"Redención Sport Club", or simply "Redención", is a

danzón Danzón is the official musical genre and dance of Cuba.Urfé, Odilio 1965. ''El danzón''. La Habana. It is also an active musical form in Mexico and Puerto Rico. Written in time, the danzón is a slow, formal partner dance, requiring se ...

composed by Cuban multi-instrumentalist

Orestes López Orestes López Valdés (August 28, 1908 – January 26, 1991), nicknamed Macho, was a Cuban multi-instrumentalist, composer and bandleader. As a double bassist he was a founding member of the Havana Philharmonic Orchestra, and later a member of th ...

in the 1940s. It is one of his many compositions dedicated to a Cuban venue where he frequently played as part of the charanga

Arcaño y sus Maravillas Arcaño y sus Maravillas was a Cuban charanga founded in 1937 by flautist Antonio Arcaño. Until its dissolution in 1958, it was one of the most popular and prolific danzón orchestras in Cuba, particularly due to the development of the danzón-m ...

, alongside his brother Israel López "Cachao". The latter recorded the song multiple times during his career and included it in his albums '' Jam Session with Feeling'' (1958) and ''Cuba linda'' (2000). These and other recordings and performances have made of the tune a

standard Standard may refer to: Symbols * Colours, standards and guidons, kinds of military signs * Standard (emblem), a type of a large symbol or emblem used for identification Norms, conventions or requirements * Standard (metrology), an object th ...

of danzón repertoire. An experimental version of the song was used as the opener on the only album by

Orlando "Cachaíto" López Candelario Orlando López Vergara (February 2, 1933 – February 9, 2009), better known as Cachaíto, was a Cuban bassist and composer, who gained international fame after his involvement in the Buena Vista Social Club recordings. He was nick ...

, Orestes's son. The composition is named after the Redención Sport Club, a venue and association in the Pogolotti neighbourhood of

Havana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

(named after

Dino Pogolotti Dino Pogolotti (1879–1923) was a real estate entrepreneur best known for the development in 1911 of what is still known today as the “Barrio Pogolotti” in Havana, Cuba. He's the father of the Cuban painter Marcelo Pogolotti and grandfather of ...

, the area was originally meant to be called Redención).

References

{{Reflist Cuban songs Danzón

See also

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