| Irakere | |
|---|---|
| Members | |
| Chucho Valdés (piano) Arturo Sandoval(Trumpet) Paquito D'Rivera (alto saxophone and flute) Oscar Valdés (percussion and vocals) Carlos Puerto (bass) Carlos Emilio Morales (guitar) Jorge Varona (trumpet) Tato Alfonso (percussion) Bernardo Garcia (drums) José Luis Cortés Anga Díaz (percussion) Fran Padilla (saxophone) Carlos Averhoff (saxophone) |
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| Past members | |
| Enrique Pla (drums) |
Irakere (Yoruba for "vegetation") is a Cuban band founded by Armando de Sequeira Romeu Music Director and composer, and by pianist Chucho Valdés in 1973. They won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording in 1980 with their album Irakere.[1]
The group used a wide array of percussion instruments like batá, abacuá and arará drums, chequerés, erikundis, maracas, claves, cencerros, bongó, tumbadoras, and güiro.