Juan de Marcos and the Afro-Cuban All Stars will show off Cuba’s rich musical history on Friday, April 29 at 8 p.m. when the two acts come together for an evening of Caribbean sounds at Landmark on Main Street.
Founder and bandleader of the Buena Vista Social Club, de Marcos is the man responsible for their best-selling recordings. His 14-piece big band is one of the best-known and most successful Cuban orchestras performing today.
The initial Buena Vista Social Club recording put together by de Marcos and Ry Cooder was a Grammy-winning international bestseller, made into an Oscar-nominated film by German director Wim Wenders.
Here, Juan de Marcos stretches his creative wings; fusing contemporary, traditional and in essence, the future styles of Cuban music.
The ensemble captures the undeniable spirit of AfroCuban music with the potent mix of driving percussion, a powerhouse horn section, with piano, bass, tres, guitar and incomparable vocals. Each and every performance is unique and dynamic.
The current line-up of ACAS consists of the finest Cuban expatriate musicians in the world today, all alumni of Cuba’s greatest bands. The Afro-Cuban All Stars electrifying performance pays tribute to Cuba’s popular music marrying the past with the present in the grandeur and grace of the world’s greatest orchestras.
Tickets: Premium $59 • Select $54 • Standard $49. Friends’ discounts apply.
Tickets for this show and more through Landmark’s Box Office, 516-767-6444 or online at www.landmarkonmainstreet.org.
Landmark on Main Street is located at 232 Main St., Suite 1, in Port Washington.
