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Los Van Van

Los Van Van has been played on NTS shows including SOS Radio w/ Sofie, with Llegue, Llegue first played on 21 September 2014.

Los Van Van is a Cuban band led by bassist Juan Formell, and is considered to be one of Cuba's major timba acts, while Juan Formell has arguably become the most important figure in contemporary Cuban music.

In 1967, Formell became musical director of Elio Reve's charanga orchestra. He reformatted the group into Changui '68, and then founded his own group, Los Van Van, on December 4, 1969.

Musical style

Using a charanga line-up as its base, Van Van added trombones and vocals, and was…

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Llegue, Llegue
Juan Formel, Los Van Van
Areito1974
Llegue, Llegue
Juan Formel, Los Van VanAreito1974
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Y No Le Conviene
Juan Formel, Los Van Van
Areito1974
Y No Le Conviene
Juan Formel, Los Van VanAreito1974
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Tu Decisión ¿Cual Es?
Los Van Van
Areito1976
Tu Decisión ¿Cual Es?
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Sandunguera
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Mango1989
Sandunguera
Los Van VanMango1989
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Yo Se Que Van Van
Orquesta Los Van Van
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Yo Se Que Van Van
Orquesta Los Van VanAreito1989
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Que Pista
Los Van Van
Areito1983
Que Pista
Los Van VanAreito1983
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Llegue, Llegue
Los Van Van
Areito0
Llegue, Llegue
Los Van VanAreito0
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