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
World - Released by Maype Records on Jan 1, 1999
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Sabroso Como El Guarapo (Digitally Remastered)
World - Released by Essential Media Group on Jan 19, 2010
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Perlas Cubanas: Sabor de Cuba
Latin America - Released by iLatina Music on Oct 15, 2014
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Que Siga La Pachanga (Digitally Remastered)
World - Released by Essential Media Group on Feb 27, 2019
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Original Cuban Masters - Orquesta Sublime
World - Released by Essential Media Group on May 12, 2009
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Chá Chá Chá Bajo Las Estrellas
Julio Gutiérrez y Su Orquesta, Orquesta Sublime
World - Released by Musart-Balboa on Jan 1, 1997
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"Live" Lost Cuban Treasures (Live)
Latin America - Released by Joe Conzo Sr. Productions on Jun 1, 2021
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Cuba Is Music; Greatest Orchestras, Vol. 2
Orquesta Sublime, Orquesta Hermanos Castro, Septeto Tipico Nacional
World - Released by LF Productions on Mar 17, 2015
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Legends of the Cuban Music, Vol. 11
Orquesta Sublime, Orquesta Almendra
World - Released by LF Productions on Mar 18, 2015
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Son los Años / Mi Pollo Está para el Campo (Remastered)
Latin America - Released by HAVANA MOON on Jan 1, 1961
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El Divertido (Digitally Remastered)
World - Released by Essential Media Group on Jan 19, 2010
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Legends of Cuban Music: Greatest Orchestras
Orquesta Sublime, Orquesta Hermanos Castro, Septeto Tipico Nacional
World - Released by Tigueraso Records on Sep 12, 2014
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Bombom Cha / Se Acabó el Carbón (Remastered)
Latin America - Released by HAVANA MOON on Dec 1, 1962
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Ascendiendo
Latin America - Released by TTH Records on Jan 1, 1978
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A Bailar Boogaloo Con La Sublime (Digitally Remastered)
World - Released by Essential Media Group on Jan 19, 2010
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Que Siga La Pachanga
World - Released by Marathon Media International on Feb 27, 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo