Quimbombó 

Quimbombó  (Testa Dura Records TDCD 001, 2004) 

Quimbombó is a creative New York-based band (there seems to be a band with the same name in the West Coast) that plays traditional Cuban son. The American soneros are led by percussionist Nick Herman, who studied with Cuban masters. The lead vocalist is Cuban musician David Oquendo, who also plays guitar. The rest of the musicians are American and Latin American instrumentalists who are very active in the New York City  jazz and Latin music scene.  

The group shows a deep passion for traditional Cuban son. This is substantiated by the fact that six of the seven songs are classics from the Cuban repertoire. The other two are original pieces by band leader Nick Herman. 

Quimbombó (pronounced keem-bohm-BO) is the title of a classic Cuban són popularized by Conjunto Chappotín in the 1950's. A word of Congolese origin, it means "okra" in Spanish.