Biography

Orquesta Chepin Chovén
Effective period / Period of releases: 1994
Members: Ibrahim Ferrer, Pedro Justiz, Porfirio Mariol, Electo Rosell, Mario Patterson, Isidro Correa, Roberto Napoles, Inaudis Paisán, José Luis Hernández (3), José Ramón Hernández, Florentino Chacón, Manuel 'Puntillita' Licea, Bernardo García Chovén
Cuban orchestra created in 1932 in Santiago de Cuba, by Electo "Chepín" Rosell and Bernardo Chovén Villalón (following Oriente Jazz sextet, their initial group)> use alias Orquesta Chepin when Chovén is not mentioned on release