Angel d'Cuba

Photo by Vern Hester

The CD is nearly finished!

The CD release concert will happen on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at one of the very best venues in Chicago, the Old Town School of Folk Music, 8:30 pm - only $5 suggested donation! Of course CDs will be for sale featuring artwork by highly acclaimed Chicago tattoo artist Patrick Cornolo and the musicianship of these great musicians:

Angel d'Cuba: vocals and percussion
Victor Garcia: trumpet, flugelhorn, valve trombone
Steve Eisen: tenor, alto and baritone sax, flute
Johnny Rodriguez: trombone
Darwin Noguera: keyboards
Edwin Sanchez: keyboards
Diana Mosquera: background vocals
Diego Mosquera: percussion
Heitor Garcia: percussion
Nestor Rodriguez: tenor sax
Octavio Rodriguez: bata drums
Ogie Merced: congas
Jean Leroy: drums/percussion
Brett Benteler: bass
James Cornolo: guitar, tres cubano
Children of the YOURS Project Chgo REACH Orchestra: background vocals

Hear samples of the CD on SoundCloud !

Angel has built a solid reputation in his homeland and now in the USA as a dynamic performer and blender of styles, as well as a master of pure traditional Cuban music. He and his group cannot only lay down the typical latin party music of salsa, cha cha chá and merengue, but also heart-melting boleros, tasty jazz, smokin' funk and jumpin' calypso. In addition Angel is a prolific songwriter, with compositions spanning the styles of salsa, timba, merengue, pop latino, jazz, funk, calypso, samba and more. A savory sampling of this will be available on the forthcoming CD.

Cuban soul! Rich, explosive, sublime.     

 Angel d'Cuba, former lead singer with Cuban super-group Mezcla, now resides in Chicago and leads his own group. This group delivers blistering salsa, timba, soul, funk, calypso and reggae flavored with the real MÚSICA CUBANA!
Must see and hear to appreciate!

 Some of the places Angel d'Cuba has performed are Taste of Chicago 2011, The Old Town School of Folk Music 2011, Chicago's Festival Cubano 2010, among many others.

Check out a  review of one of Angel's recent live performances at Timba.com