Orquesta Aragón is a Cuban charanga band which was formed on 30 September 1939 by double bassist Orestes Aragón Cantero in Cienfuegos, Cuba. After moving to Havana, they gained great popularity. They have maintained the same instrumentation since, which involves violins, piano, flute, percussion, and vocals. The band has promoted the cha-cha-chá musical style since the 1950s. They are credited with having inspired New York mambo also of the 1950s. Discography Starting from the recordings in 1954, the classic sound of the Orquesta Aragon began to take shape. Pepe Olmo began singing along with the director Rafael Lay Sr. Pepe Palma returned to the piano full time and most importantly the emergance of Richard Egues on the 5-key wooden flute. Richard Egues replaced Rolando Lozano at the beginning of 1954 when Lozano went to Mexico. In August of 1955, Celso Valdes was added on violin and thus the first classic lineup of the Orquesta Aragon

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