El Son Convidando by Conjunto Guantánamo

Conjunto Guantánamo send out the call to dance, both rhythmically and literally, with ‘El Son Convidando’, a song about how inviting the ‘Son-Cubano’ genre truly is. This musical release will find a wide audience with both newcomers and aficionados alike.

‘El Son Convidando’ (OUT Nov. 29, 2019/Nganga Records) is the third single from the album that Conjunto Guantanamo have been teasing with since last year. The upcoming album itself, ‘Moviendo los Caracoles’ started production late last year and has had two acclaimed singles so far which took the listener down the road of ‘Son Cubano’, the genre that has been so ubiquitously influential in contemporary pop music, that today the average listener may not realize the roots at all.

With ‘El Son Convidando,’ CG is again showing off it’s ‘Sonero’ roots in a track that has that unmistakable authentic Cuban Son feeling that one seldom samples outside the island itself.

 “… Afro-Cuban Ensemble Conjunto Guantánamo [explore] the rhythms of son montuno, cha-cha-cha, mambo and rumba with contemporary energy…”
– Jane Levere, Forbes

Conjunto Guantánamo seem to be the avant-garde of a ‘Son Cubano’ renaissance that was arguably started on the heels of Buena Vista Social Club and it’s alumni. That said, CG have given the music a more modern feel in its energy and mood.