Legends! Though founding member Juan Formell passed away in 2014, his ensemble Los Van Van (“The Go Gos”) continues touring and making music, in honor of Formell’s singular musical vision and in ...

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. Cuban ...

Cuban orchestra Los Van Van canceled the concert it had scheduled for Friday, May 19, at the Miami Beach Bandshell. “Our fans are informed that it is logistically impossible for the Los Van Van ...

In most countries, a murderer who took part in strangling an old lady wouldn’t be leading a get-down-and-boogie party propaganda machine sent around the world to spread goodwill. He’d be on death row ...

Salsa superstars Los Van Van are called "the Rolling Stones of Cuba" due to their longevity and status as Cuba's most popular band. Their sound and style, however, is distinctively their own. This is ...

In 2010, Cuban band Los Van Van performed at the James L Knight Center in Miami. Hector Gabino El Nuevo Herald Los Van Van, the famous Havana orchestra formed after the Cuban Revolution, canceled ...

HAVANA (AP) — Cuban musician Juan Formell, who for more than four decades was the driving force behind the big band salsa orchestra Los Van Van, died Thursday. He was 71. An anchor on Cuban state ...

The son of Juan Formell, a giant of Cuban music, he found his own voice as a singer-songwriter. He died during a performance in New York. By Alex Williams Juan Carlos Formell, an acclaimed ...

Founded in 1969 by bassist and composer Juan Formell, Los Van Van is perhaps one of the most recognizable music groups formed after the revolution. The group regularly tours all over the world and has ...

Cheers erupted as Randall Kline, Founder and Co-Executive Director of SFJAZZ, began to introduce the evening's entertainment. Cheers from more than two thousand audience members overpowered Kline as ...

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. — Cuban-Americans said Los Van Van collaborated with the Communist Party in Cuba. The dance band played on Friday at the Charles F. Dodge City Center, a venue owned by the city of ...