Germán Pedro Ibáñez
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Germán Pedro Ibáñez was the musical director of one of the oldest musical groups from Cuba, the Septeto Habanero.
Ibáñez conducted the group for over four decades, with which he recorded some 50 albums and that he enriched with songs that showed his passion for the Son Cubano. The Septeto Habanero, whose members are regarded as "the parents of Son Cubano" is a legendary Cuban orchestra that emerged in 1920, first as a sextet.
The group were the first to record in New York City
the son in 1925, which made the son fashionable. Ibáñez joined the Septeto Habanero in 1964 and during his lifetime he received numerous awards, including the Distinción por la Cultura Nacional (Distinction by the National Culture), and the medal Alejo Carpentier
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Ibáñez conducted the group for over four decades, with which he recorded some 50 albums and that he enriched with songs that showed his passion for the Son Cubano. The Septeto Habanero, whose members are regarded as "the parents of Son Cubano" is a legendary Cuban orchestra that emerged in 1920, first as a sextet.
The group were the first to record in New York City
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the son in 1925, which made the son fashionable. Ibáñez joined the Septeto Habanero in 1964 and during his lifetime he received numerous awards, including the Distinción por la Cultura Nacional (Distinction by the National Culture), and the medal Alejo Carpentier
Alejo Carpentier
Alejo Carpentier y Valmont was a Cuban novelist, essayist, and musicologist who greatly influenced Latin American literature during its famous "boom" period. Born in Lausanne, Switzerland, Carpentier grew up in Havana, Cuba; and despite his European birthplace, Carpentier strongly self-identified...
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