Orquesta Sublime
Orquesta Sublime is another in a long line of fine Cuban bands that benefited from the involvement of a foreign musician who brought them new exposure in America; the most famous example of this, of course, is the "discovery" of the musicians of the Buena Vista Social Club by American slide guitarist Ry Cooder. In Orquesta Sublime's case, the musician who visited them in Havana was Klaus Roehm, a German-born saxophonist who currently lives in Oregon. As with many of the great Cuban orchestras, Orquesta Sublime's history runs much deeper than the faddish American interest in Cuban music that Buena Vista Social Club aroused. Orquesta Sublime was founded in 1956 by flautist Melquiades Fundora as a Charanga orchestra. The group, which actual found some pre-embargo success in tours to Florida, continues to be a traditional charanga group in that it features a light, organic rhythm section of timbales, acoustic bass, güiro, and congas with solo voice and flute taking the melodic lead. It is a sound which was popularized by Orquesta Aragon and which formed a crucial link between son and the later styles up through salsa. The band's faithfulness to a sound that was popular 40 years earlier might have made it a bit of a museum piece, but after a long embargo that blocked music as much as anything, Orquesta Sublime's laid-back, carefree sound is still fresh and relevant to American ears.
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Discography
20 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Su Majestad El Danzón
Wereldmuziek - Released by Maype Records on 1 jan. 1999
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Sabroso Como El Guarapo (Digitally Remastered)
Wereldmuziek - Released by Essential Media Group on 19 jan. 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Rayando el Coco
Wereldmuziek - Released by Modiner on 18 okt. 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Perlas Cubanas: Sabor de Cuba
Latijns-Amerika - Released by iLatina Music on 15 okt. 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Que Siga La Pachanga (Digitally Remastered)
Wereldmuziek - Released by Essential Media Group on 27 feb. 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Sabor De Cuba
Wereldmuziek - Released by Musart-Balboa on 20 dec. 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bombom Cha / Se Acabó el Carbón (Remastered)
Latijns-Amerika - Released by HAVANA MOON on 1 dec. 1962
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Original Cuban Masters - Orquesta Sublime
Wereldmuziek - Released by Essential Media Group on 12 mei 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Chá Chá Chá Bajo Las Estrellas
Julio Gutiérrez y Su Orquesta, Orquesta Sublime
Wereldmuziek - Released by Musart-Balboa on 1 jan. 1997
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
"Live" Lost Cuban Treasures (Live)
Latijns-Amerika - Released by Joe Conzo Sr. Productions on 1 jun. 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Cuba Is Music; Greatest Orchestras, Vol. 2
Orquesta Sublime, Orquesta Hermanos Castro, Septeto Tipico Nacional
Wereldmuziek - Released by LF Productions on 17 mrt. 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Legends of the Cuban Music, Vol. 11
Orquesta Sublime, Orquesta Almendra
Wereldmuziek - Released by LF Productions on 18 mrt. 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Son los Años / Mi Pollo Está para el Campo (Remastered)
Latijns-Amerika - Released by HAVANA MOON on 1 jan. 1961
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
El Divertido (Digitally Remastered)
Wereldmuziek - Released by Essential Media Group on 19 jan. 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Charanga
Wereldmuziek - Released by Musart-Balboa on 24 mrt. 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Legends of Cuban Music: Greatest Orchestras
Orquesta Sublime, Orquesta Hermanos Castro, Septeto Tipico Nacional
Wereldmuziek - Released by Tigueraso Records on 12 sep. 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Ascendiendo
Wereldmuziek - Released by TTH Records on 14 mrt. 1978
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Ascendiendo
Latijns-Amerika - Released by TTH Records on 1 jan. 1978
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
A Bailar Boogaloo Con La Sublime (Digitally Remastered)
Wereldmuziek - Released by Essential Media Group on 19 jan. 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Que Siga La Pachanga
Wereldmuziek - Released by Marathon Media International on 27 feb. 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo