Los Van Van is a Cuban music group, founded in 1969 by bassist Juan Formell. Their percussionist Changuito invented the songo rhythm, the origin of timba. Their debut album, "Musica de Cuba", was released the same year.
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- Latest album
- Legado (2018)
- Formed
- 1969
About — The artist
Los Van Van is a Cuban musical group created by bassist Juan Formell in 1969, a former member of Elio Reve's orchestra, who was joined by another member of that orchestra, Cesar 'Pupy' Pedroso.
Changuito, the group's percussionist, invented the rhythm called songo which evolved into timba, the main musical style that Los Van Van plays. The basic structure of the group is that of the charanga, but modernized with the addition of trombones, electric guitar and bass, synthesizer and drums.
Los Van Van has always been a leading school of Cuban music. The Argentine press nicknamed them 'the Rolling Stones of salsa'.
They performed with Rubén Blades at the Olympia (Paris) in 1972, participated in the Playboy Jazz Festival in 1997 and 1998.
Musicians
Juan Formell (director and bass): he died on 1 May 2014.
Cesar 'Pupy' Pedroso (piano); he left the group in 2001 to found his own orchestra, Pupy y Los que Son, Son
Jose Luis Quintana 'Changuito' (timbales)
Pedro 'Pedrito' Calvo (vocals): he left the group in 2000.
Mario 'Mayito' Rivera (vocals): he joined the group in 1992
Mario Valdes (vocals)
Miguel 'Lele' Rasalps (vocals)
Abdal 'Lele' Rasalps (vocals)
Roberto Hernandez 'Roberton' (vocals, ex-Pachito Alonso y sus Kini Kini)
Yenisel 'Yenny' Valdes (vocals, ex-NG La Banda): she left the group in 2017
Samuel Formell (drums): he joined the group in 1995 and has directed it since 2004, after his father Juan Formell's death
Vanessa Formell (vocals): she joined the group in 2017, following Yenny's departure
Boris Luna (keyboards)
Roberto Carlo Rodriguez (piano)
Alvaro Collado (trombone)
Hugo Morejon (trombone)
Edmundo Piña (trombone)
Geraldo Miro (violin)
Irvin Frontela (violin)
Jesus Linares (violin)
Pedro Fajardo (violin)
Jorge Leliebre (flute)
Manual Navarrera (congas)
Julio Norona (güiro)
Juan-Carlos Formell (bass): he joined the group in 2014 to replace his late father and died on 26 May 2023
Ángel Bonne sang with the group for a time.
Source: Wikipédia ↗ (fr)
Discography
- Musica de Cuba 1969
- Transito 1973
- Juan Formell y Los Van Van 1974
- Orquesta Los Van Van 1976
- El baile del buey cansao 1982
- Qué pista 1983
- Sandunguera 1986
- Eso que anda 1986
- Al son del Caribe 1987
- El negro no tiene na 1988
- Songo 1988
- Aquí el que baila gana 1990
- Los Van Van 1992
- Azúcar 1993
- Lo último en vivo 1994
- Coleccion, Vol. VII 1995
- ¡Ay Dios ampárame! 1995
- Te pone la cabeza mala 1997
- Live in America 1998
- Llegó... Van Van (Van Van Is Here) 1999
- Live at Miami Arena 2003
- En el malecón de La Habana 2003
- Vive 2004
- Chapeando 2006
- Arrasando 2008 2008
- Arrasando 2008
- La maquinaria 2011
- La fantasía: Homenaje a Juan Formell 2014
- De Revé a Van Van: Dos leyendas megaconcierto 2018
- Legado 2018