Pablo Milanés Arias is a Cuban singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

 and guitar player. He studied at a conservatory in Havana

Havana

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. He is considered one of the founders of the Cuban nueva trova

Nueva trova

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, along with Silvio Rodríguez

Silvio Rodríguez

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 and Noel Nicola. He is a pianist and guitarist whose Brazilian-like melodies

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 set him apart from the raw style of Silvio Rodriguez.

Biography

Once aligned with the government, Milanés has since distanced himself from the official line, to the point of, during the seventies, being sent to a reeducation prison; he has since taken a more discreet line, even occupying political posts in times of greater political freedoms. In the current persecutory environment, he keeps himself mostly quiet, but still avoids participating in pro-government campaigns; but on January 26, 2006, he signed a petition supporting Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

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's independence from the United States of America.

A number of artists have performed with him; among them Silvio Rodríguez, Joaquín Sabina

Joaquín Sabina

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, Ana Belén

Ana Belén

Ana Belén is the artistic name of María del Pilar Cuesta Acosta, a Spanish actress and singer. She was born on 27 May 1951 in Madrid.- Biography :...

, Lilia Vera, Joan Manuel Serrat

Joan Manuel Serrat

Joan Manuel Serrat i Teresa is a Catalan Spanish singer-songwriter.Serrat is considered one of the most important figures of modern, popular music in both the Spanish and Catalan languages...

, Víctor Manuel

Víctor Manuel

Víctor Manuel San José Sánchez is a Spanish singer-songwriter.He has been married to the Spanish singer and actress Ana Belén since 1972. He and his wife are considered symbols of the Spanish Transition, and his songs and albums often feature boldly-titled works with social and political content.-...

, Compay Segundo

Compay Segundo

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

, Raul Torres and Chucho Valdes

Chucho Valdés

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 stand out.

Among his songs, "Yolanda", "Yo me quedo", "Amo a esta isla", "Yo pisaré las calles nuevamente", "Para Vivir", and "El breve espacio en que no estás" are especially well-known.

Discography

• 1973 - Versos Sencillos de José Martí
• 1975 - Canta a Nicolás Guillén
• 1976 - La Vida No Vale Nada
• 1977 - No Me Pidas
• 1979 - El Guerrero
• 1979 - Aniversarios
• 1982 - Filin 1
• 1982 - Acto de Fe
• 1983 - El Pregón de las Flores, with Lilia Vera
• 1983 - Años 1, with Luis Peña
  Luis Peña
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• 1984 - Ao Vivo No Brasil
• 1985 - Linda y Leo
• 1985 - Comienzo y Final de una Verde Mañana
• 1986 - Años 2, with Luis Peña
  Luis Peña
  Luis Peña was a Spanish actor.Peña came from a family of actors and performed in films and theater. In 1946, he married Luchy Soto; the two formed a stage company. He worked on filmed plays for television which were shown on TVE in the 1960s...
  
  , Cotán
• 1987 - Buenos Días América
• 1987 - Trovadores, with Armando Garzón
• 1988 - Proposiciones
• 1989 - Filin 2
• 1989 - Filin 3
• 1990 - Identidad
• 1991 - Canto de la Abuela
• 1991 - Filin 4
• 1991 - Filin 5
• 1992 - Años 3, with Luis Peña
  Luis Peña
  Luis Peña was a Spanish actor.Peña came from a family of actors and performed in films and theater. In 1946, he married Luchy Soto; the two formed a stage company. He worked on filmed plays for television which were shown on TVE in the 1960s...
  
  , Cotán, Compay Segundo
  Compay Segundo
  Compay Segundo was a Cuban trova guitarist, singer and composer.-Biography:...
  
  
• 1993 - Querido Pablo
• 1994 - Canta Boleros en Tropicana
• 1994 - Evolución
• 1994 - Igual Que Ayer, con Caco Senante
• 1994 - Orígenes
• 1994 - Plegaria
• 1995 - Si Yo Volviera a Nacer, with María Felicia, José María Vitier
  José María Vitier
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• 1995 - En Blanco y Negro, con Víctor Manuel
  Víctor Manuel
  Víctor Manuel San José Sánchez is a Spanish singer-songwriter.He has been married to the Spanish singer and actress Ana Belén since 1972. He and his wife are considered symbols of the Spanish Transition, and his songs and albums often feature boldly-titled works with social and political content.-...
  
  
• 1997 - Despertar
• 1998 - Vengo Naciendo
  Vengo Naciendo
  - Certification :...
  
  
• 2000 - Días de Gloria
• 2000 - Live from New York City
• 2002 - Pablo Querido
• 2005 - Como un Campo de Maíz
• 2005 - Líneas Paralelas, with Andy Montáñez
  Andy Montañez
  Andrés Montañez , better known as Andy Montañez, is a salsa singer from Puerto Rico.-Early life:Montañez, like singer Daniel Santos and boxer Ossie Ocasio, is a native of the Tras Talleres area of Santurce San Juan. He is known by the nickname "El Godfather de la Salsa"...
  
  
• 2007 - Mas Alla De Todo (with Chuco Valdes)
• 2008 - Regalo
• 2008 - Feeling 6
• 2008 - Raul y Pablo (with Raul Torres)
• 2010 - Palacio Municipal de Congresos de Madrid (live DVD with Chucho Valdes)

External links

• Songs and Discographie by Pablo Milanés in CANCIONEROS.COM
• Che, Guía y Ejemplo: - Song of Pablo Milanés dedicated to the Che Guevara
• Evento en New York - Evento de Pablo Milanes en New York Sept 09 2011