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Los Van Van is a Cuban band led by bass Juan Formell, and is considered to
be one of Cuba's major timba acts, while Juan Formell has arguably become
the most important figure in contemporary Cuban music.
History In 1967, Formell became musical director of Elio Reve's charanga
orchestra. He reformatted the group into Changui '68, and then founded his
own group, Los Van Van, on December 4, 1969.
Musical style Using a charanga line-up as its base, Van Van added
trombones and vocals, and was the first Cuban group to use synthesizers and
drum machines. Their sound was a fusion of changui and son montuno with
various types of music, including Afro-Cuban rhythms, rock, funk, disco,
and hip hop. Juan Formell contributed countless innovations to the Cuban
bass and clave, which paved the way for a radical reconceptualisation of
rhythmic arrangements in Cuban music. The Van Van sound came to be known as
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