Eliades Ochoa
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Eliades Ochoa is a Cuba
n guitar
ist and singer from Loma de la Avispa, Songo La Maya in the east of the country near Santiago de Cuba
.
He began playing the guitar when he was six and in 1978 he was invited to join Cuarteto Patria
, a group founded in 1939, as its leader. Although he looks like a guajiro, and he still wears his trademark cowboy hat
, his roots are in the son, 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 tres
, and also a variant called cuatro (with two additional strings). His involvement with the Buena Vista Social Club
and the Wim Wenders
film 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, including Toumani Diabaté
, titled AfroCubism.
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 guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
ist and singer from Loma de la Avispa, Songo La Maya in the east of the country near Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city of Cuba and capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in the south-eastern area of the island, some south-east of the Cuban capital of Havana....
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He began playing the guitar when he was six and in 1978 he was invited to join Cuarteto Patria
Cuarteto Patria
Cuarteto Patria is one of the leading musical groups in Santiago de Cuba. It was founded in 1939 by Francisco Cobas la O , director, with Emilia Gracia, Rigoberto Hechaverría and Rey Caney . The original style was traditional trova, with boleros and some música campesina...
, a group founded in 1939, as its leader. Although he looks like a guajiro, and he still wears his trademark cowboy hat
Cowboy hat
The cowboy hat is a high-crowned, wide-brimmed hat best known as the defining piece of attire for the North American cowboy. Today it is worn by many people, and is particularly associated with ranch workers in the western and southern United States, western Canada and northern Mexico, with...
, his roots are in the son, 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 tres
Tres
The tres is a 3-course, 6-string chordophone which was created in Cuba. A tres player is called a tresero in Cuba and a tresista in Puerto Rico.-Cuban tres:In Cuba, the son was created as a song and a salon dance genre...
, and also a variant called cuatro (with two additional strings). His involvement with the Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club (album)
- Music :"Chan Chan", the first song on the album, is a Cuban song composition by Compay Segundo, revolving around two central characters, Juanita and Chan Chan. The song was one of Segundo's last compositions and was written in 1987, already having been recorded by Segundo himself various...
and the Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders
Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders is a German film director, playwright, author, photographer and producer.-Early life:Wenders was born in Düsseldorf. He graduated from high school in Oberhausen in the Ruhr area. He then studied medicine and philosophy in Freiburg and Düsseldorf...
film of the same name
Buena Vista Social Club (film)
Buena Vista Social Club is a documentary film by Wim Wenders about the music of Cuba. It is named for a danzón that became the title piece of the album Buena Vista Social Club.-Synopsis:...
(1999), has led him to worldwide fame.
In 2010 he recorded an album with a number of Cuban and Malian musicians, including Toumani Diabaté
Toumani Diabaté
Toumani Diabaté is a Malian kora player. In addition to performing the traditional music of Mali, he has also been involved in cross-cultural collaborations with flamenco, blues, jazz, and other international styles.-Biography:...
, titled AfroCubism.
with Cuarteto Patria
- Estoy Como Nunca - 2002 (Higher Octave)
- Llega El Cuarteto Patria - 2002 (Egrem)
- Tribute To The Cuarteto Patria - 2000 (Higher Octave)
- Eliades Ochoa Y El Cuarteto Patria - 2000 (Egrem)
- Sublime Illusión - 1999 (Higher Octave, Virgin)
- A Una Coqueta - 1993
- Lion Is Loose - 1996 (Cubason, Melodie)
- CubAfrica with Manu DibangoManu Dibango-External links:*...
- 1998 (Mélodie)
Solo recordings
- Chanchaneando - 2000 (Para)
- Cuidadito Compay Gallo - 2001 (Egrem)
- Son De Oriente - 2001 (Egrem)
- Son De Santiago - 2003 (Edenways)
- Ochoa Y Segundo - 2003 (Edenways)
- Se Soltó un León - 2006
- La collección cubana: Eliades Ochoa - 2006 Compilation (Nascente NSCD 114).