The History of The Irakere Jazz Band

Leonardo Acosta-Chapter 9.Irakere
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Leonardo Acosta-Chapter 9. Irakere
The chapter outlines the history of the Irakere Jazz band. The Irakere band marked a new era in Cuban Jazz and was founded in 1973 by the great pianist Chucho Valdés. The band led to great changes in the world of Jazz. The very beginnings of the group were based on the fusion of Afro-Cuban rhythms with jazz melodies and sounds (Be, 2003). The band was a fusion of New York Latino artists who were very familiar with Cuba and musicians from Cuba who had mastered Afro-Cuban music such as Guajira, Son Montuno, and Rumba. Irakere's repertoire was sometimes considered controversial due to the kind of music they produced. In some cases, they would produce danceable and commercial music, while in other times, they would produce unique Jazz with...