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Born in La Habana, Cuba August 26, 1957, Nicolas Sirgado is a polymath in the world of music. A guitarist, bass player, percussionist, singer, songwriter, recording artist, composer, arranger, conceptualist, director and producer that eases through musical genres like a trapeze artist. He has worked with all of the big heavies of the Cuban music […]

Fabian began studying at an early age at the Conservatorio de Música Manuel Saumell, where he participated in many important festivals with PERCUBA and performed with Los Junior Lay directed by the maestro Rafael Lay also director of Orquesta Aragón. He then graduated from the Conservatorio Amadeo Roldán before launching his professional career. Fabian has […]

Born into a musical family which includes the great Cuban singer Roberto Faz, El Vivo has played with a number of Cuban acts and ensembles including Muzo y su Gran Sonora, director Rolando “El Muzo” Montero; Conjunto Caribeño; Andy Gola y Colé Colé; Jelengue; Conexión Salsera; “El Macry” Luis Frank; and Roberto Blanco among others. […]

Originally from El Salvador, Giovanni, grew up in Los Angeles where he worked the salsa circuit as a sound engineer and percussionist with the likes of Johnny Polanco y Su Conjunto Amistad. Apart from leading his New York styled salsa band Afincando, Cruz has worked with Xavier Tabera’s Classic Band, Steve Guasch, Cubaneo, Conjunto Alegre, […]

Cuban native Fidel Gonzalez is one of Pure Cuban Sugar’s latest additions singing back-up vocals, playing minor percussion and handling lead soneo vocals when duty calls. Fidel also sings with salsa act Pura Vida.         Click here to meet more musicians

A veteran sideman that has worked with a list of artists that includes but is not limited to Dennis Springer, William Elmwood, H.B. Barnham, Chris Parker, Obo Addy, Randy Cannon, Andre Kitaev, The Supremes,  featuring Mary Wilson, Sally Harmon, Janice Scroggins & Mario DePriest, Billy Rancher, Phillip Boulding, Mel Brown, Bhagavan Das, Slowtrain, Hitting Birth, The Kicks […]

Havana native Nelson Morales is a unique musician on the NW. In Cuba Nelson played with Son Latino, Súper Son, Orquesta Parisien and El Padrino y Sus Ahijados. In Mexico he did time with Trombon Magico, Beny Moré Jr. and Aché Son. He performs regularly with Pilon D’Azúcar and Los Rumberos del Caribe.     […]

Cuban singer and dancer Dina Martinez is well versed in contemporary and traditional forms of Cuban music. She sang with Orquesta Raices Latinas in Havana and toured Mexico with “Las Caribeñas de la Salsa” and sang with Aché Son. She performs regularly with Pilon D’Azúcar and Los Rumberos del Caribe.       Click here […]

A native of Havana, Cuba, Vicente was born into a musical family, deeply rooted in rumba and son traditions. Vicente brings a “de la calle” approach to Caña Son. Alejarde has played with a number of Cuban groups over the years, most notably famed folkloric musicians Miguel Bernal & Juan de Díos Ramos, Cuban folkloric […]

Isidro began his career in Cuba studying voice and Afro-Cuban percussion with the likes of Tata Guines, Panetto Quinto, Angel Glez, and Changuito. A graduate of the Centro Musical Dansario Pro-Dansa de Cuba and the Gran Teatro de la Habana, Mr. Valor toured internationally as a musician and dancer with Piños Nuevos, during which time […]

A human experiment in musical diversity, Jackson is as comfortable playing in a hardcore band as he is playing in a salsa band. In addition to Caña Son, Coffey’s impressive collection of performing and recording projects includes among others indie rock act Another Cynthia, metal band Garudas Mission, salsa bands Cubaneo, Pilon D’Azúcar and Los […]

Cuban-American singer, songwriter, bandleader and music producer is also the architect behind the Pure Cuban Sugar label and its bands Caña Son, The Yumatics and Machete Men. A Portland, Oregon native, Juanito is also a veteran of the NW alt-punk scene of the 90’s. When he’s not rockin’ his maracas, Maribona plays chef at the […]

Miami native, Farnell Newton has worked with a number of known artists including, Aretha Franklin, James Moody, Ricardo Lemvo, Liv Warfield, Mel Brown, Thara Memory, Mike Phillips, The DooDooFunk All-Stars, The Soul Train All-Stars, Lalah Hathaway, Ron Isley, R. Kelly, Cee Lo Green, Fantasia, Gladys Knight, Charlie Wilson, Chaka Khan, Najee, Will Downing, Bootsy Collins, Stevie […]