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MONTUNO CUBANO
JORGE PEÑA
Singer,Composer,Requinto
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Jorge Luis Peña Acosta performs as a solo artist, also with his brother, and sometimes with other musicians.
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He is a singer, composer, and he plays the requinto, an instrument that looks like a guitar, but its structure is shorter, deeper, and tuned higher so it has a bright sound.
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Jorge is from Santiago de Cuba which is widely recognized as the birthplace of traditional Cuban music. He writes about his family, his country, life experiences in Cuba, and love. Jorge uses the rhythms he learned from his musical family and from a generation of legendary Cuban musicians.
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He is a Permanent Resident in Canada and lives in Prince Edward Island.
ARYAM
ZUBIZARRETA PEREZ
Latin Percussion
Aryam is a Cuban artist formally trained as a luthier in his hometown of Havana, Cuba. From an early age he developed his musical abilities and craftmanship skills. He graduated from college with a degree in arts and crafts, specializing in building classical guitars along with other traditional Cuban string instruments like the Cuban Tres and Requinto, and studying violin restoration.
He settled in Halifax many years ago and started his Canadian career playing guitar, percussion, and singing Latin music. Throughout his musical career, he has worked on many projects with Latin musicians and has performed at several music festivals including the Halifax Jazz Festival, Prismatic Festival, and the Canada Day celebrations at Alderney Landing. Aryam has recorded with bands that bring the rich flavours of Cuban music to Canada.
DEVIN HORNBY
Bass
Devin Hornby is an electric bass player with 15 years of professional experience playing contemporary music. He was introduced to Latin bass styles while studying music at Humber College in Toronto, and fell in love with Latin baselines and their myriad variations.
He performs in PEI with a variety of musicians including, Montuno Cubano, Craig Fair Music Productions, and More Soul.
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LUIS PEÑA
Guitar & Vocals
For limited engagements during the summer, Jorge’s brother, Luis Peña, will be on guitar and vocals.
Jorge and Luis have been performing together for 25 years as Hermanos Peña, the Peña Brothers.
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They have performed many times in Europe and worked for several years in Spain.
Jorge and Luis’ tight, flawless, sibling harmonies are captivating.
MONTUNO CUBANO (the duo)
