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Son 14

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Son 14 is a fourteen-member son band from Santiago, Cuba, formed on November 11, 1978 by Adalberto Álvarez and Eduardo 'El Tiburon' Morales.[1][2][3] In 1984, after having been the group's director for six years, Álvarez left Son 14 to start the orchestra Adalberto Álvarez y su Son in Havana.[4]

Partial discography

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  • A Bayamo En Coche (Areito, 1980)
  • Son Como Son (Areito, 1981)
  • Adalberto Alvarez presenta Son 14 (Areito, 1981)
  • Damelo (Philips, 1983)
  • Tumi Cuba Classics, Vol. 4: Son the Big Sound (Tumi, 1995)
  • (with Tiburon) Cubania (Tumi, 1997)

References

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  1. ^ "Eduardo Morales: A "Shark" that sings". OnCuba Magazine. 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  2. ^ "Son 14 Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  3. ^ Vaughan, Umi (2012-10-17). Rebel Dance, Renegade Stance: Timba Music and Black Identity in Cuba. University of Michigan Press. p. 168. ISBN 978-0472118489.
  4. ^ Balderston, Daniel; Gonzalez, Mike; Lopez, Ana M. (2002-09-11). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures. Routledge. p. 60. ISBN 9781134788514.