Mamborama   “El Yuma” is Cuban slang for the United States. For Mamborama’s second album, Grammy-nominated producer/songwriter Bill Wolfer traveled between “El Yuma” and Havana, Cuba to record with three different configurations of all star Cuban musicians. Some of the finest Cuban musicians in the world come together on this album to create a fiery blend of Timba, Son, and Salsa spiced with American R&B and Jazz... Lázaro Valdés   Explosive powerhose and highly percussive Latin jazz led by young virtuoso pianist Lázaro Valdés of the Cuban Valdés dynasty Latin jazz fans, is a monster roller coaster that should not be missed. On "Carcasés a Bobby," one of the best tracks, bassist Osmany Diaz Gil and drummer Rodney Barreto have redefined their instruments. Klimax   The long awaited new production from KLIMAX will now be released on the label Cuba Chevere Musikproduktionen based in Berlin Germany... Doris Lavín   Beautiful vocals, reminiscent of Celia Cruz, more killer Cuban salsa, son, and a touch of timba. Doris Lavín, comes from the province of Matanzas, known as the “cradle of the Rumba” Since she was a young girl she received the influence of the rhythm, the flavor and musical color which comes from the largest island in the Antillies.   Chispa y Los Cómplices   Chispa y los Cómplices present with "¿Qué le pasa a mi negrá?" the orchestras second release on the record label Cuba Chévere Musikproduktionen. The success story of this young orchestra was honoured in the year 2000 with the award, given from the Instituto de la Musica, from Cuba, for the "Orquesta Nobel màs Popular" (the most popular new orchestra)...   Aramis Galindo   Aramis Galindo and his thirteen piece Orchestra present not just any old Cuban Son. He is modern, smooth and elegant, with his view fixed on Cuba’s musical history. With such energy and »Candela« (Fire) it is not possible to sit still for too long!   SON CANDELA Adalberto Avila "Candela ", as he is known in Cuban musical circles, is a natural sonero who has been able to agglutinate with his bass , arrangements, and compositions to a group of young and talented musicians that are trying to win a place in the current Cuban music scene...   FIEBRE LATINA   FIEBRE LATINA , directed by Javier Verdugo Salazar , is a group that has the sonority of an urban group from the Caribbean area firmly based in the whole Cuban and Afro-Cuban culture. Making a study of the world market, the group has taken to a style eminently salsero, with different colours, looking at lives, complex solutions and being daring in their intent of "to make calm but not silly salsa " and also taking the implicit flavor and energy of Cuba...   Bakuleyé   Bakuleyé means in the language of the Yorubá religion: a cane that comes to wake up the deities in the vault. However if we see this in an abstract form we realize that this proverbial "cane " was taken by a group of Havanans to wake up popular Cuban music...     Chispa y Los Cómplices   A talented musician, as well as arranging and composing music, Ignacio R. Cervantes (El Chispa) is director of the band LOS COMPLICES I.R.C. 'El Chispa' is a descendant of the great pianist and composer Ignacio Cervantes Kawanagh who had a decisive influence on the history of Cuban music...