Septeto Nacional (National Septet), or the Septeto Nacional de Ignacio Piñeiro, is a Cuban group credited with expanding the Son musical style before Arsenio Rodríguez. It added the trumpet to percussion, vocals, and strings. The group started as a sextet in 1927 in Central Havana. In 1929 it played at the World Exposition in Sevilla, and in 1933, it was invited to the " Century of Progress" World Exposition in Chicago. In the same year, Lázaro Herrera took over the group when Ignacio Piñeiro left it for financial reasons - despite their success the musicians earned very little. The group disbanded in 1937 but resumed playing for a recording session in 1940 and a television appearance in 1954. After the Cuban revolution of 1959, the group played again and is still playing. Its CD Poetas del Son was nominated for a grammy in 2004.
Discography
- Sin Rumba No Hay Son (2010)
- Desafiando al Destino
- Poetas del Son
- Clásicos del Son
- Mas Cuba Libres
- Havana Mood
- Hecho en Cuba
- Son Soneando
- Imperdonables
- 50 Aniversario
- El Son De Altura
- Entre Preciosas Palmeras
- Imperdonable
- Lejana Campiña
- Más Cuba Libres
- Son de la Loma
- Soneros De Cuba
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