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Irakere

Latin

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Dile a Catalina (Remasterizado)Irakere
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Bacalao con PanIrakere
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Bacalao Con PanIrakere
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Tres palabrasIrakere & Chucho Valdés
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Canción de la TardeChucho Valdés & Irakere
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Chequere SonIrakere
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BolivianaIrakere
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Calzada del CerroIrakere
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More albums from Irakere

Listen to Groupo Irakere by Irakere
ALBUMGroupo IrakereIrakere
Listen to Recital en Teatro 12 y 23 by Irakere
ALBUMRecital en Teatro 12 y 23Irakere
Listen to Seleccion De Exitos 1973-1979, Vol. 2 by Irakere
ALBUMSeleccion De Exitos 1973-1979, Vol. 2Irakere
Listen to Alma mia by Chucho Valdés & Irakere
ALBUMAlma miaChucho Valdés & Irakere
Listen to Jazzcuba, Vol. 5: Irakere by Irakere
ALBUMJazzcuba, Vol. 5: IrakereIrakere
Listen to Irakere 30 Años (Remasterizado) by Irakere
ALBUMIrakere 30 Años (Remasterizado)Irakere
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ALBUMBabalu AyéChucho Valdés & Irakere
Listen to Para Bailar son los Irakere by Irakere
ALBUMPara Bailar son los IrakereIrakere
Listen to Afrocubanismo Live! by Chucho Valdés & Irakere
ALBUMAfrocubanismo Live!Chucho Valdés & Irakere
Listen to Inesquecíveis Boleros, 2ª Edição by Chucho Valdés & Irakere
ALBUMInesquecíveis Boleros, 2ª EdiçãoChucho Valdés & Irakere
Listen to Felicidad by Irakere
ALBUMFelicidadIrakere
Listen to Bailando Así by Irakere
ALBUMBailando AsíIrakere
Listen to Colección Irakere, Vol. 8 (Remasterizado) by Chucho Valdés & Irakere
ALBUMColección Irakere, Vol. 8 (Remasterizado)Chucho Valdés & Irakere
Listen to Irakere: Misa Negra by Irakere
ALBUMIrakere: Misa NegraIrakere
Listen to 30 Años de Exitos by Chucho Valdés & Irakere
ALBUM30 Años de ExitosChucho Valdés & Irakere
Listen to Irakere Y Son by Irakere
ALBUMIrakere Y SonIrakere

About Irakere

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Hometown
Havana, Cuba
Formed
1973
Genre
Latin
Irakere was inarguably one of the most important groups in Latin jazz and Cuban music history. Its eclectic, often experimental approach employed traditional percussion instruments -- bata drums, güiro, claves, maracas, bongos, congas, cowbells, and erikundis, alongside brass, reeds, winds, electric keyboards, bass, and guitars -- to wed traditional Afro-Cuban folkloric sounds from Yoruba, Abakua, and Arara traditions with jazz, rock, and funk. 1975's Grupo Irakere quickly won fans at home. They recorded 1979's Irakere on Columbia and Chekeré Son on Japan's JVC, spreading their fame across the globe. Between 1975 and 1991, Irakere issued at least one recording annually. After a four-year break, they released 1995's Bailando Asi and resumed annual releases through 2001's Pare Cochero; they continued performing and touring occasionally for a decade. In 2023. Mr. Bongo began reissuing the band's early catalog as part of its Cuban Classics series.
Members of Irakere include, or have included, Arturo Sandoval, Chucho Valdés, Paquito D'Rivera and more.

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