Orquesta Aragon

These guys basically helped make the cha-cha-cha the hot sound in Havana in the 1950s, and they had a big effect on West African music too. You could head for Buena Vista territory, but why not hear this old-timey Cuban stuff from the originals? "El Bodoguero" was the big hit, but "No Me Molesto," "Silencio" and "Yo Tengo Una Muneca" carry just as much punch.