Arsenio Rodríguez
Arsenio Rodríguez was a Cuban musician, composer, and bandleader who reshaped Afro-Cuban music. He is a foundational figure in the development of modern salsa.
Origens
Active from around 1940, the blind tres player specialized in son, rumba, and other Afro-Cuban styles, leading influential ensembles.
O som
He played the tres and tumbadora, and in the 1940s and 1950s established the conjunto format and developed the son montuno—the basic template of modern salsa.
Legado
A prolific composer of nearly two hundred songs who even claimed to be the true creator of the mambo, Rodríguez is one of the most important figures in Afro-Cuban music.
Músicas principais
- 1
Bruca Maniguá ★
Cuba Salsa Sabrosa Vol. 2 · 2015
- 2
Dundunbanza
El Sentimiento de Arsenio (Remastered) · 2013
- 3
La Vida Es un Sueño
Tocoloro (Remastered 2011) · 2011
- 4
Fuego en el 23
Todo Cuba · 2003
- 5
El Reloj de Pastora
Arsenio Rodríguez · 2001