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Ignacio Peña is a Puerto Rican singer/songwriter who was born in Río Piedras and raised in Guaynabo and Santurce with a very strict upbringing. Influenced by major rock numbers from the early '80s, the young baseball enthusiast traded sports for music even when his parents weren't happy about his choice. Ignacio Peña got his first guitar in 1987, making his debut as a composer with a song titled "Don't Let Me Fall." After studying at Boston's Berklee College of Music, the promising artist began producing jingles until the opportunity to make his first record came with. Produced by Pablo Manavello,...

Septeto Santiaguero Das Septeto Santiaguero ist eine der altbekannten Formationen aus Santiago de Cuba. Ihre neue und moderne Epoche begann, als Fernando Dewar, früher Tres-Spieler bei Quinteto Luz, die Leitung übernahm und der Gruppe die heutige Ausrichtung gab. Fernando begann das Gitarrenspiel, wie die meisten Jugendlichen aus Santiago mit modernen Stücken von den Bee Gees, den Eagles, etc.. Als er an der Universität zu studieren begann, wechselte er zum Kontrabass und wurde Mitglied in einem traditionellen Septett. Für ihn ist das Septett die ideale Besetzung für die Interpretation des Son. Grund ist die Synthese, die sich aus der Kombination von...

Septeto Nacional (National Septet), or the Septeto Nacional de Ignacio Piñeiro, is a group credited with expanding the Son (music) musical style after Arsenio Rodríguez hits. It added the trumpet to percussion, vocals, and strings. The group started as a sextet in 1927 in Central Havana. In 1929 it played at the World Exposition in Sevilla, and in 1933, it was invited to the "Century of Progress" World Exposition in Chicago. In the same year, Lázaro Herrera took over the group when Ignacio Piñeiro left it for financial reasons - despite their success the musicians earned very little. The group...