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The Lecuona Cuban BoysLecuona Cuban Boys Lecuona Cuban Boys Cuban popular band during the 30's and 40's The Lecuona Cuban Boys (Spanish: Muchachos cubanos de Lecuona) was a popular Cuban orchestra which toured the world for over forty years. The band was founded by Ernesto Lecuona, whose role was that of a patron-entrepreneur. He did not actually play with the band, but sometimes gave a piano recital before the band played. The core of the band was put together in 1931 as Orquesta Encanto; the band changed name early in 1934.[1] On tour in Europe, in 1934, Lecuona returned to Cuba, and Armando Oréfiche took charge of the band in Europe. Ernesto gave them the gift of his name, which, at the time,… (Source: Wikipedia)
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