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Ibrahim Ferrer
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Amália Rodrigues
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Buika
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Mayra Andrade
146,969 listeners
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Lhasa
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Lhasa de Sela
175,703 listeners
Lhasa de Sela (1972 - 2010), also known under the moniker Lhasa, was a Canadian singer of Mexican and Jewish descent. In 1985 at age 13 when her parents separated, Lhasa, her mother and her sisters settled in San Francisco where Lhasa started singing in a Greek cafe. She included Spanish language… read more
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Compay Segundo
285,741 listeners
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Omara Portuondo
234,407 listeners
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Ana Moura
83,899 listeners
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