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Originally Posted by smokin5
Here's a few for you:
Tito Puente
Eddie Palmieri
Perez Prado
Elvis Crespo
Mambo Kings
Arturo Sandoval
Celia Cruz
Gloria Estefan
Wayne Gorbea
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Unfortunately, some of those you list here are not Cubans.
You have listed Mexicans, Puerto Ricans and Dominicans.
When one speaks of latin music and Cuba, Cuba is responsible for many significant contributions to the genre. We created Mambo. We created Salsa. We created Danzon. We created Cha-cha-cha.
If one goes back in time, think of what Perez Prado was to Mambo. He revolutionized it. His music is still popular today. Turn on HBO sex show (forgot the name now) and Patricia is the theme song.
Bene More was an icon in Cuban music. Probably one of our greatest musicians.
Celia Cruz......enough said just by mentioning her name. Both Bene More and Celia were lead singers for one of Cuba's greatest bands ever........La Sonora Matanzera. That band is to Cuba what the Beatles were to the British invasion.
Modern day, Willie Chirino and Gloria Estefan take the cake. Willie being more of a traditional Cuban aritst where as Gloria incorporated latin in a modern pop genre.
There are so many, many more. Olga Guillot, Roberto Torres, Charanga 76, Hans y Raul, and on and on. The list can go forever.
Modern day actual band still in Cuba, that is not of Communist following, Moneda Dura rocks.