yo nací allá en Siboney en la provincia de Oriente
Masters of Cuban Son, nominated for a 2005 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album.
Since their inception in 1999, the traditional Cuban Son ensemble Conjunto Progreso
has taken audiences back in time to the nostalgic era of early Cuban popular music. Cofounded
by percussionist Johnny Aguilo and tresero, Jose Elias, the group known as
“the Buena Vista Social Club of America” started out as a humble quartet and has since
grown into a nine-member orchestra. Through the years, Conjunto Progreso has
featured an array of legendary musicians including congero Luis Miranda; an original
mainstay of the Machito Orchestra, bassist Eddie “Gua Gua” Rivera of the renowned
group Batacumbele, trumpeter Feliciano “Pachu” Gomez who has worked with
Cachao, the Roberto Faz and Riverside Orchestras respectfully, and Lazaro “Tato”
Alfonso, the original conga and bata drum player of Irakere. Ten talented Cubans can sure make a lotta good noise, especially when it comes to something as natural as their own island son.
Since their inception in 1999, the traditional Cuban Son ensemble Conjunto Progreso
has taken audiences back in time to the nostalgic era of early Cuban popular music. Cofounded
by percussionist Johnny Aguilo and tresero, Jose Elias, the group known as
“the Buena Vista Social Club of America” started out as a humble quartet and has since
grown into a nine-member orchestra. Through the years, Conjunto Progreso has
featured an array of legendary musicians including congero Luis Miranda; an original
mainstay of the Machito Orchestra, bassist Eddie “Gua Gua” Rivera of the renowned
group Batacumbele, trumpeter Feliciano “Pachu” Gomez who has worked with
Cachao, the Roberto Faz and Riverside Orchestras respectfully, and Lazaro “Tato”
Alfonso, the original conga and bata drum player of Irakere. Ten talented Cubans can sure make a lotta good noise, especially when it comes to something as natural as their own island son. 
