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¡KÚBA! is our acclaimed international Latin salsa dance band which performs the lush, romantic, percussive music from Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Brazil, Mexico, Spain, Colombia, Venezuela, Panama, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Uruguay, etc.
The band was created for high-end corporate events, performing arts series, music festivals, society galas, upscale weddings and Latin salsa theme parties.
¡KÚBA! features charismatic vocalists, a powerful horn section, and an impressive afro-Cuban / afro-Caribbean / afro-Brazilian / Latin salsa percussion section.
Exciting, Diverse, Fun Latin Salsa Music Repertoire
Listen to mp3 music samples and view 1000+ Latin salsa dance repertoire list.
Impeccably rehearsed and flawless in its execution, ¡KÚBA! features an unrivaled repertoire of 1000+ fully-arranged Latin salsa music favorites.
¡KÚBA! performs 45 distinct and authentic afro-Cuban, afro-Caribbean, afro-Brazilian and afro-South American Latin dance music styles and percussive rhythms including salsa, samba, merengue, rumba, mambo, cha-cha-chá, conga, comparsa, mozambique, danzón, habanera, bomba, plena, Haitian souk, bolero, bachata, balada, tango, milonga, soca calypso, limbo, John Canoe, compas, cumbia, vallenatos, reggae, dancehall, ska, pagode, samba-reggae, nordestino, afoxé, forro, lambada, hi-life, ju-ju, flamenco pop, guapango, Latin rock, Latin jazz, etc.
¡KÚBA! is the only dance band in the world which performs the entire spectrum of authentic Latin music from Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, the Caribbean, Central America, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, South America and Spain.
The band's impressive repertoire includes the unforgettable melodies of legendary masters and hot new Latin contemporary stars including Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Arsenio Rodríguez, Gloria Estefan, Santana, Gipsy Kings, Orquesta Aragón, Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez, Juan Luis Guerra, Luis Miguel, Shakira, Sonora Matancera, Milton Nascimento, Astor Piazzolla, Eros Ramazzotti, Eddie Palmieri, Djavan, Rubén Blades, Cesaria Evora, Ivan Lins, Irakere, "Chucho" Valdés, Buena Vista Social Club, Los Van Van, Afro-Cuban All Stars, Julio Iglesias, Issac Delgado, Arturo Sandoval, Carlos Vives, José Feliciano, NG La Banda, Sergio Mendes, Beny Moré, Paquito D'Rivera, Elba Ramalho, Ibrahim Ferrer, Enrique Iglesias, Michel Camilo, Simone, Machito, Margareth Menezes, Malena Burke, Eliades Ochoa, Toquinho, Pablo Milanés, Ricky Martin, Omara Portuondo, Ernesto Lecuona, Johnny Pacheco, Chico Buarque, Rafael Hernández, Ismael Rivera, Dorival Caymmi, Ray Barretto, Orlando "Maraca" Valle, Luiz Gonzaga, Maria Bethania, Compay Segundo, Olga Tañon, Olodum, Gato Barbieri, Gilberto Gil, Pio Leyva, Perez Prado, Wilfrido Vargas, Bebel Gilberto, Mario Bauzá, Pete "El Conde" Rodríguez, Fafa de Belem, Cheo Feliciano, Xavier Cugat, Tom Zé, Israel Lopez "Cachao", Antonio Carlos Jobim, Roberto Carlos, El Gran Combo, Tito Rodríguez, José Fajardo, Sonora Ponceña, Cal Tjader, Vinicius de Moraes, Mongo Santamaria, Sonora Santanera, Armando Manzanero, Vicentico Valdés, Flora Purim, Toñia La Negra, Caetano Veloso, La India, João Gilberto, Albita Rodríguez, Nana Caymmi, Oscar D'León, Jorge Ben, Gal Costa, Chico O'Farrill, Johnny Ventura, João Bosco, Danilo Perez, Nara Leão, Willie Colón, Carlinhos Brown, Victor Victor, Rafael Cortijo, Luis Bonfa, Clara Nuñes, Marisa Monte, Bob Marley, The Wailers, Fela, King Sunny Ade, Hugh Masakela, et al.
The World's Finest Latin Salsa Musicians
¡KÚBA! features the finest, full-time, professional Cuban, Puerto Rican, Caribbean, Brazilian, South American, Spanish and Latin salsa musicians - no amateurs, "weekend warriors", "bar lizards" or "Top 40 wedding band drones". The musicians in ¡KÚBA! regularly perform with the world's most important headliner artists.
For example, our New York Latin salsa band musicians regularly perform with the Tito Puente Orchestra and Rubén Blades; our Chicago Latin salsa band works with the Chicago Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra and Marc Anthony; our Los Angeles Latin salsa band performs with Eddie Palmieri and George Duke; our San Francisco Latin salsa band works with Carlos Santana and Flora Purim; our Philadelphia Latin salsa band performs with the Machito Orchestra and the Brecker Brothers; our Boston Latin salsa band works with the Celia Cruz Orchestra and Willie Colon; our Washington DC Latin salsa band performs with Paquito D'Rivera and Gary Burton; our Las Vegas Latin salsa band works with Ricky Martin and José Feliciano; our Dallas Latin salsa band performs with Gato Barbieri; our Houston Latin salsa band works with La India; our Phoenix Latin salsa band performs with Albíta Rodríguez; our Miami Latin salsa band works with Gloria Estefan and Arturo Sandoval; our Orlando Latin salsa band performs with Tito Nieves; our Atlanta Latin salsa band works with Steve Turre; our New Orleans Latin salsa band performs with Olga Tañon; our Toronto Latin salsa band works with Oscar D'León; our Montreal Latin salsa band performs with Marisa Monte; our London Latin salsa band works with Shakira; our Brussels Latin salsa band performs with Cesaria Evora; our Paris Latin salsa band works with Orlando "Maraca" Valle; our Nice Latin salsa band performs with the Gipsy Kings; our Madrid Latin salsa band works with Diego El Cigala; our Barcelona Latin salsa band performs with Chano Dominguez; our Lisbon Latin salsa band works with Ketama; our Milan Latin salsa band performs with Enrique Iglesias; our Rome Latin salsa band works with Eros Ramazzotti; our Berlin Latin salsa band performs with Gilberto Gil; our Munich Latin salsa band works with the Perez Prado Orchestra; our Tokyo Latin salsa band performs with Jennifer Lopez; our Sydney Latin salsa band works with Christina Aguilera; our Cape Town Latin salsa band performs with Jorge Ben; our Puerto Rico Latin salsa band works with El Gran Combo; our Mexico City Latin salsa band performs with Francisco Cespedes; and our Rio de Janeiro Latin salsa band works with Ivan Lins.
Impeccable References
¡KÚBA! performs at prestigious international music festivals and for important corporate, association, government, society and bridal events throughout Asia, Europe, the USA, Canada, South America, the Caribbean and Africa.
¡KÚBA! performed at the 2000 Summer Olympics, the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics; the '94 World Cup and the 2006 World Cup; and for private parties at SuperBowls '99, 2000 and 2001.
Our acclaimed Latin salsa dance band has entertained important international political dignitaries including Brussels Mayor Faouzia Hariche, London Mayor Ken Livingstone, Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore and Governor of Tokyo Shintaro Ishihara; film legends George Clooney, Nicolas Cage and Penelope Cruz; and US political dignitaries including Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, Miami Mayor Carlos Alvarez, Philadelphia Mayor John Street and Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon.
¡KÚBA! is also the favored wedding band of discriminating sophisticated bridal couples worldwide.
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34 Worldwide Locally-Based Versions
In the tradition of multiple versions of hit Broadway shows (e.g., Cirque du Soleil and Lion King), there are now 34 identical versions of ¡KÚBA! in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington DC, Las Vegas, Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, Miami, Orlando, Atlanta, New Orleans, Toronto, Montreal, London, Brussels, Paris, Nice, Madrid, Barcelona, Lisbon, Milan, Rome, Berlin, Munich, Tokyo, Sydney, Cape Town, Puerto Rico, Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro.
All 34 versions of ¡KÚBA! are impeccably rehearsed; and the musicians in the respective orchestras perform exactly the same repertoire of proprietary music arrangements. Consequently, it is virtually impossible to distinguish one excellent band from another.
¡KÚBA! : Authentic Latin Salsa Dance Orchestra Instrumentation
The personnel for the standard 15-piece version of ¡KÚBA! includes:
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male lead vocalist |
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2 female lead vocalists |
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electric jazz guitar and acoustic Spanish flamenco guitar |
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electric bass and acoustic upright wooden jazz bass |
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electric keyboards |
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trap drums |
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3 afro-Cuban percussionists (congas, timbales, bongos) |
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lead "screech" trumpet and flugelhorn |
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second trumpet and flugelhorn |
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trombone |
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tenor and soprano saxophones, clarinet and flute |
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alto, baritone and tenor saxophones, clarinet and flute |
Optional: Interactive Costumed Latin Salsa Dance Troupe
Additionally, we produce an exquisite costumed professional interactive Latin salsa / rumba / mambo / merengue / bomba dance troupe, Las Amazonas.
Las Amazonas is available for “Meet and Greet” during your cocktail reception; for informal dance instruction during the evening; and for choreographed performances with the orchestra.
Bacchus owns a world class collection of original couture carnival costumes from Brazil, Cuba, Trinidad, Puerto Rico, Panama, Dominican Republic, the Bahamas, the Canary Islands, Ivory Coast and Cameroon, currently valued at US$425,000.
