Irakere (Yoruba for "vegetation") is a Cuban band founded by pianist Chucho Valdés in 1973 that won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording in 1980 with its album Irakere. Its members included flutist José Luis Cortés who later founded NG La Banda, percussionist Anga Díaz who later went to France, percussionist Fran Padilla who later moved to Spain, saxophonist Paquito D'Rivera who left Irakere and Cuba in 1980 during a tour in Spain before moving to the United States. Trumpetist Arturo Sandoval went to the US in 1990.
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Irakere has had 4 concerts.
Irakere is most often considered to be Jazz, Latin, Latin Jazz, Musica Tradicional Cubana, Cuban, Jazz Cubano, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Son Cubano, and Afro-Cuban.
The last Irakere concert was on July 11, 1997 in The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands. The bands that performed were: Earth, Wind & Fire / herb alpert / Ahmad Jamal / Maceo Parker / larry carlton / Patti Austin / Gato Barbieri / Buckshot LeFonque / Nicholas Payton / Irakere / Adriana Evans / Steve Turre / Carmen Lundy / Fela Anikulapo Kuti & Egypt 80 / Monday Michuru.
