Irakere

Irakere
Members
Chucho Valdés (piano) Arturo Sandoval(Trumpet) Paquito D'Rivera (alto saxophone and flute) Oscar Valdés (percussion and vocals) Carlos Puerto (bass) Carlos Emilio Morales (guitar) Jorge Varona (trumpet) Tato Alfonso (percussion) Bernardo Garcia (drums) José Luis Cortés Anga Díaz (percussion) Fran Padilla (saxophone) Carlos Averhoff (saxophone)
Past members
Enrique Pla (drums)

Irakere (Yoruba for "vegetation") is a Cuban band founded by Armando de Sequeira Romeu Music Director and composer, and by pianist Chucho Valdés in 1973. They won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording in 1980 with their album Irakere.

The group used a wide array of percussion instruments like batá, abacuá and arará drums, chequerés, erikundis, maracas, claves, cencerros, bongó, tumbadoras, and güiro.

Discography

• 1974: Grupo Irakere
• 1976: Chekere
• 1979: Chekere Son
• 1979: Irakere
• 1980: Irakere II
• 1980: El Coco
• 1980: Cuba Libre (2010 CD reissue on Far Out Recordings)
• 1981: Live in Sweden
• 1983: Calzada Del Cerro
• 1985: Tierra En Trance
• 1986: Catalina
• 1987: The Legendary Irakere in London
• 1989: Homenaje a Beny Moré
• 1991: Great Moments
• 1991: Felicidad
• 1992: Misa Negra
• 1995: Bailando Así
• 1999: Indestructible
• 2001: Pare Cochero

External links

• Discography