Various Artists - Dundunbanza! - Essential Cuban Classics

26 original recordings with comprehensive 12-page booklet.

The music of Cuba, including its instruments, performance, and dance, comprises a large set of unique traditions influenced mostly by West African and European (especially Spanish) music. Cuban music is among the richest and most influential regional music in the world.

Cuban music has contributed to the development of a wide variety of genres and styles around the globe. Examples include the son Cubano, guarach�, danz�n, bolero, rhumba, Afro-Cuban jazz, salsa, and a wide variety of genres in Latin America. Many of these styles are represented on this outstanding collection, which presents 26 of Cuban music's greatest hits performed by the most celebrated Cuban stars.