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Female rapper Mariana broke out of an all-male crew to establish her own voice and talent and wants to be taken seriously as an artist performer and protagonist. Mariana is part of a new wave of female rappers in contemporary Cuban hip-hop, that are gaining recognition alongside men, not as atmosphere, but as poets, performers […]

Portland based vocalist/songwriter, Paul Creighton, studied vocal performance as a Laurel Scholar at Portland State University, and is a student of Tom Blaylock’s NW Institute of Voice. He has received multiple songwriting awards, including an Independent Music Award for Best R&B and was a finalist in the John Lennon Songwriting Competition. He currently tours with […]

Luis cut his teeth as a sideman for the legendary Compay Segundo (of Buena Vista Social Club fame) as lead and secondary vocalist. In the late 1990’s he held lead vocal duties with the Afro-Cuban All Stars led by Juan de Marcos González.  In 2004, Frank was involved in the film “Música Cubana” directed by Wim […]

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 […]

Gerardo studied classical guitar at Escuela Superior de Música in Mexico City. Later, in Boston, Massachusetts, he studied Latin American folk music with Miguel Ulises Jimenez and traditional Latin American folk rhythms with Ramiro de la Zerda. Gerardo has performed with Latin American folk ensembles throughout North America and Europe. In addition to Caña Son, […]

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

Cuban folk singer, tres player and guitarist Ivan Alamo is a highly sought musician on the NW Latin music scene. In addition to his solo repertoire he performs with Son Trio, Cuba Aché, Contigo with Miguel Bernal, and Son Cubano with Virginia Lopez.   Click here to meet more musicians

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 […]

Sherman Floyd studied trova cubana at the Universidad de Havana with Vicente Feliu, Cesar Portillo de la Luz, Compay Segundo and Silvio Rodriguez. He performs locally with the Teatro Milagro, Cuban folkloric group Omo Iré and the Mexican Folklórico group Cosecha Mestiza.       Click here to meet more musicians

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 […]

Classically trained, schooled in jazz and lives on latin music is pianist, Jen Gosar. Her background from multiple genres includes cats like John Stowell, Dan Balmer, Randy Porter, Steve Christofferson, Israel Annoh, Bobby Torres, Alfredo Muro, Eduardo Mendonca, Latin Expression, Orquesta Nueva Era and Barrio Latino.       Click here to meet more musicians

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 […]