Pío Leyva / Pio Leyva
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Biography
[Edit]Pío Leyva looms among the giants of Cuban music. Though one of the most successful soneros of the pre-revolution era, he only earned international renown in his twilight years thanks to the landmark album and documentary Buena Vista Social Club. Born Wilfredo Pascual in Morón, Cuba, on May 5, 1917, he won a local bongo-drumming contest at the age of six and at 15 was tapped to sing with Juanito Blez's band Conjunto Caribe. Upon relocating to Havana, Leyva lent his appealingly gravelly vocals to a series of acts including Orquesta de Jesús Montago, Orquesta Raqueteros del Swing, Orquesta del Paseiro, and Sexteto Colón; he also formed a trio sponsored by a local brand of coffee, Café el Angel, and was a fixture of Cuban radio. Leyva signed to RCA Victor in 1950 and in the years to follow cut more than two dozen LPs for the label, scoring a succession of smash hits including "Un Jardinero de Amor" and "Chapaleando." Nicknamed "El Montunero de Cuba" for his matchless improvisational acumen, Leyva recorded with the likes of Mariano Mercerón, Orquesta Cosmópolita, and Niño Rivera and also sang backup for Beny Moré, who popularized his best-known composition, "Francisco Guayabal." In March 1957, Leyva was in the studio collaborating with singer/guitarist Compay Segundo when rebel forces launched their assault on Cuban president Fulgencio Batista's Havana palace. According to legend, the session was later issued commercially complete with the sound of gunfire in the background.
But while the revolution halted or terminated the careers of many Cuban musicians, Leyva continued his studio and stage career, appearing regularly on Cuban television while touring Spanish-speaking nations like Panama, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, and Mexico. In 1991, he even mounted a four-month trek through West Africa, and five years later contributed his "El Mentiroso" to Juan de Marcos' Afro-Cuban All Stars project. While Leyva did not participate on American guitarist Ry Cooder's 1997 Buena Vista Social Club LP, which introduced much of the English-speaking world to Cuban masters including Ibrahim Ferrer, Rubén González, and Omara Portuondo, he did appear prominently in Wim Wenders' Oscar-nominated 1999 documentary of the same name. Leyva also toured as part of the Live from Buena Vista showcase, a package organized by German promoters and unrelated to Cooder's original project (much to the dismay of some concertgoers expecting to witness the same musicians they discovered on record). The exposure nevertheless elevated Leyva's international profile, resulting in the release of collections including Soneros de Verdad Presents Pío Leiva and Esta Es Mi Rumba. The singer also remained in good stead with Wenders, and starred in the director's 2006 documentary The Sons of Buena Vista, a portrait of the next generation of Cuban soneros. Leyva did not live to see its worldwide release, however. He died of a heart attack in Havana on March 23, 2006, at the age of 88.
Title: Cuba De mi Corazón / Cuba De mi Corazon
Artist: Pío Leyva / Pio Leyva
Genre: World Music, Latin
Title: Lo Mejor de Su Repertorio
Artist: Pío Leyva / Pio Leyva, Alberto Beltran, Billo's Caracas Boys, Carlos Díaz / Carlos Diaz, Victor Pinero
Genre: Latin
Collections
Title: The No. 1 Latin Jazz Album Ever!
Genre: Latin
Title: Greatest Latin Jazz & Dance Classics
Genre: World Music
Title: Salsita Cubana
Title: Perfume de Gardenia
Genre: Latin
Title: The Stars of the Buena Vista
Genre: Latin
Title: Cuban Music Vol. 5
Genre: Latin
Title: Latin Satin - Jazz Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: Serrat Encanta (Box)
Title: Los Colores del Son, Vol. 4
Genre: Salsa, World Music, Latin
Title: Cuba Forever
Genre: Latin
Title: Cuba Es Música IV / Cuba Es Musica IV
Genre: Latin
Title: Afro Cuban Roots, Vol. 7
Title: Buena Vista Cuban Club
Genre: Latin
Title: Cuba le Canta a Serrat
Title: Cuba Le Canta a Serrat
Title: Los 100 Mejores Boleros Vol. 4
Genre: Latin
Title: ¡A Comer! (Let's Eat!)
Genre: Latin
Title: Classic Cinco de Mayo
Genre: World Music
Title: Navidades Antillanas
Genre: Latin
Title: Memoria de La Habana
Genre: Latin
Title: Latin New Year's Fiesta
Genre: Latin
Title: Fiesta Cubana
Genre: Latin
Title: Latin Cuban Collection, Vol. 3
Genre: World Music, Latin
Title: Cuban Music Vol. 1
Genre: Latin
Title: Los Colores del Son, Vol.3
Genre: World Music
Title: Ritmos Bailables Cubanos Vol. 2
Genre: World Music, Latin
Title: Los Colores del Son, Vol.6
Genre: World Music
Title: Banquete Cubano
Title: Songs from the Heart of Cuba
Genre: Latin
Title: Montuno Cubano, Vol. 1
Title: Cubana Jazz
Title: Serrat Encanta: Cuba Le Canta a Serrat Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Los de Cuba
Genre: Latin
Title: The Best of Buena Vista
Title: Best of Buena Vista, Vol. 2
Genre: World Music
Title: 50th Anniversary - Revolutionary Beats
Genre: Latin
Title: 40 Boleros para Tí / 40 Boleros para Ti
Genre: Latin
Title: 100 Latin Fiesta Favorites
Genre: World Music
Title: Hecho en Cuba, Vol. 1
Genre: World Music, Latin
Title: Platinum Collection Latin Music Vol. 9
Genre: Latin
Title: Voces en Alcohol, Vol.5
Genre: World Music
Title: Bohemios en la Habana
Title: Cuban Dancing Rhythms
Title: Esto Es Cuba
Genre: Latin
Title: Contemporany Cuban Music_Cayo Guillermo
Genre: Latin
Title: Fiesta Cubana: El Son de la Santiaguera
Genre: Latin
Title: Rumbas, Boleros y Guajiras, Vol. 3
Genre: Latin
Featuring albums
Title: Las Más Famosas de Cuba / Las Mas Famosas de Cuba
Artist: Various Artists
Title: Havana Stars / Leyendas De La Habana
Artist: Buena Vista Social Club Alumni
Genre: World Music
Title: Hecho en Cuba
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz, World Music, Latin, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Vocal & Symphonic
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music
Title: The Stars of Buena Vista 21st Century: When Life Begins...
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Latin
Title: Tropiteca / Quítate de la Via / Tropiteca / Quitate de la Via
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Latin
Title: Grandes Éxitos, Vol. 2 / Grandes Exitos, Vol. 2
Artist: Billo's Caracas Boys
Genre: Latin Folk
Title: La Gran Colección, Vol. 2 / La Gran Coleccion, Vol. 2
Artist: Billo's Caracas Boys
Genre: Latin Folk
Title: Grandes Éxitos, Vol. 3 / Grandes Exitos, Vol. 3
Artist: Billo's Caracas Boys
Genre: Latin Folk