Guaguancó Style Overview

Guaguancó Music Description

Guaguancó was coined in the turn of the 19th century after the abolition of slavery in Cuba. It's the purest form of Afro-Caribbean percussion. Rumba is an evolved version of Guaguancó which sports other instruments and is generally considered the mother genre to salsa.

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  A Toda Cuba Le Gusta
  Afro-Cuban All Stars
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  Malo
  Malo (2)
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  Acid
  Ray Barretto
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  Celia & Johnny
  Celia* & Johnny*
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  Cosa Nuestra
  Willie Colon* , Canta: Hector Lavoe
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  Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer
  Ibrahim Ferrer
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  Buenos Hermanos
  Ibrahim Ferrer

Guaguancó Artists

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  Tito Puente
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  Celia Cruz
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  Johnny Pacheco
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  Orchestra Harlow
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  La Sonora Matancera
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  El Gran Combo
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  Sexteto Juventud

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  Cuban Carnival
  Tito Puente And His Orchestra
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  Mambo With Noro
  Noro Morales And His Orchestra*
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  Make Mine Mambo
  Joe Loco And His Quintet
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  Encores De Sonora Matancera
  La Sonora Matancera
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  Pepe Antonio / No Sé Lo Que Le Pasa
  Celia Cruz Con La Sonora Matancera
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  Do Re Mi Cha Cha Cha / Guaguanco En New York
  Jose Curbelo And His Orchestra*
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  Guaguanco Afro-Cubano El Vive Bien Con El Grupo Folklorico De Alberto Zayas
  Grupo Folklorico De Alberto Zayas & El Vive Bien

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  Take A Trip Pussycat
  The Latin Blues Band Featuring Luis Aviles
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  Santana
  Santana
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  Buscando América
  Rubén Blades* Y Seis Del Solar
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  The Hustler
  Willie Colon*
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  Lotus
  Santana
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  El Madrileño
  C. Tangana
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  Fruko Power Vol.1: Rarities & Deep Album Cuts 1970-1974
  Fruko y sus Tesos