Sierra Maestra (band)

Updated on Dec 09, 2023

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Genres Son Active from 1976		Years active 1976–present Genre Son cubano

Associated acts Juan de Marcos GonzálezAfro-Cuban All Stars¡Cubanismo! Past members Juan de Marcos GonzálezJesús AlemañyJosé Antonio "Maceo" Rodríguez Albums Sonando Ya, Son: Soul of a Nation, !dundunbanza! Members Juan de Marcos González, Barbaro Teuntor Garcia, Jesús Bello Díaz Record labels World Circuit Records, WERGO, EGREM Similar Afro‑Cuban All Stars, Septeto Nacional, Orquesta Aragón, Ignacio Piñeiro, Raúl Planas

Sierra Maestra are a Cuban band started in 1976. They sought to revive 1920's classic son, which came from the mountain range on the east of Cuba, after which the band was named.

Sierra Maestra (band) The Soul of Cuba Sierra Maestra Band Repeating Islands

Their members included Juan de Marcos Gonzalez—before he left to create the Afro-Cuban All Stars in 1996—José Antonio "Maceo" Rodríguez, and Jesús Alemañy, who would go on to form the band ¡Cubanismo!, also in 1996.

Sierra Maestra performed at the Glastonbury Festival (UK) in 2008.