Person · Male
José Luis Cortés
Cuban bandleader and flutist
- From
- Santa Clara, Cuba
- Active
- 1951–2022
- Releases
- 10
- latin
About
NG La Banda is a Cuban musical group founded by flutist José Luis "El Tosco" Cortés. NG stands for nueva generación ('new generation'). NG La Banda are one of the creators of timba (a term coined by Cortés), the most important popular dance and music genre of the past two decades. Prior to founding NG La Banda, Cortés played in the Afro-Cuban jazz-fusion supergroup Irakere, and the seminal songo band Los Van Van.
Member of
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NG La Banda flute
Discography
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Instrumental supporting musician
Also known as
José Luis Cortés "El Tosco" · José Luis Cortés González
Tags
- flutist
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 64606371-3103-4e20-952f-c13473302839
- ISNI
- 0000000355838591
- IPI
- 00234187181
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.