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Eliades Ochoa | |
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 Ochoa performing live May 2009 Photo: Juan Gonzales Andres | |
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| Born | (1946-06-22)22 June 1946 (age 79) |
| Genres | Cuban Son,Cuban Trova,Latin jazz,salsa |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, record producer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar,tres |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Website | http://www.eliadesochoaofficial.com/ |
Eliades Ochoa Bustamante (born 22 June 1946) is a Cuban guitarist and singer from Loma de la Avispa,Songo La Maya in the east of the country nearSantiago de Cuba.[1]
He began playing the guitar when he was six and in 1978 he was invited to joinCuarteto Patria, a group founded in 1939, as its leader. Although he looks like aguajiro, and he still wears his trademarkcowboy hat, his roots are in theson, and he only agreed to take on the role of leader if he was allowed to introduce new elements to the repertoire. He plays the guitar,tres and also a variant of the guitar, with two additional strings. His involvement with theBuena Vista Social Club and theWim Wendersfilm of the same name (1999), has led him to worldwide fame.
In 2010 he recorded an album with a number of Cuban and Malian musicians, includingToumani Diabaté, titledAfroCubism.[2]
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