A few Cuban musicians have come to the attention of a worldwide audience through their touring and recordings percussionist Jose Luis “Changuito” Quintana, bassist Juan Formell, pianist “Chucho” Valdes and drummer Enrique Pla. Cuba has a fine system of percussion education and an orchestra with classically trained percussionists, as well as a number of very talented drumset players, timbale players, bata players and conga players.
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