Son 14

Formed in Santiago, Cuba, in 1977 by vocalist Eduardo ‘El Tiburon' Morales (b. 1935, Cuba) and pianist/musical director Adalberto Alvarez, Son 14, as their name would suggest, are a 14-piece band playing ‘son', Cuba's national musical style. In 1978 Lazaro Rosabal (b. 1953, Santiago, Cuba) joined the group. They recorded a number of albums for the local EGREM label, many of which became bestsellers throughout Latin America. The band also toured extensively across America and Europe. In 1992 co-founder Alvarez left the band to form his own group. Undaunted, Son 14 continued, wi...