Unmistakable for its melodic sounds and inimitable way of portraying Cuban everyday life, Los Van Van is celebrating its fourth decade, proud to know they are at the top of the hit parade.
The orchestra´s history goes back to September 4, 1969, when Juan Formell created the group; revolutionizing the song lyrics and rhythm of Cuban dance music, 
adding to it the bass, electric organ, electric guitar, violins and a meticulous vocal arrangement characteristic of quartets at the time.
Very few were unaware of the triumph of the up and coming orchestra when, in the early 1970s, its director enriched the set with percussion instruments, creating a sound he later defined as songo, a new form of son with elements of jazz and rock. By then, 
band members José Luis Quintana (Changuito) on percussion, César (Pupy) Pedroso on keyboards, José Luis Cortés (El Tosco) flute, and Miguel Ángel Rasalps (El Lele) the voice, had become well known for their virtuosity.
The band made its first international tours and recorded its first five
