Famous Cuban Musicians

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Al Jourgensen

(Singer, Music executive, Banjoist, Composer)

Birthdate: October 9, 1958

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Havana

Al Jourgensen is a Cuban-American singer, music producer, and musician. He is best known for founding the popular industrial metal band Ministry where he serves as the lyricist and frontman. Over the course of his four-decade-long musical career, Al Jourgensen has collborated with numerous other artists like Iggy Pop and Jello Biafra. He has also influenced numerous other musicians.

Rudy Sarzo

(Bassist)

Birthdate: November 18, 1950

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Havana

La Lupe

(Cuban Soul Singer Known for Her Energetic, Sometimes Controversial Performances)

Birthdate: December 23, 1936

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

Died: February 29, 1992

La Lupe was a Cuban singer best remembered for her energetic and controversial live performances. She had a prolific and successful career throughout the 1960s and 1970s, during which she was one of the most acclaimed Latin singers in the United States. One of La Lupe's recordings was featured in the 1996 American comedy film The Birdcage.

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Desmond Child

(Songwriter)

Birthdate: October 28, 1953

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Gainesville, Florida, United States

Arturo Sandoval

(Trumpeter, Pianist, Composer, Jazz musician, Percussionist)

Birthdate: November 6, 1949

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Artemisa

Cachao

(Double Bassist)

Birthdate: September 14, 1918

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Old Havana, Havana, Cuba

Died: March 22, 2008

Compay Segundo

(Cuban Trova Guitarist, Singer and Composer)

Birthdate: November 18, 1907

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Siboney, Cuba

Died: July 13, 2003

Compay Segundo was a Cuban singer, guitarist, and composer. He is credited with inventing a musical instrument called armónico, which is a guitar-like instrument with seven strings. Compay Segundo is best remembered for forming a popular duo called Los Compadres alongside Lorenzo Hierrezuelo. The duo garnered international fame and won several Grammy Awards.

Pérez Prado

(Bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger who popularized the mambo in the 1950s)

Birthdate: December 11, 1916

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Matanzas, Cuba

Died: September 14, 1989

Mongo Santamaría

(Percussionist)

Birthdate: April 7, 1917

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Havana, Cuba

Died: February 1, 2003

Rubén González

(Former Pianist who is said to have "forged the style of modern Cuban piano playing in the 1940s".)

Birthdate: May 26, 1919

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Santa Clara, Cuba

Died: December 8, 2003

Paquito D'Rivera

(Saxophonist, Clarinetist)

Birthdate: June 4, 1948

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Havana, Cuba

Juan De Marcos González

(Songwriter)

Birthdate: 1954

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Havana, Cuba

Bebo Valdés

(Musician)

Birthdate: October 9, 1918

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Quivicán, Cuba

Died: March 22, 2013

Ernesto Lecuona

(Composer, Pianist)

Birthdate: August 7, 1896

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Guanabacoa, Havana, Cuba

Died: November 29, 1963

Orlando

(Musician)

Birthdate: February 2, 1933

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Havana, Cuba

Died: February 9, 2009

Miguel Díaz

(Percussionist)

Birthdate: June 15, 1961

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: San Juan y Martínez, Pinar del Río Cuba

Died: August 9, 2006

Manuel Galbán

(Guitarist)

Birthdate: January 14, 1931

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Gibara, Cuba

Died: July 7, 2011

Tatá Güines

(Cuban percussionist)

Birthdate: June 30, 1930

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Güines, Cuba

Died: February 4, 2008

Cliff Hall

(Keyboard player)

Birthdate: September 11, 1925

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Cuba

Died: June 26, 2008