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: Septeto Nacional
Tag: Cuban music
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…
Artist Profiles: Radeúnda Lima Caso
Radeunda Lima Caso was a gifted performer and composer. Radeúnda Lima was born August 28, 1923 in the province of Villa Clara. She specialized in…
Artist Profiles: Raúl Paz
Born in 1969 in Pinar Del Rio, Raúl Paz comes from a musical family. His great-uncle is Changuito, who is the grand master of Cuban…
Artist Profiles: Pupy Pedroso y Los Que Son Son
Pupy Pedroso y Los Que Son Son Over the past three decades, C?sar “Pupy” Pedroso has been one of the key figures not only of…
Artist Profiles: Pepesito Reyes
Pianist José Reyes Núñez, better known as Pepesito, was born in 1916, in the Havana barrio of Los Sitios. Pepesito was best known for having…
Artist Profiles: Pedro Luis Ferrer
A celebrated Cuban trovador and composer, Pedro Luis Ferrer is a master of the guaracha musical form. Ferrer’s work spans the classical as well as…