Sixteen-member Manolito y su Trabuco is one of Cuba’s greatest and best loved timba bands. The group’s innumerable international tours are a mark of its huge success over the past 25 years.
Salsa lovers know what they’re doing. Manolito y su Trabuco is an innovative group with a unique line-up. The latter is based on the traditional line-up of charanga orchestras (violon, cello and flute) plus timbales, to which visionary band leader Manolito Simonet has added keyboards and drums. Top that with three singers, who all take solos, and you have a veritable war machine. Manolito y su Trabuco has salseros the world over dancing. Resistance is useless!
Born in Camaguey Manuel Simonet learnt piano and tres with the Amateur Artists Movement. In the early 1980, he became the pianist for two groups, Lagrimas Negras and Inspiracion, and in 1986 became musical director, composer and arranger for the Maravillas de Florida orchestra.

True giants of Cuban music, Manolito y su Trabuco, are touring Europe in June / July and October 2018 presenting a brand new album. Not to be missed – not only by salsa lovers.

The party goes on after the concert. The music will be selected and played by DJ Dee and DJ T-Bee.