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Yoruba Andabo

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Yoruba Andabo
OriginHavana, Cuba
GenresRumba
Years active1981–present
Past membersPancho Quinto

Yoruba Andabo is a Cuban rumba ensemble founded in 1981 by conga drummer Pancho Quinto.[1] It evolved from an amateur group known as Guaguancó Marítimo Portuario, established in 1961 in the docks of Havana.[1][2] Together with Los Chinitos, Yoruba Andabo is one of the leading exponents of the guarapachangueo style of Cuban rumba, which incorporated Quinto's rhythmic ideas for batá and cajón (wooden box).[2]

Yoruba Andabo's popularity increased throughout the 1980s, gaining exposure with the 1986 documentary El país de los oricha.[3] The band gained international attention after their involvement in Jane Bunnett's album Spirits of Havana (recorded in 1991 and released in 1993), which was followed by the release of their 1993 album El callejón de los rumberos in North America in 1996.[3] In 1995 they recorded Aché IV with Merceditas Valdés.

Around 1997 Quinto left Yoruba Andabo to record his first solo album En el solar la cueva del humo and continued collaborating with Jane Bunnett and other artists until his death in 2005. Meanwhile, Yoruba Andabo continued performing and making recordings. In 2005, they released Rumba en la Habana. Their latest albums are El espíritu de la rumba (2013), Soy de la tierra brava (2016)[4] and Seguimos sonando (2021).[5]

Members

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Period Members Performances
1960s – 70s
  • Juan Campos "Chan" – singer
  • Calixto Callava – singer
  • Miguel Chappottín – singer
  • Pancho Quinto – drummer
  • Jacinto Scull "Chori" – drummer
  • amateur gigs as Grupo Marítimo Portuario Zona 5[6]
1981
  • Juan Campos "Chan" – singer
  • Calixto Callava – singer
  • Guillermo Triana "El Negro" – singer
  • Pedro Fariñas – singer
  • Pancho Quinto – drummer
  • Jacinto Scull "Chori" – drummer
  • Justo Marino García – drummer
  • Julio César Lemoine "El Gordo" – drummer
  • "El Quimbo" – drummer
  • first professional gig, unnamed group[1]
1982 – 1989
  • Geovani del Pino – director, singer, percussionist
  • Juan Campos "Chan" – singer
  • Calixto Callava – singer
  • Guillermo Triana "El Negro" – singer
  • Pedro Fariñas – singer
  • Rolando Rodríguez "Malanga" – arranger, singer, percussionist
  • Pancho Quinto – drummer
  • Jacinto Scull "Chori" – drummer
  • Justo Marino García – drummer
  • Orlando Lage "Palito" – drummer
  • Ricardo Campos "Siqui" – drummer
  • residence at Peña del Ambia in Havana
  • gigs as Yoruba Andabo from 1985
  • Cajones bullangueros album recorded at EICTV in summer 1989 (unpublished)[7]
1990 – 1996
  • Geovani del Pino – director, singer, percussionist
  • Juan Campos "Chan" – singer
  • Miguel Chappottín – singer
  • Rolando Rodríguez "Malanga" – arranger, singer, percussionist
  • Pancho Quinto – drummer
  • Jacinto Scull "Chori" – drummer
  • Justo Marino García – drummer
  • Orlando Lage "Palito" – drummer
  • Ricardo Campos "Siqui" – drummer
  • Román Díaz – drummer
  • Spirits of Havana album recorded with Jane Bunnett in Havana in 1991
  • El callejón de los rumberos album recorded in Havana in August 1993
  • Aché IV album recorded with Merceditas Valdés in Havana in 1995
1997
  • Geovani del Pino – director, singer, percussionist
  • Juan Campos "Chan" – singer
  • Miguel Chappottín – singer
  • Jesús Peñalver "Cusito" – singer
  • Rolando Rodríguez "Malanga" – arranger, singer, percussionist
  • Justo Marino García – drummer
  • Orlando Lage "Palito" – drummer
  • Román Díaz – drummer
  • Agustín Banguela "Chinchilla" – drummer
  • Del Yoruba al son album recorded in Havana in 1997
2004
  • Geovani del Pino – director, singer, percussionist
  • Juan Campos "Chan" – singer
  • Miguel Chappottín – singer
  • Regla Monet – singer
  • Felipe Abreu – singer
  • Orlando Lage "Palito" – drummer
  • Julio César Lemoine "El Gordo" – drummer
  • Juan Carlos Sierra – drummer
  • Pedro Isidro Medina – drummer
  • Francisco Queralta – drummer
  • Rumba en La Habana CD/DVD recorded in Havana in 2004
2008
  • Geovani del Pino – director, singer, percussionist
  • Juan Campos "Chan" – singer
  • Regla Monet – singer
  • Jorge Armando de Armas – singer
  • Ronald González – singer
  • Demián Díaz – singer
  • Julio César Lemoine "El Gordo" – drummer
  • Adonis Panter – drummer
  • Héctor Oviedo – drummer
  • Michel Herrera – drummer
  • Gilberto Wiliam Ramos – drummer
2011
  • Geovani del Pino – director, singer, percussionist
  • Juan Campos "Chan" – singer
  • Regla Monet – singer
  • Ronald González – singer
  • Orlando Lage "Palito" – drummer
  • Julio César Lemoine "El Gordo" – drummer
  • Adonis Panter – drummer
  • Michel Herrera – drummer
  • Francisco Queralta – drummer
2012
  • Geovani del Pino – director, singer, percussionist
  • Juan Campos "Chan" – singer
  • Regla Monet – singer
  • Ronald González – singer
  • Demián Díaz – singer
  • Felipe Abreu – singer
  • Orlando Lage "Palito" – drummer
  • Julio César Lemoine "El Gordo" – drummer
  • Adonis Panter – drummer
  • Michel Herrera – drummer
  • Didiel Acosta – drummer
  • Lesmay Quintero – drummer
  • Europe & America tour[11]
2012
  • Geovani del Pino – director, singer, percussionist
  • Juan Campos "Chan" – singer
  • Regla Monet – singer
  • Ronald González – singer
  • Demián Díaz – singer
  • Felipe Abreu – singer
  • Orlando Lage "Palito" – drummer
  • Julio César Lemoine "El Gordo" – drummer
  • Michel Herrera – drummer
  • Didiel Acosta – drummer
  • Lesmay Quintero – drummer
  • Derlis Zulueta – drummer
  • El espíritu de la rumba album recorded in Havana in 2012
2013 – 2015
  • Geovani del Pino – director, singer, percussionist
  • Juan Campos "Chan" – singer
  • Regla Monet – singer
  • Ronald González – singer
  • Jorge Luis Hernández – singer
  • Yerilú Lugo – singer
  • Orlando Lage "Palito" – drummer
  • Julio César Lemoine "El Gordo" – drummer
  • Didiel Acosta – drummer
  • Eliécer Vilches – drummer
  • Lekiam Aguilar – drummer
  • Europe & America tour
  • Soy de la tierra brava album recorded in Havana in 2015
2016
  • Didiel Acosta – director, singer, percussionist
  • Juan Campos "Chan" – singer
  • Regla Monet – singer
  • Ángel Yanier Roque Hernández – singer
  • Sergio Eladio Martínez – singer
  • Orlando Lage "Palito" – drummer
  • Julio César Lemoine "El Gordo" – drummer
  • Eliécer Vilches – drummer
  • Lekiam Aguilar – drummer
  • Lázaro Acosta – drummer
  • Kadir Yaquinay Acuña – drummer
  • Europe & America tour

References

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  1. ^ a b c Schweitzer, Kenneth (2013). The Artistry of Afro-Cuban Batá Drumming. Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi. p. 223. ISBN 9781617036705.
  2. ^ a b Bodenheimer, Rebecca M. (2015). "The Popularization of Guarapachangueo". Geographies of Cubanidad. Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi. p. 216. ISBN 9781626746848.
  3. ^ a b Schweitzer (2013) p. 126.
  4. ^ "Yoruba Andabo announces the World launch of new album Soy de la Tierra Brava!". Yoruba Andabo. October 19, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  5. ^ Guerra Quesada, Leticia (23 February 2021). "Más de un millón para Yoruba Andabo". Radio Cadena Habana (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ Cox, Barry (20 March 2008). "Celebrando: Miguel Chappottín Beltrán". Esquina Rumbera. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ Cox, Barry (9 April 2009). "The Story of "Cajones Bullangueros"". Esquina Rumbera. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Tres días de danzas, máscaras y tambores afrocaribeños en París". La Nación (in Spanish). 18 February 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  9. ^ Guerrasio, Francesca (19 February 2008). "El alma de Cuba". ResMusica (in French). Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  10. ^ Froissard, Eric (11 June 2011). "Yoruba Andabo". Flickr. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Festival Glatt & Verkehrt". Raízes (in Portuguese). RTP. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2022.