Afro-Cuban All Stars: Absolutely Live II

by Chris M. Slawecki
January 4, 2018

You can find many groups who call themselves “Afro-Cuban All Stars." But few have the pedigree of this ensemble led by vocalist Juan de Marcos, co-architect of the legendary Cuban roots Buena Vista Social Club sessions (1997, Nonesuch/Elektra) and dubbed by Downbeat as “the Quincy Jones of Cuban music." Marcos' first new music in six years comprises highlights from the All-Stars' engagement at an international music festival in Guanajuato (Mexico); this CD provides the audio companion to the DVD of ...

Afro-Cuban All Stars: Spring U.S. Tour Dates

Source: JamBase
February 5, 2011

TOUR STARTS MARCH 24 IN NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY The Afro-Cuban All Stars are bringing their sounds to the West Coast and Hawaii this Spring. Juan de Marcos, the same man behind Buena Vista Social Club, has done it again. Take a look at the documentary below. TOUR DATES

03/24/11 Thu State Theatre New Brunswick, NJ 03/25/11 Fri Ridgefield Playhouse Ridgefield, CT 03/26/11 Sat The Concert Hall New York, NY 04/01/11 Fri Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 04/02/11 Sat Variety Playhouse ...
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Fiesta Cubana with Los Van Van and Afro-Cuban All-Stars, Followed by Ben Harper and Relentless7!

Source: Michael Ricci
July 11, 2009

30th anniversary Rio Tinto Alcan Closing Event, Sunday, July 12, 7 p.m. Fiesta Cubana with Los Van Van and Afro-Cuban All-Stars, followed by Ben Harper & Relentless7! Montreal - Closing out an amazing 30th edition with a big bang, the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal invites fans to a festive, technicolour Rio Tinto Alcan 30th Anniversary Closing Event, this Sunday. The Rio Tinto Alcan stage (formerly the main stage facing the Place des Arts forecourt) lights up at 7 ...
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A Mind-Blowing Free Double Bill: Fiesta Cubana with Los Van Van and Afro-Cuban All-Stars, Followed by Ben Harper and Relentless7!

Source: Michael Ricci
June 5, 2009

A very special 30th anniversary Rio Tinto Alcan Closing Event Sunday, July 12, 7 p.m. A mind-blowing free double bill: Fiesta Cubana with Los Van Van and Afro-Cuban All-Stars, followed by Ben Harper & Relentless7! Montreal, Thursday, June 4, 2009 - Closing out an amazing 30th edition with a big bang, the Festival International de Jazz de Montral invites fans to a festive, technicolour Rio Tinto Alcan 30th Anniversary Closing Event on Sunday, July 12. The Rio Tinto ...
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Afro Cuban All Stars Tour!

Source: All About Jazz
December 16, 2008

A secret satellite. A flying piano. A Cuban maestro who combines the musical sixth sense of Quincy Jones with the international savvy of James Bond. These are the stories behind the US return of Cuban music after half a decade, thanks to the Juan de Marcos & Afro-Cuban All-Stars national tour.

Cuba's unique, addictive sounds come to over forty cities including Berkeley, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, Seattle, Tampa, and Washington, among dozens in between.

The man behind ...
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