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The longtime lead singer for the group Sierra Maestra, José Antonio Rodríguez was a traveling force in expanding the worldwide popularity of the original music of his native Cuba. Referred to as “un Pequeño Gran Sonero” (the tiny Big Sonero), his little stature masked a tone of voice of amazing …
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Aimed by ex-Sierra Maestra drummer Juan De Marcos Gonzalez, the Afro-Cuban All Stars have already been necessary to the developing worldwide popularity of Afro-Cuban music. Their 1997 recording, A Toda Cuba Le Gusta, was the first ever to be recorded through the now-legendary Buena Vista Sociable Club classes. A multi-generational …
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