The Havana Cuba All-Stars in “Cuban Nights" Staller Center for the Arts, Saturday, October 8, 2016

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Staller Center for the Arts opens the 2016-2017 season on Saturday, October 8 at 8:00 pm with The Havana Cuba All-Stars bringing an all-acoustic concert to Main Stage.

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The Havana Cuba All-Stars bringing an all-acoustic concert on Saturday, October 8, 2016.

Stony Brook, NY - September 26, 2016 - Staller Center for the Arts opens the 2016-2017 season on Saturday, October 8 at 8:00 pm with The Havana Cuba All-Stars bringing an all-acoustic concert to Main Stage. The twelve-person band draws its inspiration from traditional Cuban son, a style of music and song that originated on the island and is the root of salsa music.

In their show, “Cuban Nights,” The Havana Cuba All-Stars bring their fresh sound to a musical legacy. The All-Star band maintains the songs of the rich culture of the Cuban people and also plays original songs from albums Cuban Soul, Destinos and Junio Groove. Classics by the great Sonero Henry Fiol and a son by Miguel Matamoros, written over 100 years ago, are on the program. Congas, steel guitar, bass, Spanish guitar, violin, trombone, and tres (a Cuban three-stringed guitar) are among the instruments accompanied by vocals.

Bandleader Michel Padron fronts the band on trumpet. He was born in Havana, Cuba and was the director of the Latin band Asere (the Cuban word for “friendship”). Other musicians include Vicente Arencibia/Congas, Lead Vocal; Adolfo (Fito) Florian/Tres, Steel Guitar, Vocals; Eney Aranda/Congas, Bongos, Vocals; Yoan Sanchez/Timbal, Drums, Bongos; Eikel Venegas/Trombone, Trumpet 2; Ricardo (Piqui) Fernández/Lead Vocal, Percussion; Jesus Cutiño/Bass, Lead vocal; Yuniel Rascón/Spanish Guitar, Chorus; Daniel Carnago/Tres, Bass, Chorus; Raúl Bermúdez/ Violín 1; Jorge L. Quevedo/ Violín 2.

See the Havana Cuba All-Stars at Staller Center for the Arts on October 8th. Tickets are $38 online or by calling the box office at (631) 632-ARTS [2787].