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Cuban singer Doris Lavin was hailed by Cuban trumpeter Lázaro Herrera among the timeless Soneras to sing salsa, putting her in such vaulted company as Celia Cruz and La Lupe. After creating herself as an in-demand vocalist in Cuba, Lavin relocated to Italy in 1996, which do nothing to reduce …

Beny Moré is the foremost singer of well-known music Cuba has ever produced. Believe Frank Sinatra or Nat Ruler Cole and you will get a concept of how he’s recognized in Cuba, and exactly how he ought to be deemed elsewhere. Within the almost half hundred years since his loss …

Child of talented bass participant Orestes López, aka Macho, and nephew of Cuban celebrity Israel López, mostly referred to as Cachao, Cachaito López (given birth to Orlando López Vergara) started taking violin and bass classes in a young age group. López participated within the Riverside Orchestra and later on joined …

Perhaps one of the most popular and influential Cuban sets of the ’20s and ’30s, Trio Matamoros was formed in 1925 by Miguel Matamoros, alongside percussionist Siro Rodriguez and guitarist Rafael Cueto. The music group performed from 1925 until it disbanded in 1969, striking several innovative peaks on the way. …

At the start from the 20th hundred years, three Cuban music artists formed Trio Oriental to execute the folk music that hailed through the west from the island. The trio later on added members, transformed their name to Sexteto Habañero, and became the very first and most important performers of …