Septeto Nacional

Septeto Nacional (National Septet), or the Septeto Nacional de Ignacio Piñeiro, is a Cuban group credited with expanding the Son musical style before Arsenio Rodríguez. It added the trumpet to percussion, vocals, and strings. The group started as a sextet in 1927 in Central Havana. In 1929 it played at the World Exposition in Sevilla, and in 1933, it was invited to the "Century of Progress" World Exposition in Chicago. In the same year, Lázaro Herrera took over the group when Ignacio Piñeiro left it for financial reasons - despite their success the musicians earned very little. The group disbanded in 1937 but resumed playing for a recording session in 1940 and a television appearance in 1954. After the Cuban revolution of 1959, the group played again and is still playing. Its CD Poetas del Son was nominated for a grammy in 2004.

Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1927

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1937

Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-28 of 28 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick HV32990 10-in. June 1930 Suavecito Ignacio Piñeiro ; Septeto Nacional Vocal and instrumental septet Musical group  
Brunswick HV32991 10-in. June 1930 Quémala Ignacio Piñeiro ; Septeto Nacional Vocal and instrumental septet Musical group  
Brunswick HV32992 10-in. June 1930 Incitadora región Ignacio Piñeiro ; Septeto Nacional Vocal and instrumental septet Musical group  
(Results 26-28 of 28 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Septeto Nacional," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110801.

Septeto Nacional. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110801.

"Septeto Nacional." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110801

Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license

Feedback

Send the Editors a message about this record.