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Active

1950s - 2000s

Born

April 22, 1931 in New York City, NY

Died

February 15, 2009 in New York City, NY

Genre

Latin Jazz

Styles

Boogaloo Latin Pop Tropical Latin Jazz Salsa World Fusion New York Salsa

Also Known As

Gilberto Miguel Calderón

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Joe Cuba

Biography by Max Salazar

Conga player, leader of own sextet from 1950s on, pioneered use of English lyrics in Latin music.
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