The secrets that Tata Güines took to his grave
Tata Güines was an exceptional rumba man with a unique way to play congas. Would you like to know some of his secrets?
Tata Güines was an exceptional rumba man with a unique way to play congas. Would you like to know some of his secrets?
Esther Borja was a very succesful Cuban singer, with long life and prominent career
A popular rumba men lived in Cuba, a few know his name but everybody sing his songs
Sucu suco is one of the most regional and indigenous expressions of the Cuban popular music, with lyrics that involve patriotic themes or overlapped sexual verses.
Pedro Calvo, one of the most popular singers in Cuba, former member of Van Van group smiles as life goes by and remains loyal to his musical roots
“You dig a grave / and today coming back / you’ll know I’m dead ‘cause of your fake / and already wrecked down / lonely and beaten you’ll cry”, (verse of one of the most famous songs performed by Leonora Rega). Just a bundle of nerves, a very personal style but related to La Lupe…
Gina León is, if there’s no another opposite information, the first Cuban singer with a record recorded according to her performances in one of the most exciting cabarets in Havana, under the title: Gina sings in The Capri.
A musical revolution started to take part at the end of the 30s and got its biggest splendor during the 50s; it was Mambo
Meme Solís, the famous Cuban musician choose the exile as alternative
The outstanding Cuban composer José (Pepe) Valladares reveals for Tradicionales de los 50, some musical creation clefs.