Charanga America

The Bronx-based Charanga America was one of the premier charangas in New York City during the late '70s and early '80s, and though the group's profile waned over the years as the dance fell out of style, the remained fitfully active on-stage in the decades that followed. Based around bandleader/conguero George Maysonet and his wife Margie, the group was formed in 1977 and recorded albums for El Sonido Records (George Maysonet and Charanga America, 1978; George Maysonet and Charanga America, Vol. 2, 1979), Top Hits (Comiendose a Nueva York, 1980; Charanga America, 1981), Combo ...