Orquesta Banda Gigante
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It should be noted that the Giant Band, although large, had a unique melodic organization of its kind, in addition to having the talent of knowing how to improvise when its director Benny Moré decided.
The first performance of Benny Moré's Giant Band took place on the Cascabeles Candado program of the CMQ radio station. The band was made up of more than 40 musicians and was only comparable in size to Xavier Cugat's big band.
Between 1954 and 1955 the Giant Band became immensely popular. Between 1956 and 1957 he toured Venezuela, Jamaica, Haiti, Colombia, Panama, Mexico and the United States, where he performed at the Oscars ceremony. In Havana they performed in the most famous dance halls, such as La Tropical and La Sierra.
When the Cuban Revolution triumphed in 1959, Benny Moré chose to remain on the island. In 1960 he also started performing at the Night and Day cabaret. He was offered a tour of Europe, which Moré turned down for fear of flying (not surprising considering that he had previously been involved in three plane crashes).