Cubismo is a

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n music band of eleven members playing

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. The band was formed in 1995 by a gathering of eight eminent musicians from various Croatian music bands. They also featured a

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n vocalist Ricardo Luque.

Overview

The name Cubismo was created from

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's piece "Cu-bi Cu-bop", which represents one of the first music mixes of jazz and afro-Cuban music. The name is associated with Cuba as well, which has a music tradition known as the cornerstone of entire music genre made and performed by Cubismo. Their sound is characterized by multiplicity of instruments and expressively strong dance rhythm produced by a multi-member rhythm section. Besides remakes of standard jazz pieces, popular and traditional

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n songs, they perform their own pieces. They are signed with the record label,

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Albums

* 1997: ''Cubismo'' * 1998: '' Viva La Habana'' * 1999 Alegrate mi pueblo / Radujte se narodi * 2000: '' Motivo Cubano'' * 2002: '' Junglesalsa'' * 2004: ''Amigos'' * 2005: '' Amigos DVD Live in Lisinski'' * 2007 Autobus Calypso

References

External links

Cubismo.com
- the official site.
Cubismo
discography at

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Cubismo Live @ Nisomnia 2004
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