Los Van Van leader Juan Formell, who died May 1 in Havana, often said it was the group's job to make people dance. Under his direction, Cuba's hardest-working band delivered on that promise for ...

FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2001 file photo, Juan Formell, leader of the Cuban orchestra Los Van Van, performs late Sunday in Havana, Cuba during a farewell summer concert.

Cuban composer and performer Juan Formell, who created the big band salsa orchestra Los Van Van in 1969, died Thursday in Havana, Cuba at 71. It was announced on Cuban state television, though the ...

Juan Formell’s ashes will be on view in the lobby of Havana’s Cuban National Theater on May 2. On May 3, artists will pay musical homage to him in venues around the island country.

Singer-songwriter Juan Carlos Formell was born into Cuban music royalty but forged his own path. He was the bassist for Los Van Van, one of the most influential bands from post-Revolution Cuba.

La Habana, 2 may (EFE). — El músico cubano Juan Formell, líder de la legendaria orquesta “Los Van Van” y fallecido ayer a los 71 años, será homenajeado el sábado con conciertos ...

Juan Formell assiste à la projection du film « Una Cubana en París » dans lequel Dominique Roland capte le concert parisien de la chanteuse cubaine Ivette Cepeda.

Juan-Carlos Formell, the rarely recorded Cuban emigre guitarist whose father founded the celebrated Los Van Van, continues to open new doors for a pan-Latin sound that owes as much to South ...

Juan-Carlos Formell Juan-Carlos Formell's Cemeteries & Desire, a solo guitar work scented with a hint of bossa nova and tropicália, blows in like a cool Cuban breeze.

Juan-Carlos Formell participated in a multi-artist showcase at SOB's — home to Brazilian and Latin music in New York — a few years ago. Between a couple of amped-up bands, he took the stage ...