Los Zafiros
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Biography
[Edit]Emulating American doo wop groups such as the Platters and Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers while incorporating bossa nova and calypso rhythms proved a unique and successful combination for the Cuban quartet los Zafiros. Recording between 1962 and 1967, los Zafiros (translated as "the Sapphires") gained relative fame in Cuba and in Europe, once performing a live show in Paris with the Beatles in attendance.
Their singing is classic doo wop; Ignacio Elejaide's tenor leads and the competent vocals of Miguel Cancio, Leoncio "Kike" Morua, and Eduardo Elio Hernandez follow. Manuel Galban's minimal guitar and piano accompaniment gives the music much of its distinctly Cuban element. But beyond their music, los Zafiros are interesting to hear for historical reasons. They gained fame in revolutionary Cuba by performing a style with American origins. This fact was considered scandalous in the face of the Cuban missile crisis, but politics ultimately did not halt their accomplishments. However, such crises did lend their music a subtle undercurrent of tension and even tragedy.
The band eventually experienced tragedy in their own right, breaking up in the early '70s amid personal troubles. Galban, one of the two members of the group to live through the '90s (Cancio was the other), continued to perform with groups such as the Buena Vista Social Club. Los Zafiros' best work became available in 1999 on the album Bossa Cubana. Hermosa Habana followed in early 2001.
Title: Locura Azul (Original Soundtrack from the Movie)
Artist: Los Zafiros
Genre: Salsa, Latin, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Los Zafiros (Cuba Mucho Más) / Los Zafiros (Cuba Mucho Mas)
Artist: Los Zafiros
Genre: World Music, Latin
Title: Boleros de Victrola (Volumen I)
Artist: Celeste Mendoza, Abelardo Barroso, Daniel Santos, Blanca Rosa Gil, La Sonora Matancera, Rolando Laserie, Roberto Faz, Vicentico Valdés / Vicentico Valdes, Tito Gómez / Tito Gomez, Los Zafiros, Conjunto Casino, Orquesta Sensación / Orquesta Sensacion, Orquesta Riverside, Benny Moré / Benny More, Pedro Vargas, Su Conjunto, Luiz Bonfá / Luiz Bonfa, Los Bocucos, Pacho Alonso, Lino Borges, Orlando Contreras, Orlando Vallejo, Conjunto Saratoga, Fernando Álvarez / Fernando Alvarez, Gloria Matancera, Su Orquesta, Domingo Lugo, Conjunto De Roberto Faz, José Tejedor / Jose Tejedor, Orquesta De Ernesto Duarte, Orquesta De Joaquin Mendivel, Ñico Mendiela / Nico Mendiela, Gina León / Gina Leon, Conjunto Musicuba, Conjunto De Joaquin Mendivel, Amelita Frades, Orestes Macías / Orestes Macias, Clara Morales, Mario Rodríguez / Mario Rodriguez, Orquesta Banda Gigante, Conjunto Club
Genre: Latin
Collections
Title: Sabor a Cuba, Vol. 3
Title: Buena Vista History, Vol. 1
Title: One Day in Havana
Genre: Latin
Title: Contemporany Cuban Music - la Habana
Genre: Latin
Title: Memoria de La Habana
Genre: Latin
Title: Cuban Music, Vol. 3
Title: Cuban Music Vol. 1
Genre: Latin
Title: Qué Linda es Cuba / Que Linda es Cuba
Genre: Latin
Title: Se Prendio la Fiesta
Genre: Latin
Title: Breaking Bad (Season 3)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: La Boîte Noire De Radio Nova 1964
Genre: Rock, Reggae, Latin, Theatre/Soundtrack, Funk
Featuring albums
Title: Quiero Hablar Contigo (I Would Like To Talk With You - The Boleros)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music