Sexteto Habanero

Sexteto Habanero
First known photo of the Sexteto Habanero, 1920. From left to right, back: Guillermo Castillo, Carlos Godínez and Gerardo Martínez; front: Antonio Bacallao, Óscar Sotolongo and Felipe Neri Cabrera.
Background information
Origin	Havana, Cuba
Genres	Son cubano
Years active	1920 (1920)–present
Labels	Victor, Corazón, Lusafrica, Colibrí
Members	Felipe Ferrer Juan A. Jústiz José Antonio Pérez Emilio Moret Ernesto Laza Ibrahim Aties Digno Marcelino Pérez Gilberto Azcuy Jaime Gracián
Past members	Guillermo Castillo Carlos Godínez Gerardo Martínez Antonio Bacallao Óscar Sotolongo Felipe Neri Cabrera Abelardo Barroso Rafael Hernández "El Picher" Agustín Gutiérrez José Manuel Carriera "El Chino" Incharte Enrique Hernández Félix Chappottín Andrés Sotolongo José Interián Manolo Furé Germán Pedro Ibáñez Bárbaro Teuntor García Faustino Sánchez Illa Ricardo Ferro Vicente Servando Arango "El Chino"

The Sexteto Habanero was a Cuban son sextet founded in 1920 in Havana. It played an important part in the early history of the genre, contributing to its popularization all around Cuba. In 1927, the band incorporated a cornet player becoming the Septeto Habanero. Although most original members left in the 1930s, the band has continued to perform and record with different line-ups. Their last album was released in 2010 for their 90th anniversary.