Occupation Musician Name Juan Marcos | Role Bandleader Spouse Gliceria Abreu (m. 1981) | |
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Children Juan de Marcos Gonzalez Perez, Laura Lidia Gonzalez Abreu, Gliceria Lidia Gonzalez Abreu Albums Step Forward: The Next, Buena Vista Social Cl, Buena Vista Social Club, Son Highlights From Cuba, Son: Soul of a Nation |
Juan de marcos gonzales afro cuban all stars in concert
Juan de Marcos González (born Juan de Marcos González-Cárdenas in January 1954 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban bandleader and musician, best known for his work with the Buena Vista Social Club.
Contents
- Juan de marcos gonzales afro cuban all stars in concert
- Juan De Marcos with Afro Cuban All Stars by Tovita Razzi Event Radio Latin Amerika HD Quality
- Biography
- Songs
- References

Juan De Marcos with Afro Cuban All Stars by Tovita Razzi Event / Radio Latin Amerika. HD Quality
Biography
Juan de Marcos González was born in the Pueblo Nuevo barrio of Havana to a musical family. His father, Marcos González Mauriz (d March 1990), was a vocalist who performed with prominent bandleader Arsenio Rodríguez. He has two daughters, Gliceria and Laura Lidia González Abreu and one son, Juan de Marcos González Pérez. He studied classical and tres guitar at the Ignacio Cervantes Conservatory and with maestros Leopoldina Nuñez and Vicente "Gutun" Gonzalez. Later took courses on orchestral conduction and contemporary harmony at Goldsmith college, London.

Growing up, González was a fan of American and British rock music before rediscovering his Cuban roots and establishing a "traditional" Cuban band, Sierra Maestra, in 1978. González's stated goal was to keep the torch of Cuban folk music alive for a younger generation. Sierra Maestra has recorded fourteen albums in Cuba, and toured internationally.

González became a key member of the Buena Vista Social Club, using his contacts in the Cuban music world to locate musicians. When Ry Cooder arrived in Havana for recording, González himself was working an "all star" album tribute to the golden era greats of Cuban music, the Afro-Cuban All Stars, featuring many of the same musicians who comprise the Buena Vista Social Club. Subsequently, González led the Afro-Cuban All Stars and Rubén González on their European and American tours, and directed the Buena Vista Social Club concerts in Amsterdam and at Carnegie Hall.

He speaks Russian, English and Spanish and has some knowledge of Lucumi and Abakua.
Songs
Chan ChanBuena Vista Social Club · 1997
El cuarto de TulaBuena Vista Social Club · 1997
Dos gardeniasBuena Vista Social Club · 1997