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Los Van Van

Los Van Van is a Cuban band led by bassist Juan Formell, and is considered to be one of Cuba's major timba acts, while Juan Formell has arguably become the most important figure in contemporary Cuban music.
In 1967, Formell became musical director of Elio Reve's charanga orchestra. He reformatted the group into Changui '68, and then founded his own group, Los Van Van, on December 4, 1969. Musical style

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Johnny Rivera

Singer Johnny Rivera was born and raised in the bosom of a Puerto Rican family settled in New York's Bronx, and studied at Manhattan's Benjamin Franklin High School. After a temporary visit to Puerto Rico, the artist returned to New York, getting involved in the tropical music scene. Johnny Rivera's debut came in a compilation called Noche Caliente, singing "Terciopelo y Piedra," soon after he joined Grupo Fascinación and later Conjunto Clásico.

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G2 Definitive Genesis

You have got to be a little mad (some would say insane) about music to take on a project like this. Genesis were arguably the most layered and complex definers of the progressive rock sound. So recreating as accurately as possible, their sound, is a big challenge - and I guess in a nutshell there it is. G2 all like a challenge and this project continues to stretch them in all areas. What is the Ultimate Aim? To give you the real deal.

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