LA SONORA MATANCERA
Releases
Cantantes de la Matancera, La Sonora Matancera- Celia Cruz, Celia Cruz
- Me Voy Pa' La Habana, Nelson Pinedo
- Sandunguéate, Celia Cruz
- Celia Cruz Sings, Celia Cruz
- Celia Cruz, Celia Cruz
- Sonora Matancera, Celio González
- Guaguanco, Bienvenido Granda
- Delirio, Carmen Delia Dipiní
- 50 Hits de la Vieja Radio Cubana Vol. 11
- 50 Hits de la Vieja Radio Cubana Vol. 10
- 50 Hits de la Vieja Radio Cubana Vol. 9
- 50 Hits de la Vieja Radio Cubana Vol. 8
- 50 Hits de la Vieja Radio Cubana Vol. 7
- 50 Hits de la Vieja Radio Cubana Vol. 6
- 50 Hits de la Vieja Radio Cubana Vol. 5
- 50 Hits de la Vieja Radio Cubana Vol. 4
- 50 Hits de la Vieja Radio Cubana Vol. 3
- 50 Hits de la Vieja Radio Cubana Vol. 2
- Son de Cuba
- Caribe Vintage Lounge, Various Artists
- Salsa Caribe 100 Rumbas, Merengues, Guarachas, Mambos...
- 50 Canciones de la Vieja Radio Cubana
- 100 Boleros a Mis Padres
- La Auténtica Salsa Con Merengue, 100 Canciones
- 100 Boleros, 100 Intérpretes
- Rumba De Mi Cuba
- 100 Songs for Vintage Ambient
- 50 Radio Hits of the 50's
- La Sonora Radio Latina Vol. 3
- La Sonora Radio Latina Vol. 1
- La Sonora Radio Latina Vol. 5
- La Sonora Radio Latina Vol. 2
- 100 Latinos VIP Vintage Music
- Vintage Cuba Selection
Cantantes de la Matancera, La Sonora Matancera
Celia Cruz, Celia Cruz
Me Voy Pa' La Habana, Nelson Pinedo
Sandunguéate, Celia Cruz
Celia Cruz Sings, Celia Cruz
Celia Cruz, Celia Cruz
Sonora Matancera, Celio González
Guaguanco, Bienvenido Granda
Delirio, Carmen Delia Dipiní
50 Hits de la Vieja Radio Cubana Vol. 11
50 Hits de la Vieja Radio Cubana Vol. 10
50 Hits de la Vieja Radio Cubana Vol. 9
50 Hits de la Vieja Radio Cubana Vol. 8
50 Hits de la Vieja Radio Cubana Vol. 7
50 Hits de la Vieja Radio Cubana Vol. 6
50 Hits de la Vieja Radio Cubana Vol. 5
50 Hits de la Vieja Radio Cubana Vol. 4
50 Hits de la Vieja Radio Cubana Vol. 3
50 Hits de la Vieja Radio Cubana Vol. 2
Son de Cuba
Caribe Vintage Lounge, Various Artists
Salsa Caribe 100 Rumbas, Merengues, Guarachas, Mambos...
50 Canciones de la Vieja Radio Cubana
100 Boleros a Mis Padres
La Auténtica Salsa Con Merengue, 100 Canciones
100 Boleros, 100 Intérpretes
Rumba De Mi Cuba
100 Songs for Vintage Ambient
50 Radio Hits of the 50's
La Sonora Radio Latina Vol. 3
La Sonora Radio Latina Vol. 1
La Sonora Radio Latina Vol. 5
La Sonora Radio Latina Vol. 2
100 Latinos VIP Vintage Music
Vintage Cuba SelectionVideos
Biography
La Sonora Matancera
Led by 90-year-old guitarist and vocalist Don Regelio Martinez, La Sonora Matancera has been called, by the Guinness Book of World Records, “the group with the longest duration.”
Formed by Valentin Cane, bassist Pablo “Babu” Vasquez, vocalist Eugene Perez, timbale player Manuel “Jimagua” Sanchez, trumpet player Ismael Goberna, and guitarists Domingo Medina, Jose Manuel Valera, Julio Gobin, and Juan Llopiz Baptist, the band has gone through many personnel changes in more than seven decades.
Vocalists in the group have included Daniel Holy, Nelson Pinedo, Albert Beltran, Bobby Hood, Argentine Carlos, and its greatest alumni, Celia Cruz. Original director, Valentin Cane, led the band until poor health forced him to retire at the end of the 1930s. Initially known as Septeto Soprano, the group adapted its name to La Sonora Matancera in 1932. Leaving Cuba, at the advent of the revolution of the 1950s, the group settled in New York, where they continued to share their love of salsa with enthusiastic audiences.
