One of the ultimate New York City party bands, Marc Ribot Y Los Cubanos Postizos (aka “The Prosthetic Cubans”) became a must-see attraction in the late 1990s, with its feverishly cooking shows built around arrangements of Cuban bandleader Arsenio Rodriguez – innovator of the son montuno, and two critically acclaimed albums released on Atlantic Records. 

Reformed by popular demand with the addition of Cuban’s own Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez on drums and original members Anthony Coleman (keys), Brad Jones (bass) and EJ Rodriquez (perc), 2011 had the band once again in front of ecstatic audiences from such stages as the Montreal Jazz Festival, Fuji Rock Festival and Ellnora Guitar Festival at the Krannert Center of Performing Arts. 

For 2024, Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg has invited Marc for their prestigious Reflektor Series, showcasing past and present projects over the course of a special weekend in November. Participating in this series will be Los Cubanos Postizos. The band will take this rare opportunity together to perform dates not only in Hamburg but in NYC, Oslo and at the EFG London Jazz Festival.

Opening for Marc Ribot is Anna Garano, a composer and a classical/flamenco-trained guitar player from Trieste, Italy. She performs her own music as well as arrangements of traditional music, as a soloist and with musicians of various origins, in Italy and around the world.