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The genesis of the Afro-Cuban All Stars has its roots early in the 1990s.

At this time the son ensemble Sierra Maestra, headed by Juan de Marcos, received a lot of international exposure.

As a consequence, de Marcos was introduced to Nick Gold, president of World Music Records ( at that time a small independent world music label ).

That encounter led to a couple of very successful tours in Europe.

Later the group went to London and recorded Dundumbanza, considered one of the jewels of the world music scene of the early ‘ 90s.

( In retrospect, this recording opened the doors to the further incredible boom of the traditional Cuban music of the period.