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Machito and the Afro-Cubans, were among the first to fuse Afro-Cuban rhythms with jazz improvisation and arrangements for a big band. Machito was the front man and maraca player of the Afro Cubans, while Bauza determined the character of the band as musical director.
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“Machito arrived” to this world as Francisco Raúl Gutiérrez Grillo in Havana, Cuba on December 3, 1907. Like others in that period, his birth wasn’t well documented, but this date is according to Joe Conzo who was Tito Puente’s best friend back in the day. Francisco Raúl got the nickname “Macho” (manly) because he was the first boy in a family with...
Machito founded Machito and his Afro-Cubans in 1940. In 1941, Mario Bauzá joined. Machito sang and played maracas up front. Bauzá directed the band.
The intersection of East 111th St and Third Avenue in El Barrio Spanish Harlem was named “Machito Square” by Mayor Ed Koch in 1985. The name is a reference to “Congo Square” in New Orleans. In the era of human enslavement, Africans in French and Spanish Louisiana were usually given Sundays off. Lacking any place of their own, they would hang out to...
24 de mar. de 2020 · Musician Machito (c. 1908-1984) and his group the Afro-Cubans performed from 1940 to the early 1980s, forming an influential legacy that includes salsa music and Afro-Cuban jazz. The Music of Machito and His Afro-Cubans collection primarily contains approximately 150 manuscript and published compositions and arrangements performed by ...
Los Afro-Cubans, llamada también "Machito and his Afro-Cubans", fue una banda de Jazz afrocubano o Cubop, como también fue denominada esta música a fines de los años cuarenta. Esta banda fundada por Machito en 1940, contó como su director musical a Mario Bauza, cuñado de Machito y experimentado músico innovador.
This Is Machito and His Afro-Cubans by Machito released in 1978. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
1 de ago. de 2001 · Machito emigrated to the United States in 1937, after years of being a professional musician in Cuba. The timing was perfect, as Afro-Cuban jazz (a variety of Latin jazz) was on the verge of...
Under the direction of Bauzá, Machito and his Afro-Cubans created their trademark sounds by combining Cuban mambo and other Latin styles with swing and big band music. The band’s name also served as a public acknowledgement of the members’ African heritage and their infusion of African musical influences.
