Afro-Cuban All Stars
Field Hall Presents: Afro-Cuban All Stars
Friday, October 16 @ 8PM | The Donna M. Morris Theater
Saturday, October 17 @ 7:30PM | The Donna M. Morris Theater
Sunday, October 18 @ 2PM | The Donna M. Morris Theater
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“Shaping the future of Cuban music” - The Sunday Times
Cuban musician and bandleader Juan de Marcos González first gained international acclaim for his work with the Grammy-winning Buena Vista Social Club and continues to carry that legacy forward, most recently as a key collaborator on the acclaimed Broadway musical Buena Vista Social Club. The music he performs with the Afro-Cuban All Stars blends classic son montuno, contemporary timba, swinging big-band guajira, jazzy Afro-Cuban danzón, and the rich, rhythmic traditions of abakuá and bolero.
ABOUT JUAN DE MARCOS GONZÀLES
Born in the Pueblo Nuevo barrio of Havana to a musical family, Juan de Marcos González is a Cuban producer, composer, bandleader and actor better known for his albums with Sierra Maestra, Afro-Cuban All Stars, the Buena Vista Social Club series and the films VIVO, Mambo Man, Buena Vista Social Club and Buena Vista Social Club: Adios. His father, Marcos González Mauriz (d March 1990), was a vocalist and rumbero who performed with prominent bandleader Arsenio Rodriguez and other well-known orchestras of the forties and fifties.
González studied popular and tres guitar at the Ignacio Cervantes Conservatory and with maestros Leopoldina Nunez and Vicente “Guyun” Gonzalez. Later took courses on orchestral conduction and contemporary harmony at Goldsmith College, London.
Growing up, González was a fan of American and British rock music before rediscovering his Cuban roots and establishing the first young “traditional” Cuban band, Sierra Maestra, in 1976. González’s stated goal was to keep the torch of Cuban folk music alive for a younger generation.
González became a key member of the Buena Vista Social Club under contract with Nick Gold, of World Circuit Records. Using his knowledge on and contacts in the Cuban music world González created the required line-up, where many of the musicians were old friends of his dad.
When Ry Cooder arrived in Havana for recording, González himself was working an “all stars” album tribute to the golden era greats of Cuban music, the Afro-Cuban All Stars, featuring many of the same musicians who comprise the Buena Vista Social Club. Subsequently, González led this band, The Afro-Cuban All Stars and Ruben Gonzalez’s ensemble on their first European and American tours, including the concerts at Le Carre (Amsterdam), Mexico’s Auditorio Nacional and Carnegie Hall.
González’s work has been nominated 4 times for the GRAMMY awards and won the first Womex Awards.
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