Afro-Cubans
The Afro-Cubans were a Latin jazz band founded by Machito in 1940; often billed as Machito and his Afro-Cubans. Their musical director, and an important musical innovator, was Mario Bauzá, Machito's brother-in-law. The Afro-Cubans combined Cuban music with orchestrations derived from swing. As well, the Afro-Cubans played with and incorporated the music of many important figures in contemporary jazz, including Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Flip Phillips, and Buddy Rich; but the association went both ways, as the Latin rhythms of the Afro-Cubans strongly influenced the jazz scene in New York. After making some early 78s for Decca, the Afro-Cubans began to increase in popularity towards the end of World War II, appearing with—and no doubt influencing -- Stan Kenton's orchestra. (Machito played maracas on Kenton's recordings of "The Peanut Vendor" and "Cuban Carnival") and recorded for Mercury and Clef. On Bauzá's urging, Machito's band featured a galaxy of American jazz soloists on its recordings from 1948 to 1960, including Charlie Parker (heard memorably on "No Noise"), Dizzy Gillespie, Flip Phillips, Howard McGhee, Buddy Rich, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Cannonball Adderley, Herbie Mann, Curtis Fuller and Johnny Griffin. Playing regularly at New York's Palladium, Machito's band reached its peak of popularity during the mambo craze of the 1950s, survived the upheavals of the '60s and despite the loss of Bauzá in 1976, continued to work frequently in the '60s, '70s, and early '80s when the term "salsa" came into use. The band recorded for Pablo (in tandem with Gillespie) and Timeless in its later years. |
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Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941 - 1958
Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group
Notes: Sometimes listed as Machito y sus Afro-Cubans.
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 44 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 69433 | 10-in. | 6/27/1941 | Intermezzo (Provost) | Afro-Cubans ; Machito | Musical group | ||
Decca | 69434 | 10-in. | 6/27/1941 | Parabola negra | Afro-Cubans ; Machito | Musical group | ||
Decca | 69435 | 10-in. | 6/27/1941 | Yambu | Afro-Cubans ; Machito | Musical group | ||
Decca | 69436 | 10-in. | 6/27/1941 | La rumbantela | Afro-Cubans ; Machito | Musical group | ||
Decca | 70557 | 10-in. | 3/23/1942 | Chacumbele | Afro-Cubans ; Machito | Musical group | ||
Decca | 70558 | 10-in. | 3/23/1942 | Sopa de pichon | Afro-Cubans ; Machito | Musical group | ||
Decca | 70559 | 10-in. | 3/23/1942 | Rascando siempre rascando | Afro-Cubans ; Machito | Musical group | ||
Decca | 70560 | 10-in. | 3/23/1942 | El muerto se fue de rumba | Afro-Cubans ; Machito | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71034 | 10-in. | 7/10/1942 | Tinge talando | Afro-Cubans ; Machito | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71035 | 10-in. | 7/10/1942 | Paella | Afro-Cubans ; Machito | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71036 | 10-in. | 7/10/1942 | Que vengan los rumberos | Afro-Cubans | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71037 | 10-in. | 7/10/1942 | Nague | Afro-Cubans ; Machito | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71093 | 10-in. | 7/17/1942 | Enlloro | Miguelito Valdés | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71094 | 10-in. | 7/17/1942 | Letargo | Miguelito Valdés | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71095 | 10-in. | 7/17/1942 | Tabu | Miguelito Valdés | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71096 | 10-in. | 7/17/1942 | La rumba soy yo | Miguelito Valdés | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71110 | 10-in. | 7/20/1942 | El comprador de botellas | Miguelito Valdés | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71111 | 10-in. | 7/20/1942 | Guadalajara | Miguelito Valdés | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71112 | 10-in. | 7/20/1942 | Yo saluda | Miguelito Valdés | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71113 | 10-in. | 7/20/1942 | Eco | Miguelito Valdés | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71199 | 10-in. | 7/27/1942 | Carambu | Miguelito Valdés | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71200 | 10-in. | 7/27/1942 | Drume negrita | Miguelito Valdés | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71201 | 10-in. | 7/27/1942 | Zarabanda | Miguelito Valdés | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71202 | 10-in. | 7/27/1942 | Bim bam boom | Miguelito Valdés | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71203 | 10-in. | 7/27/1942 | Rica pulpa | Miguelito Valdés | Musical group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Afro-Cubans," accessed June 3, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/328825.
Afro-Cubans. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 3, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/328825.
"Afro-Cubans." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 3 June 2023.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Afro-Cubans (Musical group) - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98025153
Wikidata: Afro-Cubans (band) - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4690177
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/124648472
MusicBrainz: Machito & his Afro Cubans - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/506b1015-3d75-4d4e-8005-52def0c9427b
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