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Conjunto Guantanamo

About Me

Conjunto Guantánamo are said to be the ambassadors of Cuban folklore and are quickly becoming popular among the most eclectic mix of Latin music lovers in the Tri-State area. Playing authentic traditional Afro-Cuban rhythms like Son Montuno, Cha-Cha-Cha, Mambo and Rumba with a modern twist of their own, their performances sometimes also delve into extended experimental descargas -- a type of Afro-Cuban improvisational jam session -- using ingredients straight from the streets of Havana and Matanzas as well as some modern day Timba and the very spirit of New York City.

Bookings: (917)749-0153

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Member Since: 29/06/2006
Band Members: Pedro Domech - lead vocals and percussion

Ulises Beato - conga and vocals

Pedro Cruz - bass and vocals

Ariacne Trujillo - piano and vocals

Dan Blankenship - trumpet

Papote Jimenez - bongo and vocals

The Godfather and guardian angel of our band is none other than Mr. Alan Hangad himself.
Influences: The pantheon of Cuban folkloric rythms such as those of Yoruba, Palo and Abakua. The legendary artists Beny More, Miguelito Cuni, Sexteto Habanero, Our uncle "El Gato Negro" Felix de Jesus.
Sounds Like: Old style contemporary Cuban music such as "El Guayabero" Faustino Oramas or Miguel Matamoros with a modern tinge of our own. Our original songs retain the authentic Cuban style yet sound modern and new. It’s not Salsa and it’s not Timba.

It’s best to say we sound just like Conjunto Guantanamo.

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Record Label: Nganga Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Come enjoy Batamu with Conjunto Guantanamo

Greetings from Brooklyn! Next week Friday, Conjunto Guantanamo and Dressler Supper Club in Billy-berg, Brooklyn will present the debut performance of Batamú. Produced by yours truly, Ulises Beato and ...
Posted by on Wed, 20 May 2009 18:34:00 GMT

CG On Fox TV's Kitchen Nightmares this Fall...

May 5th, 2009 - So we were just called up by the production company for Fox TV's Kitchen Nightmares show with Chef Gordon Ramsey. It's a fun reality show where Chef Ramsey goes in and does a makeover ...
Posted by on Tue, 05 May 2009 14:18:00 GMT

April 29, 2009 - Rockin the house at Gonzales and Gonzales

Conjunto Guantanamo performed at Gonzales and Gonzales again last week and, I must say, the house got thouroughly rocked by us that night to say the least. We added that young up and comer Papote Jime...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:32:00 GMT

April 23rd, 2009 - CG at F.I.T.'s Salsa Club and LASO's Latino Dance Week

Thanks to Christina Tavarez and company of FIT's (Fashion Institute of Technology) Salsa Club for having us for the LASO Salsa Dance event. We enjoyed playing for the students in the school's outdoor ...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:03:00 GMT

April 13th, 2009 - WFMU Radio Appearance

POST SCRIPT: Hear the show in it's entirety! -- http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/31067 Our appearance on WFMU's Transpacific Sound Paradise last Saturday was a total blast. The band and t...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:01:00 GMT

Fall 2008 - What can I say about Barbes?

Ah, Barbès...What can I say about Barbes? Actually, where do I start explaining what Barbes is about? It's actually the last place you would think, in such short time since it opened it's doors, would...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:01:00 GMT

September 29, 2008 - DUMBO Arts Festival

This weekend we once again celebrated the DUMBO Arts Festival in our band's home and birthplace DUMBO. We had the pleasure of rocking the house at ReBar on Saturday night (September 27) right behind X...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:38:00 GMT

September 28, 2008 - CG at G&G...

This Thursday, September 23rd we played at Gonzales y Gonzales, that infamous mecca of the NYC salsa world known the world over. We played our usual two sets which included some newly rediscovered Son...
Posted by on Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:06:00 GMT

September 2008 - Upcoming radio opportunities...

Recently, Conjunto Guantanamo have had requests for recorded material by several radio stations both localy and even as far away as Radio Antena Uno in Italy. The requests came in just in time as we a...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:08:00 GMT

June 23, 2008 - CG at IKEA Brooklyn's grand opening in Red Hook, Brooklyn

One of our Summer highlights was our participation on June 18th, 21st and 22nd in IKEA Brooklyn's grand opening in Red Hook, Brooklyn. We had a great time all three days that we played and enjoyed all...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:08:00 GMT