Estrellas de Areito (The Stars of Areito) was an ensemble involving over thirty of

Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...

's musicians, including Rubén González,

Richard Egües Richard Egües, nicknamed "la flauta mágica" (the magic flute), (October 26, 1923 - September 1, 2006) was a Cuban flautist and musician, one of the country's most famous artists. Egües was a member of the Orquesta Aragón band which he joined in ...

, Nino Rivera, Félix Chappotín, Miguelito Cuní,

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and

Paquito D'Rivera Francisco de Jesús Rivera Figueras (born 4 June 1948), known as Paquito D'Rivera, is a Cuban-American alto saxophonist, clarinetist and composer. He was a member of the Cuban songo band Irakere and, since the 1980s, he has established him ...

. Formed in 1979, the Estrellas explored the roots of Afro-Cuban music, with many of their tracks lasting over ten minutes. They produced a series of five

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s for the Cuban state recording company

Egrem EGREM (Empresa de Grabaciones y Ediciones Musicales, Spanish for ''Enterprise of Recordings and Musical Editions'') is the national record label of Cuba. It is headquartered in Centro Habana, where its main record studios (''Estudios Areito'' 101 ...

Discography

*''Los Heroes'' (1998, from 1979 recordings) **"Pongase Para Las Cosas" **"Hasta Pantojo Baila Mi Son" **"Que Traigan El Guaguanco" **"Mi Amanecer Campesino" **"Llora Timbero" **"Yo Si Como Candella" **"Fefita" **"Guaguancó A Todos Los Barrios" **"El Pregón De La Montaña" **"U-La-La" **"Guajira Guántanamera" **"Para Mi Cuba Yo Traigo Un Son" **"Prepara Los Cueros" **"Maracaíbo Oriental"

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