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3 unusual facts about Los Van Van


El Benny

It includes new versions of his songs performed by musicians including Chucho Valdés, Juan Formell, Haila and Orishas.

Los Van Van

In January 2010 "A Cali," a song from Van Van's latest album was selected as one of the winning songs of the 2009 Cali Fair held in the Cali (Colombia), a city known as Colombia's "salsa capital".

Past members with successful careers as solo artists include Pedro Calvo, Angel Bonne, Changuito, José Luis "El Tosco" Cortés (founder of the first timba band NG La Banda), Cesar "Pupy" Pedroso and others.



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