Irakere

Irakere (faux-Yoruba for 'forest') is a Cuban band founded by pianist Chucho Valdés (son of Bebo Valdés) in 1973. They won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording in 1980 with their album Irakere. Irakere was a seminal musical laboratory, where historic innovations in both Afro-Cuban jazz and Cuban popular dance music were created. The group used a wide array of percussion instruments like batá, abakuá and arará drums, chequerés, erikundis, maracas, claves, cencerros, bongó, tumbadoras (congas), and güiro.

Irakere
OriginHavana, Cuba
GenresSongo, Latin jazz, jazz fusion, Afro-Cuban jazz
Years active1973 (1973)–present
LabelsAreito, Bembe, Columbia, Milestone, Blue Note, Far Out
MembersJorge Luis Valdés Chicoy
Irving Michel Acao
Basilio Márquez
Julio Padrón
Adel González
Maikel Ante
Past membersChucho Valdés
Arturo Sandoval
Paquito D'Rivera
Anga Díaz
Carlos Emilio Morales
Carlos Averhoff
Carlos del Puerto
Oscar Valdés
Jorge Varona
José Luis Cortés "El Tosco"
Bernardo Garcia
Enrique Plá
Jorge Alfonso "El Niño"
Armando Cuervo
Carlos Barbón
Germán Velazco
Juan Munguía
José Miguel Crego "El Greco"
César López
Orlando Valle "Maraca"
Adalberto Lara
Mayra Caridad Valdés
Jorge Reyes
Román Filiú
Lázaro Alfonso "El Tato"
Chuchito Valdés
José Miguel
Fran Padilla
Mario Hernanadez "El Indio"
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