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cuba

Last updated: Sat Oct 18 2025 13:13:55 GMT+0300 (Eastern European Summer Time)

Description

Cuban music blends African rhythms with Spanish melodies, creating infectious sounds like son, rumba, and salsa that emphasize percussion, syncopation, and call-and-response vocals. Born from the island's multicultural heritage, it features instruments like congas, bongos, claves, and tres guitar. The genre celebrates dance, storytelling, and the vibrant spirit of Cuban culture.

100 chronological releases

Place	Cover	Date	Artist	Album	Tags	Other places
10		1953	Orquesta America	Cha Cha Chá	cuba
40		1956	Bienvenido Granda	Cuba: Bienvenido Granda	cuba latin
32		1961	Machito	Machito at the Crescendo	cuba latin
37		1965	Beny Moré	Lo Mejor de lo Mejor	afro-cuban cuba cuban mambo	mambo # 36 cuban # 36 afro-cuban # 86
23		1969	Septeto Nacional	Havana Mood	cuba cuban dub latin salsa	cuban # 27
43		1972	Various Artists	Cuban Music	cuba latin
47		1975	Silvio Rodríguez	Te Doy Una Cancion	trova cuba cantautor	cantautor # 61 trova # 78
63		1977	Various Artists	Habana Blues	cuba soundtrack
88		1977	Various Artists	Cuba	cuba
51		1982	Orquesta Aragón	10 De Colección	cuba
21		1984	Pablo Milanés	Comienzo y final de una verde mañana	cantautor cuba cuban latin singer-songwriter spanish trova	cuban # 26 cantautor # 47 trova # 58
54		1984	Silvio Rodriguez	Cuba Classics 1: Silvio Rodriguez Greatest Hits	cantautor trova	cantautor # 81 trova # 88
96		1984	Silvio Rodriguez	Cuba Classics 1: Silvio Rodriguez	cuba
5		1985	Beny Moré	Beny Moré - Colección Semilla del Son - www.lahuellasonora.es	latin	cuban # 7
80		1985	Los Guaracheros De Oriente	Linda Guajira	cuba
25		1987	Antonio Machin	Lo Mejor De Antonio Machin	cuba bolero	bolero # 40
28		1987	Various Artists	B.S.O. HABANA Blues	cuba soundtrack
53		1987	Various Artists	Hecho En Cuba 2	cuba jazz latin jazz
72		1988	Silvio Rodríguez	Oh Melancolía	cuba trova	trova # 80
81		1988	Silvio Rodríguez	Oh, Melancolía		trova # 83
20		1988	Sonora Matancera	65 Aniversario	cuba latin salsa cuban
27		1988	Los Van Van	Songo	cuba
11		1992	Virulo	Virulencia Modulada	cuba
46		1992	Celia Cruz	Azucar Negra	cuba
4		1993	Issac Delgado	Con Ganas	cuba salsa
66		1993	Various Artists	Cuba - Fully Charged	cuba
75		1993	Celia Cruz	Azucar En El Cielo	cuba salsa
3		1994	Sierra Maestra	Dundunbanza	cuban latin	cuban # 69
67		1994-07-21	Paquito D'Rivera	The Best Of Paquito D'Rivera	cuba latin jazz	latin jazz # 86
1		1995	Cachao	Master Sessions, Vol. 1		mambo # 68 afro-cuban # 72
16		1995	Bebo Valdés	Cuban Dance Party	afro-cuban cuba latin latin jazz salsa	afro-cuban # 78
56		1995	Cachao	Master Sessions Vol. II	afro-cuban cuba dance jazz latin latino salsa	latino # 46 afro-cuban # 94
58		1995	Celia Cruz	Queen Of Cuban Rhythm	salsa cuba	afro-cuban # 61
76		1995	Orquesta Aragón	Cuban Originals	cuba	afro-cuban # 85
35		1996	Orquesta Aragón	La Pasión Cubana	cuba cuban	cuban # 34
45		1996	Compay Segundo	Antologia	cuba cuban	cuban # 48
8		1996	Compay Segundo	Son Del Monte	cuba latin
24		1996	Familia Valera Miranda	El Son Y Su Sabor Desde Santiago De Cuba	cuba
55		1996	Alfredo Rodriguez	Cuba Linda	cuba
29		1997	Pérez Prado	Mondo Mambo! - The Best Of...	cuba
99		1997-06-23	Buena Vista Social Club	Buena Vista Social Club	latin cuban	latin jazz # 31 bolero # 78 latin # 95 cuban # 100
34		1998	Rubén González	Indestructible	cuba
48		1998	Asere	Cuban Soul	cuba
86		1998	Vieja Trova Santiaguera	La Manigua	cuba
92		1998-09-22	Celia Cruz	Mi Vida Es Cantar	cuba salsa	salsa # 37
89		1999	Beny Moré	Cuban Originals	cuba	cuban # 54
13		1999	Ernesto Lecuona	Cuban Originals	classical cuba piano
30		1999	Beny Moré	The Very Best Of Beny More Vol. 2	cuba
59		1999	Grupo Cimarron de Cuba	The Most Popular Songs from Cuba	cuba latin
68		1999	Compay Segundo	Cien Anos De Son	cuba latin
100		1999-02-25	Compay Segundo	Cien Años de Son	cuba latin
74		1999-04-06	Barbarito Torres	Havana Cafe	cuba
50		1999-06-08	Chucho Valdés	Briyumba Palo Congo	cuba jazz latin jazz
91		1999-08-31	Los Van Van	Llego Van Van	cuba fusion jazz salsa	salsa # 33
61		1999-09-28	Afro Cuban Jazz	Descarga Uno	cuba jazz
78		1999-11-02	Compay Segundo	Calle Salud	cuba cuban latin	cuban # 71
18		2000	Eliades Ochoa	Tributo al Cuarteto Patria	cuba cuban folk latin latin jazz world	cuban # 22
2		2000	Vieja Trova Santiaguera	Vieja Trova Santiaguera	cuba
19		2000	Cachao	Cuba Linda	cuba jazz
83		2000	Omara Portuondo	Omara Portuondo	cuba latin
77		2000-09	Celia Cruz	Siempre Viviré	cuba
15		2001	caroline cruz	Árbol Blanco	america cuba espanol female vocalists folk latin latin america latin pop latin rock peruvian pop spanish trova	america # 29 trova # 55 espanol # 56 latin america # 66 peruvian # 78
93		2001-06-05	Soneros De Verdad	A Buena Vista: Barrio de la Habana	cuba latin salsa	salsa # 38
52		2002	Orishas	Emigrante	cuban	cuban # 94
87		2002	Eliades Ochoa	Estoy Como Nunca	cuba cuban latin	cuban # 80
71		2002	Ibrahim Ferrer	La Coleccion Cubana	cuba
84		2003-02-20	Banda Bassotti	Guantanamera	cuba ska
97		2003-03-10	Ibrahim Ferrer	Buenos Hermanos	cuba
38		2003-09-15	Compay Segundo	Gracias Compay	cuba
7		2004	Compay Segundo	Balcon De Santiago	cuba
22		2004	Bebo Valdés	Bebo De Cuba	cuba
70		2004	Los Van Van	Live At Miami Arena	cuba salsa
33		2005	caroline cruz	Velocidad	america cuba espanol female vocalists folk latin latin america latin pop latin rock peruvian pop spanish trova	latin rock # 9 america # 51 espanol # 65 trova # 66 latin america # 77 peruvian # 89
57		2005	Yerba Buena	Island Life	afro-cuban cuba dance hip-hop latin salsa	afro-cuban # 95
82		2005	Rubén González	Momentos	cuba cuban folk latin	cuban # 73
39		2005	Soneros De Verdad	El Run Run De Los Soneros	cuba salsa
64		2005	Bebo Valdés	El Manisero	cuba
69		2006	Eliades Ochoa	Buena Vista Social Club	cuban	cuban # 90
14		2006	Buena Fe	Presagíos	cuba
17		2006	Various Artists	Cuba Classics 2: Dancing With the Enemy	cuba
60		2006	Roberto Faz	His Voice And Style	cuba latin
12		2007	Compay Segundo	100th Birthday Celebration	cuba
65		2007-06-25	Yerba Buena	Follow Me	cuba dance haiti latin latino world	latino # 58 haiti # 98
90		2008	Buena Vista Social Club	Buena Vista Social Club Presents Manuel Guajiro Mirabal	cuban cuba	afro-cuban # 47 cuban # 86
41		2008-11	Bebo Valdes & Chucho Valdes	Juntos Para Siempre	cuba
36		2008-12-09	Omara Portuondo	Gracias	cuba cuban	cuban # 35
6		2010	Alex Cuba	Alex Cuba	cuba latin soul
98		2010-10-02	Afrocubism	Afrocubism	africa cuba folk	africa # 92
31		2012	Various Artists	21st Century: When Life Begins...	cuba
94		2012-08-21	Ry Cooder	Buena Vista Social Club	cuba
49		2015	Silvio Rodríguez	Amoríos	cuba trova	trova # 72
42		2016	Gente de Zona	Cuba presents CUBATON	cuba cuban dancehall latin rap reggaeton	cuban # 45
95		2018-01-12	Camila Cabello	Camila	pop	dance-pop # 20 contemporary rnb # 68
9		2021-03-05	Omar Sosa	An East African Journey	cuba jazz
62		2023	Various Artists	Grandes De La Musica Cubana - Guantanamera	cuba
79		2023-05-26	Eliades Ochoa	Grandes exitos	latin cuba	cuban # 10
85			Mi Son	Si, Soy El Son		salsa # 11 rumba # 97
26			Virulo	Furioso Cantar De Gestos	cuba
44			Manolito Y Su Trabuco	Vera Cuba	cuba jazz latin latin jazz salsa
73			Ibrahim Ferrer Con Los Bocucos	Tierra Caliente: Roots of Buena Vista	cuba

Related genres

• latin
• cuban
• salsa
• latin jazz
• folk
• jazz
• afro-cuban
• world
• reggaeton
• mambo