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Irakere

Irakere has been played on NTS over 20 times, featured on 23 episodes and was first played on 9 December 2013.

Irakere (Yoruba for "vegetation") is a Cuban band founded by pianist Chucho Valdés in 1973 that won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording in 1980 with its album Irakere. Its members included flutist José Luis Cortés who later founded NG La Banda, percussionist Anga Díaz who later went to France, percussionist Fran Padilla who later moved to Spain, saxophonist Paquito D'Rivera who left Irakere and Cuba in 1980 during a tour in Spain before moving to the United States. Trumpetist Arturo Sandoval went…

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Chekeré Son
Irakere
JVC1979
Chekeré Son
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Taka Taka Ta
Grupo Irakere
Areito1974
Taka Taka Ta
Grupo IrakereAreito1974
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Chekere-Son
Grupo Irakere
Areito0
Chekere-Son
Grupo IrakereAreito0
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En Nosotros
Grupo Irakere
Areito1976
En Nosotros
Grupo IrakereAreito1976
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Misa Negra (The Black Mass)
Irakere
Columbia, Legacy1994
Misa Negra (The Black Mass)
IrakereColumbia, Legacy1994
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Añunga Ñunga
Irakere
Columbia, Legacy1994
Añunga Ñunga
IrakereColumbia, Legacy1994
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Cuba Libre
Irakere
JVC1980
Cuba Libre
IrakereJVC1980
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Chekere Son
Grupo Irakere
Cuba, Love Records1976
Chekere Son
Grupo IrakereCuba, Love Records1976
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Ayer Te Conoci
Irakere
Columbia1980
Ayer Te Conoci
IrakereColumbia1980
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De Una Manera Espantosa
Irakere
Areito1983
De Una Manera Espantosa
IrakereAreito1983
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