Septeto Nacional with very special guest Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros on Trumpet
- When
- Event has passed (Mon Sep 13, 2010 - Thu Sep 16, 2010)
- Cost
- $18 - $26
- Tags
- Latin Music, Music
Description
Septeto Nacional Ignacio Piñeiro are paragon interpreters of son, Cuba’s national music genre par excellence. Decades before the Buena Vista Social Club, the septet performed the compositions of its namesake, transforming them into international standards of the son tradition.Septeto Nacional, was formed in 1927 by the first superstar of Cuban son, Ignacio Piñeiro. Born and raised in the working class Havana neighborhood of Pueblo Nuevo, Piñeiro epitomized the urban sonero. He started out as a brilliant rumbero, and he was a well-known akpón or lead vocalist of the santería chant tradition.
More Info
- Link
- http://www.yoshis.com
- Call
- 415-655-5600 (Box Office)
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