Bamboleo

Bamboleo is one of the pioneering groups of the Timba, the new incarnation of the Cuban sound, a socio-cultural phenomenon integrating new dance style, fashion and language with the Cuban culture, expression of the new generation of Havana natives.

This conjunto of 14 performers is led by the pianist, composer and arranger Lazaro Valdes. This Havana native studied at the Academia Alejandro Garcia Caturla in the 70s’ from which he graduated and then went on to work with other performers such as Pachito Alonso, Bobby Carcasses and Héctor Tellez. Making the decision to go his own way, in 1955 he got together with the elite of Cuban musicians, many of them former students of the National School of Arts in Havana, including the singers Haila Mompie and Vannia Borges.

The band went on its first tour in 1996, promoting their first record "Te gusto o te caigo bien". Since then, they haven’t stopped touring, especially around the U.S., Europe and Japan. Bamboleo also participated in the Grammy winning record "Ear-Resistible", by the Temptations, it participated in the "Road Rules" program on MTV and worked with performers such as James Brown, Femi Kuti and George Benson.

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