Formed in pre-war Cuba, Orquesta Aragon is one of the leading 'charanga'
ensembles in the country. Charanga is the name given to traditional Cuban dance
bands playing the unique amalgamation of European classical music and African
rhythms which defines the traditional Cuban danzón genre. In the 1950s Orquesta
Aragon widened their horizons from the traditional Cuban danzón format and began
to embrace the newly popular cha-cha-cha and pachanga fusions. The band were
highly influential during this period and their popularity inspired musicians
outside their native Cuba. They are als...