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Even in a land rich with great singers, the voice of Félix Baloy stands out as something special. After a lifetime spent singing with some of the most legendary names in Cuban music alongside Ibrahim Ferrer, Ruben Gonzales, Omara Portuondo, Raul Planas and others of Buena Vista Social Club fame, the former Afro-Cuban All Stars singer now fronts his own ensemble for the first time… one of the most thrilling soneros in contemporary Cuban music.

Nigel Williamson

About Felix Baloy

Cuba is a land of great soneros. But even in such a rich musical climate, the voice of Félix Baloy was always destined to mark him out as something special. Born on November 20, 1944 in Mayari in eastern Cuba, he grew up in a typical working class Cuban family. In those pre-revolutionary times, schooling was still the preserve of the elite and he had no formal education, more...