Compay Segundo
1Roles
Emerging from Siboney and raised in Santiago de Cuba, he entered the municipal band there under the guidance of Enrique Bueno, later joining Havana’s municipal ensemble where he added clarinet to his repertoire and mastered guitar and tres, eventually creating the seven-string armónico to bridge harmonic gaps. His reputation grew as the second voice and tres player of Los Compadres, a duo found…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources