Joe Cuba Sextet




Date of Birth - 1931

Biographical notes

Featured Album[s]: Bang Bang, Push Push
Clips: Bang, Bang (1.5MB .aiff)
Sock it to me (1.6MB .aiff)




Biographical notes:
Conga player and bandleader Jose Calderon, known as Joe Cuba, was born in New York City in 1931. His group, the Joe Cuba sextet, included timbales, viraphones, piano, bass and singer. In 1967, his recording Bang Bang scored on the national Hit Parade in the United States. He is considered to be one of the first Latino/Nuyorrican salsa artists to include English lyrics in his recordings.



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