Manuel Galbán obituary

Grammy-winning Cuban guitarist with the Buena Vista Social ClubManuel Galbán, who has died aged 80, was one of Cuba's best-loved and most original guitarists, with a distinctive twangy style that made him sound at times like a Latin answer to Duane Eddy. He played with a variety of bands during his lengthy career, and enjoyed two periods of exceptional success. In the 1960s he was a member of Los Zafiros (the Sapphires), one of the most popular Cuban groups of all time. Towards the end of his l...

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