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Tito Puente
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Xavier Cugat
108,711 listeners
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Beny Moré
132,146 listeners
Beny Moré (sometimes Benny Moré, Benny More or Beny More) (August 24, 1919 – February 19, 1963) is considered by many fans of Cuban music a… read moreBeny Moré (sometimes Benny Moré, Benny More or Beny More) (August 24, 1919 – February 19, 1963) is considered by many fans of Cuban music as the greatest Cuban singer of all time. He was gifted with an innate musicality and fluid tenor v… read moreBeny Moré (sometimes Benny Moré, Benny More or Beny More) (August 24, 1919 – February 19, 1963) is considered by many fans of Cuban music as the greatest Cuban singer of all time. He was gifted with an innate musicality and fluid tenor voice which he colored and phrased with great expressivity. M… read more
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Rubén González
156,785 listeners
Rubén González Fontanills (May 26, 1919 – December 8, 2003) was a Cuban pianist. Together with Lilí Martínez and Peruchín he is said to hav… read moreRubén González Fontanills (May 26, 1919 – December 8, 2003) was a Cuban pianist. Together with Lilí Martínez and Peruchín he is said to have "forged the style of modern Cuban piano playing in the 1940s". Between the 1940s and h… read moreRubén González Fontanills (May 26, 1919 – December 8, 2003) was a Cuban pianist. Together with Lilí Martínez and Peruchín he is said to have "forged the style of modern Cuban piano playing in the 1940s". Between the 1940s and his retirement in the 1980s, he played with Cuba's most … read more
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La Sonora Matancera
92,363 listeners
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Orquesta Aragón
82,737 listeners
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Compay Segundo
286,559 listeners
Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz Telles (November 18, 1907 – July 13, 2003), known professionally as "Compay Segundo", was a Cuban… read moreMáximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz Telles (November 18, 1907 – July 13, 2003), known professionally as "Compay Segundo", was a Cuban trova guitarist, singer and composer. Compay (meaning compadre) Segundo, so called because he was… read moreMáximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz Telles (November 18, 1907 – July 13, 2003), known professionally as "Compay Segundo", was a Cuban trova guitarist, singer and composer. Compay (meaning compadre) Segundo, so called because he was always second voice in his musical partnerships, was born i… read more
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Celia Cruz
498,275 listeners
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Machito
63,990 listeners
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Ibrahim Ferrer
315,894 listeners
Ibrahim Ferrer (February 20, 1927 – August 18, 2005) was a Cuban singer who played with the group Los Bocucos for nearly forty years. He al… read moreIbrahim Ferrer (February 20, 1927 – August 18, 2005) was a Cuban singer who played with the group Los Bocucos for nearly forty years. He also performed with Conjunto Sorpresa, Chepín y su Orquesta Oriental, and Mario Patterson. After his… read moreIbrahim Ferrer (February 20, 1927 – August 18, 2005) was a Cuban singer who played with the group Los Bocucos for nearly forty years. He also performed with Conjunto Sorpresa, Chepín y su Orquesta Oriental, and Mario Patterson. After his retirement in 1991, he was brought back in the studio to re… read more