New York, NY

1950

Worldbeat artist Wayne Gorbea shapes African-oriented stylings inside Cuban traditional music for an excellent musical vibe to match the likes of mainstream Cuban hard hitters. With a strong trombone section, Gorbea reflects various varieties of Latin-tinged aesthetics for dance music and world music alike and his sheer composition was captured on his Shanachie debut Cogele El Gusto in 1999. Saboreando Salsa Dur el en Bronx, which showcased Gorbea's New York background, followed a year later. ~ MacKenzie Wilson