Sexteto Bolona has been played on NTS shows including Mississippi Records, with Te Prohibido El Cabaret first played on 14 April 2022.

In 1915 Alfredo Boloña Jimenez (1890–1964) formed a son group in Havana. He played the marimbula, the bongó and the guitar at different times and, despite his physical limitations (dwarfism), he was a force in Cuban music for half a century. His first group was Hortensia Valerón (vocalist), Manuel Menocal (tres), Manuel Corona (guitar), Victoriano Lopéz (maracas) and Joaquín Velasquéz (bongó).[28]

In October 1926 the Sexteto Boloña recorded in New York a set of numbers for Columbia which is available today on the usual media.[29] The line-up for these recordings was, L>R in photograph: José Vega Chacón (guitar, 2nd voice), unknown (maracas, 1st voice), José Manuel Incharte 'El Chino' (bongó), Abelardo Barroso (sonero, claves), 'Tabito' (double bass), Alfredo Boloña (tres, leader).