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Septeto Habanero
12+ albums
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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 into septeto). Hernandez din't last long - shortly after his arrival he was replaced by famous Felix Chappotin. Thanks to him today it is difficult to imagine the son without the trumpet. By 1925 the band was invited to New York to record for the prestigious Victor label, records that would become huge hits back in Cuba. The regime of Gerardo Machado brought the first crisis for the soneros - the dictator considered their music subversive and began imprisoning musicians. In one way his actions helped - thanks to him Habanero became more popular when they escaped Machados' clutches. With the vocals of Gerardo Martinez and the trumpet virtuoso Felix Chappotin, Habanero released more and more hit records. In the 1940s and 50s, the band regularly performed live concerts direct from Havana's radio studios. In 1952, vocalist Manolo Fure joined the septeto. In
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