Sonero

Janne Bogdan has been involved with music since the age of twelve when he began playing electric guitar in his hometown of Sandviken, Sweden. He was fortunate to end up in a
circle of friends who were into jazz and blues, and he learned a lot during this period.

Janne’s first project in Cuba resulted in the CD Mariano featuring María Cristina Azcuy.
It was something of a jam session covering a number of traditional Cuban genres such as son,
bolero and danzón. It isn't really part of the Soneros All Stars concept because Janne
selected the musicians from acquaintances he had made in Havana jamming at local bars,
not from the mayor groups, but it gave him his first taste of recording in Havana and a base
from which to start.

The first Soneros All Stars project was the CD ¡Dime Nagüe! an idea that came to life
from a dinner conversation between Yanesito and Sinsonte when Orquesta Revé was
visiting Stockholm. They wanted to do a CD that was in the style of Elio Revé Matos,
i.e. less timba than under Elito and more changüí. Upon its release the CD received
excellent reviews and was a favorite among many timberos and DJs around the world.

But as this project went reached completion Yanesito was already thinking of what he
wanted to do next. For his follow-up CD he wanted to collaborate with
César "Pupy" Pedroso. This project faced several delays and was released much later than
originally planned. But good things are worth waiting for and Yanesito hit another
home run with La Timba Soy Yo.

Source: Timba.com

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