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Style: son, guaguanco, bolero
Origin: Cuba
Touring party: 8-9
Territory: Exclusive Europe except ES, NL, BE
Availability: May - July + October/November 2012

WE CONGRATULATE SEPTETO SANTIAGUERO FOR THEIR CUBA DISCO PRIZE 2011

ASWELL AS FOR THEIR LATIN GRAMMY NOMINATION 2011!

The newest album, "Oye mi son santiaguero" (Hear my Santiago son), was recorded in the legendary Siboney studio of the Cuban label Egrem in Santiago de Cuba, the septet’s home town.
Directed by the band’s leader and tres (Cuban guitar) player Fernando Dewar, the album features ten new songs, and guest artists Reinaldo Creagh and Ricardito, veterans of the vibrant music scene in Santiago. The city is the cradle of traditional Cuban music, including rhythms such as the son, guaracha, changuì, bolero and bolero-son.
“With this record I believe that we’ve got even closer to the true sound of the Septeto Santiaguero,” Dewar says. “We also benefit from the presence of these two great guests from the former Vieja Trova Santiaguera. Our music is always influenced by the great history of Cuban music, and by our Caribbean surroundings.”
The Septeto is known for bringing audiences to their feet with its mix of percussion, searing trumpet sounds, guitar and vocals (three of the band’s permanent members contribute lead vocals, which gives the group a big range of vocal sound).
Cuba has been one of the greatest influences in the development of Latin American music. The island has invented various styles, including son, rumba, chachacha, the bolero and the mambo. Son was born in the rural communities of eastern Cuba as a fusion of African rhythms with the structures and lyrical forms taken from European influences.

The Septeto Santiaguero is:
Fernando Dewar: tres (Cuban guitar), backing vocals, musical direction

Ismael Borges: vovals, claves y guiro

Inocencio Heredia: vocals, maracas

Rudens Matos: vocals, guitar

Dairon Carlile Robert Salazar: bass

Alberto Castellanos: percussion

Eddy Lobaina: trumpet

Current Grammy nominated album:
Oye mi son santiaguero, released September 2010