The Alonso Brothers:
August 8, 2021 at 12:00pm
We invite you to watch the rebroadcast of the Alonso Brothers for their performance at the Wertheim Concert Hall in December 2018. Presented by the Cuban Research Institute at FIU and sponsored by the FIU School of Music.
Virtuoso pianists and Cuban brothers Orlay Alonso and Orlando Alonso present an immersive experience that places the audience at the center of the "Golden Era" of Cuban music and entertainment of the 1940s and 1950s.This show features a variety of Cuban styles such as mambo, cha cha, salsa, bolero, son, danzón, and conga, and includes works by Ignacio Cervantes, Ernesto Lecuona Miguel Matamoros, and Dámaso Pérez Prado, among others.