Biography

Banda de Música Municipal de Santiago de Cuba
Effective period / Period of releases: 2001
Members: Carlos Thomas, José Luis Hernández (3), José Manuel Estiu, Orlando Lopez Mandariaga, Jose Reyes Martinez, Alcibiades Aroche Lopez, Nolvis Calzado, José Angel Castillo, Ernesto Ferrera Fa, René Cajigal, Jorge Ramirez (10), Zulema Maury Fernandez, René Galan, Jacinto Ramos Martinez, Pedro Quiala Ruiz, José Bordòn Gomez, Ramon Santiago Lopez, Mario Garzon Duany, Roberto Napoles Luco, Maria Concepcion Chavez, Heriberto Bistel, Santiago Carjaval Pupo, Ramon Castelnaux, Alcides Castillo Péñalver, Arsenio Roman Bicet, Eraclio Palacio, Alexis Balbuena, Oven Serrano, Angel Quiala Ruiz, Fausto Milanes, Reynaldo Veranes Telles, Wilfredo Bicet, Jorge Luis "Pantoja", Modesto Brossard Linarez, Rafael Reyes Medina, Geovanis Manzano, Ariel Hunt Hernandez, Walfrido Hunt Hernandez
Banda de Música Municipal de Santiago de Cuba is the municipal brass band in Santiago de Cuba, formed en 1898. From 1974 to 2012 its leader was Alcides Castillo Péñalver, and from 2012 Ernesto Burgos.