Cuarteto Patria & Manu Dibango

Founded by vocalist and maracas player Maria Emilia Garcia, guitarist Pancho Cobas and the group's first director Francisco Coba La in 1939, Cuarteto Patria achieved international success after guitarist/tres player and lead vocalist Eliades Ochoa assumed leadership in 1978. Under the guidance of Santiago, Chile-born Ochoa, the group expanded its early bolero and criolla repertoire to include a dance-inspiring mix of son montuno, guaracha and guajira. Although they released no albums prior to Ochoa's arrival, Cuarteto Patria has released four memorable albums since – A...