Cana Son

CaÃa Son practitioners of traditional Cuban son music.

"deep Cuban music"...the Oregonian

CaÃa Son is a Cuban son band that plays traditional son music. The group focuses on popular Cuban son from the turn of the last century through the nineteen fifties. Following son music's history out of the Eastern Provinces of Cuba to the Capital of Havana and beyond. Son is the forefather of contemporary salsa music and is said to be the most important genre of Cuban music. CaÃa Son covers material from favorite son giants such as Trio Matamoros, Guillermo Portabales, Celina y Reutilio (Celina Gonzalez), RamÃn Veloz, JoseÃto FernÃndez, Ignacio PiÃeiro (Septeto Nacional), Compay Segundo (Los Compadres), Eliades Ochoa (Cuarteto Patria), Ñico Saquito, Arsenio Rodriguez, FelÃx ChapottÃn, Beny MorÃ, La Sonora Matancera, Celia Cruz, Cachao, and many others. Contemporary son revivalist such as Juan de Marcos GonzÃlez (Sierra Maestra, Buena Vista Social Club and Afro Cuban All-stars) Albita RodrÃguez, Polo MontaÃez, Jesus Alemany's CubanÃsmo, etc., are all excellent examples of what this band strives for. The group follows the classic conjunto de son line up of acoustic guitar, tres guitar, upright bass, trumpet and Cuban percussion.

CaÃa Son is rapidly gaining a loyal and dedicated fan base. Highlight CaÃa Son performances jam sessions with Jesus Alemany's CubanÃsmo band and the Poncho Sanchez Ensemble, 2006 Rose Festival, Oregon Bite, Bite of Salem, and the Tom McCall Waterfront Park 2006 Cinco de Mayo Festival. Committed to the son genre the band has an impressive and rapidly increasing repertoire of popular Cuban classics and has recently released it debut full-length CD "Música Tradicional Cubana".

CaÃa Son

Juanito Connell-Maribona

vocals and percussion

Sherman Floyd

guitar and vocals

Ivan Alamo

tres guitar, guitar and vocals

Keith Brush aka el cepillo

bass

Giovanni Cruz

percussion

Milko Vigil-Escalera

vocals and percussion

Farnell Newton

trumpet

Trio Matamoros

Guillermo Portabales

Celina y Reutilio

(Celina Gonzalez)

RamÃn Veloz

JoseÃto FernÃndez

Ignacio PiÃeiro

(Septeto Nacional)

Compay Segundo

(Los Compadres)

Eliades Ochoa

(Cuarteto Patria)

Ñico Saquito

Arsenio Rodriguez

FelÃx ChapottÃn

Beny MorÃ

La Sonora Matancera

Celia Cruz

Cachao

and many others.