Tony Martínez is a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, composer and arranger with an intimate knowledge of even the most obscure Afro-Cuban rhythmic traditions. The broad view…
Artist Profiles: Tony Martínez
Tag: Cuba
Artist Profiles: Ramon Valle
Ramón Valle (born 1964) was only seven years old when he began studying the piano at the Escuela Provincial de Arte in his home town…
Artist Profiles: Son 14
Founded in 1978 by Tiburon (The Shark), one of Cuba’s leading soneros, Adalberto Alvarez and Lázaro Rosabal, Son 14 was one of the most important…
Artist Profiles: Sindo Garay
Sindo Garay was born April 12 of 1867 in Santiago of Cuba. He was the main figure in traditional Cuban trova. Garay was an extraordinary…
Artist Profiles: Septeto Santiaguero
Septeto Santiaguero was founded in 1995, by members of Melodías de Ayer, a group formed in the early 1960s, together with the Estudiantina Invasora and…
Artist Profiles: Septeto Nacional
Cuban son was definitely forged in 1927 when Ignacio Piñeiro founded the renovating Septeto Nacional. Piñeiro lived in Havana from 1888 to 1969, earning his…
Artist Profiles: Rubén González
A maestro musician whose piano playing in the 1940’s helped invent the pre-Castro Cuban sound as we know it today, Rubén González had in recent…
Artist Profiles: Roberto Carcassés
Roberto Carcassés, also known as Robertico, graduated in percussion from the Escuela Nacional de Arte, in 1991. He toured as a pianist with the “Grupo…
Artist Profiles: Rey Caney
Reinaldo Hierrezuelo La O, better known professionally as Rey Caney, was a Cuban singer, guitarist and tresero. He was born December 30, 1926, in Santiago…
Artist Profiles: Reinaldo Creagh
Reinaldo Creagh was born on July 9, 1918, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. During many years, Reinaldo Creagh was the leader of one of Santiago…