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Julio Brito [1] [2] was a Cuban musician, composer, orchestra conductor and singer. He achieved great popularity both in his native Cuba and internationally, thanks to compositions such as the guajira "El amor de mi bohío" or the world famous bolero "Mira que eres linda", interpreted by numerous artists around the world, even today.
Also: Cuba: People: By occupation: Entertainers: Musicians Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable. This category may require frequent maintenance to avoid becoming too large.
The music of Cuba, including its instruments, performance, and dance, comprises a large set of unique traditions influenced mostly by west African and European (especially Spanish) music. [1] Due to the syncretic nature of most of its genres, Cuban music is often considered one of the richest and most influential regional music in the world.
Silvio Rodríguez Domínguez (born 29 November 1946) is a Cuban musician, and leader of the Nueva Trova movement.. He is widely considered as Cuba's best folk singer and arguably one of Latin America's greatest singer-songwriters. [1]
A pair of congas. Conga players perform on a tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban drum of African origin called the Tumbadora, or the Conga as it is internationally known. It is probably derived from the Congolese Makuta drums or Sikulu drums commonly played in Mbanza Ngungu, Congo.
Moré has been cited as the greatest singer in Cuban music history by critics and musicians. [20] [21] [22] In 1999, Moré was posthumously inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame and the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2016. [23]
Arturo Sandoval (born November 6, 1949) is a Cuban-American jazz trumpeter, pianist, timbalero, and composer. While living in his native Cuba, Sandoval was influenced by jazz musicians Charlie Parker, Clifford Brown, and Dizzy Gillespie. In 1977 he met Gillespie, who became his friend and mentor and helped him defect from Cuba while on tour ...
Paul Lafargue, Cuban-born French Communist and son-in-law to Karl Marx; Pedro Pablo Cazañas, Cuban judge and politician; Rafael Diaz-Balart, Cuban politician and majority leader during presidency of Batista; Ramón Grau, Cuban president for two terms 1933, 1940–44; Saturnino and Mariano Lora, brothers and 19th century revolutionaries