Banda Municipal
The Baracoa concert band in its present form started in 1932 and has endured through both economic downturns, wars and revolutions. Its manifest is to preserve and enrich the traditional music of Cuba with an emphasis on local composers. The Band lends a formal air to many ceremonial occasions in Baracoa.
Its present members are: Emelio Barselai Porte, Director and multi-instrumentalist, Jose Alfredo Adonis Lopez, Administrator and bass, Pedro Lambert Miranda, 1st Trombone, Rafael Noa Licea, Trombone, Danilis Carrtala Matos, Trombone, Jose Carlos Lopez Rodriguez, Snare drums, Jose Angel Ribas Olivero, Percussion, Jose Ramon Reyes Moreira, Bass guitar, Roberto Ferrand Yacer, Bass, Jose Ramon Campero Caballero, Trumpet, Jose Olivera Frometa, Trumpet, Joel Moreno Rojas, Trumpet, Guillermo Nicot Cardoza, Trumpet, Renmis Delfino Mendez, Tenor saxophone, Luis Perez Granada, Percussion, Jose Angel Odani Frometa, Clarinet, Jose Blanco Hadale, 1st Trumpet, Abel Turro Milian, Euphonium, Jose Luis Cuza Frometa, 1st Alto Saxophone, Richard Navarro Jimenez, Rosa Maria Lopez Pineda, Clarinet, Ernelis Chavez Matos, Clarinet, Felix Arsia Utria, Clarinet, Benais Perez Columbie, Clarinet, Rolando Tito Matos, Clarinet, Alcides Alayo Lloren, 2nd Euphonium, Yurizan Borge Linares, Clarinet, Hugo Leyva Cerulea, Principal Clarinet, Roilan W. Leyva Garcia, Clarinet, Carlos Espada Lafitta, 2nd Percussion, Anilin Moreira Zopendela, Flute, Jose Frometa Bosh Gaiye, Equipment Manager 1, and Cruz Cobas Noa, Equipment Manager 2.
