Adalberto Álvarez
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Adalberto Álvarez is a Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
n pianist, director and composer.
During the 1970s, Álvarez attended the National School of Arts in Havana. He started the Cuban band Son 14 in the 1970s and disbanded it in the 1980s. In 1984, Álvarez started the group Adalberto Alvarez y su Son
Adalberto Alvarez y su Son
Adalberto Álvarez y su Son is the band founded in 1984 by Cuban pianist Adalberto Álvarez.-Discography:*El Regreso de Maria*Omara canta el Son*Sueño con una Gitana*Celina, Frank y Adalberto*Nostalgia *Fin de semana*Dominando la partida...
, which he directs today. The genre of his music is son
Son (music)
The Son cubano is a style of music that originated in Cuba and gained worldwide popularity in the 1930s. Son combines the structure and elements of Spanish canción and the Spanish guitar with African rhythms and percussion instruments of Bantu and Arará origin...
, a style of music that originated in Cuba.