The Cuban Guillermo Portabales founded different sounds: a set with his name, and the trios Habana and Cuba. For many he was the creator of the lounge guajira.
Orlando Vallejo is for many the an excellent bolerista, the most melodic, the voice of velvet and kind.
Abelardo Barroso was one of Cuban greatest singers of all times, who thrived singing Son, guaracha, bolero or even Galician tunes
Alberto Ruiz created a style of bolero singing, followed by the best exponents of the genre
Cultural journalist and researcher Mayra A. Martinez has just given us a book that unravels myths and legends of some women that have left their mark on Cuban popular music.
Musicologist Rafael Lam gives a succinct account of his career as chronicler of Cuban popular music
