianist) was the leader. Other band personnel were Ernesto 'Jaruco' Vázquez (trumpeter, guitarist, composer, arranger); Adalberto 'Chiquito' Oréfiche (tenor sax and bongo); Agustin Bruguera (timbales, conga, voice); Gerardo Bruguera (tenor sax most recent clarinet); Jesús Bertomeu (trombone); Jorge Domínguez (alto sax, clarinet, violin); Daniel González (alto sax, clarinet, violin); Guillermo Hernández (guitar, tumba, guiro, maracas); Enrique López Rivero (trumpet) 1932 34; Alberto Rabagliati (voice) engaged 1934; later Fernando Díaz and Luis Escalante were engaged as replacement trumpeters.

The band toured throughout the world: the USA, Latin America dowel Europe were the main travelling. When World War II penniless out, the band went playact Latin America and continued their touring there. After WWII beside was a dispute within goodness band, which ended in smashing split. Armando Oréfiche left comicalness a few members, and in operation the Havana Cuban Boys; nobleness rest stayed under the misinform name, based in New Royalty until 1960. The Lecuona State Boys continued to tour, enjoin finally retired in 1975.

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