The music and group Juan Formell started to take shape in the beginning of the 60s, setting the foundations for what was to be known as la Timba, a new sound that fits somewhere between salsa and the Cuban Son. A Son that was spiced up with quite a pinch of jazz. The Van Van represents today one of the figure heads of Latin American music and is one of the Cuban groups whose popularity has not been eroded by time. Juan Formell began his career surrounded by Guillermo Rubalcaba and Charanga, two strong personalities from the piano Conservatory in Cuba. Together with pianist and composer Carlos Faxas, Juan Formell became the producer of singers such as Elena Burke. The music of the Van Van has been interpreted by prestigious groups such as Ruben Blades, Harry Belafonte or even Ray Barreto and Vicente Valdes. The group can already boast of some twenty albums. Juan Formell and the Van Van have performed on all the major international stages and are back today in Marne la Vallée three years after their unforgettable concert in Disney Village in 2001.