La Vieja Trova Santiaguera is a Cuban musical band that formed in 1994 and became successful in Europe. Its members included:

• Reinaldo Hierrezuelo la O (known as Rey Caney
  Rey Caney
  Rey Caney is a Cuban singer, guitarist and tresero. He led Cuarteto Patría for some time: this famous group is now led by Eliades Ochoa. In the middle 1950s he took over Compay Segundo's place in the duo Los Compadres, the other partner being his elder brother Lorenzo Hierrezuelo...
  
  ), solo voice and lead guitar/tres) (Santiago de Cuba, 30 December 1926)
• Reinaldo Creagh (Cirilo Reinaldo Creagh Veranes, solo voice and claves) (1917 or 1918?)
• Artistóteles Limonta (Artistóteles Raimundo Limonta, double bass and voice) (Santiago de Cuba, 15 March 1913 - 17 June 2009)
• Pancho Cobas (Francisco Cobas la O, guitar) (Siboney, 1 April 1913)
• Ricardo Ortíz (Ricardo Ortíz Verdecia, solo voice, güiro, trumpet, maracas) (El Cristo (near Santiago de Cuba), 1934 or 1935?)

In the Dutch documentary Lagrimas Negras they are shown as true supporters of the Cuban Revolution

Cuban Revolution

The Cuban Revolution was an armed revolt by Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement against the regime of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista between 1953 and 1959. Batista was finally ousted on 1 January 1959, and was replaced by a revolutionary government led by Castro...

, bringing homage to the grave of 'Carlos Marx

Karl Marx

Karl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His ideas played a significant role in the development of social science and the socialist political movement...

'. As Pancho Cobas explains, before the revolution there was little opportunity to make money (except on Holidays), but after the revolution musicians were asked to form bands and were employed by the state. They were judged by a 'Cultural Committee', which scaled them to determine their pay. Now all members of the Vieja Trova have the highest 'A' status. According to Cuban musician and music historian Leonardo Acosta, however, the reverse is true. The closure of music venues after the revolution, and especially in 1968, threw many musicians out of work, and the damage this did was still felt thirty years later.

Earlier in his career, Rey had replaced Compay Segundo

Compay Segundo

Compay Segundo was a Cuban trova guitarist, singer and composer.-Biography:...

 as his brother Lorenzo's

Lorenzo Hierrezuelo

Lorenzo Hierrezuelo was a Cuban trova musician, a singer, guitarist and composer. His face showed clear signs of Indian descent: he was an indo-mulatto . He was the son and nephew of soneros, and he grew up in the ambiance of this type of Cuban music and dance...

 partner in the duo Los Compadres. He was also a founder of the Cuarteto Patría, now led by Eliades Ochoa

Eliades Ochoa

Eliades Ochoa is a Cuban guitarist and singer from Loma de la Avispa, Songo La Maya in the east of the country near Santiago de Cuba....

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Discography

• Vieja Trova Santiaguera (1994) (NubeNegra/Intuition)
• Gusto y Sabor (1995) (NubeNegra/Intuition)
• Hotel Asturias (1996) (NubeNegra/Intuition)
• La Manigua (1998) (Virgin)
• Domino (2000) (Virgin)
• El Balcón del Adiós (2002) (Virgin)