Cheo Feliciano Con La Orquesta Aragon - Son Al Son

  • 9 years ago
Orquesta Aragon of Cuba represents and gives its name to the brass bands that appeared in the Caribbean when dawn of the twentieth century. In times of Cha Cha Cha "La Charanga Eterna" took over the pace and made famous the unforgettable Rafael EGUES flutist, who was in the orchestra until 1984 achieving success as The Winemaker, We and Stop driver.
La Charanga was born early last century ... " emerged as an alternative to the typical Cuban orchestra of the nineteenth century, a brass band Charanga then known as French. His style is defined by the flute and violins, absent other orchestrations . completed its endowment. timbales, guiro, piano (built in 1901), then the bass and congas The Charangas interpreted danzon, danzonete, bolero song, and from the fifties, the Cha Cha Cha. "...
Aragon was formed in Cienfuegos (Cuba) in the year 1939, it was founded by Orestes Aragón, carpenter profession. La Charanga Aragon highlighted three violins, flute and cello string describing the music originally played at dances and parties in the halls of the white bourgeoisie.
Mania Cha Cha Cha Aragon brought him to a much larger audience , was when they moved to Havana and hand Egües toured the Americas and began a program on Radio Progreso, which is still broadcast. Soon, and hand of communism, the Aragon went to Eastern Europe and then took her to Paris Cha Cha Cha.

Along with his music grew in popularity, the Orchestra of Cienfuegos came to the black continent, where they were ultra famous for the first time in 1972 when they held their tour in countries like Mali, Guinea, Senegal, Zaire and Burkina Faso.
In more than sixty years the orchestra has performed hits like cellar man, bangs, Cachita, Stop Coachman, Guajira with Tumbao, Cuban Three cute and always love me . Among flutes and violins, Aragón registered the voices like Benny More, Perez Prado, Chapotín and many more. Rafael Lay, who was its director since 1948, died in 1982 in a traffic accident, but the band continues to function, to make everyone enjoy under the direction of Rafael Lay son.

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