Juan de Marcos & The Afro-Cuban All Stars to Play SOPAC, 4/30

Juan de Marcos & The Afro-Cuban All Stars Featuring Members of the Buena Vista Social Club will perform at the South Orange Performing Arts Center April 30 at 8 p.m. The acclaimed ensemble captures the undeniable spirit of Afro-Cuban music with the potent mix of driving percussion, a powerhouse horn section, with piano, bass, guitar, and incomparable vocals. The current line-up of Afro-Cuban All Stars consists of the finest Cuban expatriate musicians in the world today, all alumni of Cuba's greatest bands.

The Afro-Cuban All Stars is a unique orchestra, devoted to promoting the complete story of Cuban music. With each show the orchestra exposes Cuba's rich musical history interpreting all of its musical genres. Buena Vista Social Club founder and bandleader Juan de Marcos is the man responsible for their best-selling recordings. The initial Buena Vista Social Club recording put together by De Marcos and Ry Cooder was a Grammy Award-winning international bestseller, made into an Oscar-nominated film by German director Wim Wenders. Juan de Marcos stretches his creative wings, fusing contemporary, traditional and in essence, the future styles of Cuban music. The Afro-Cuban All Stars' electrifying performances pay tribute to Cuba's popular music, marrying the past with the present in the grandeur and grace of the world's greatest orchestras.

Juan de Marcos & The Afro-Cuban All Stars Featuring Members of the Buena Vista Social Club will perform live at SOPAC April 30 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $45-$65 and can be purchased online at SOPACnow.org, or by calling the box office at (973) 313-2787.

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