Orquesta Wawanco are one of the leading salsa big bands in Europe, they make really extraordinary music. The group consists of first class musicians from Cuba (singers and percussion) and Germany (horns).

Wawanco is probably the only Salsaband in Europe who presents, in a larger range, its own compositions. The music is composed by the pianist and bandleader, Alfred M. Hartmann and the texts are written and worked out in improvisation by the singers. Some of the songs have become so popular they are played by bands all over the world. Since several years there is also the famous Cuban composer and bassist Silvio Vergara (Rumbavana, later Grupo Raizón) who writes exclusive arrangements for Wawancó.