Manuel Galbán: Blue Cha Cha – review

(Concorde Picante)These are the final, gently classy recordings from one of Cuba's finest and best-loved guitarists, who died last year at the age of 80. Manuel Galbán enjoyed a long and diverse career, using his distinctive twangy electric guitar style to back a wide range of artists, starting in the 1960s with Cuban pop stars Los Zafiros. Later, he played a key role in several Buena Vista Social Club projects, and in 2004 he won a Grammy for the guitar duet album Mambo Sinuendo, recorded with...

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