A Cuban musical style dating back to the second half of the 1940’s, el filin has wowed fans the world over for its inimitable way of saying or singing a bolero, thoroughly imbued with the artist’s feeling. Deeply influenced by jazz, it has launched the careers of many great artists, including that of Grammy-winner David Oquendo, who will sing the best of the genre accompanied by the intimacy of his guitar.
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A native of Havana, Cuba, David Oquendo is a highly accomplished
and respected interpreter of many diverse styles of Cuban music. In Cuba, he rose to fame as a guitarist and singer with Elena Bourke and Compay Segundo, one of the vocalists featured in Buena Vista Social Club. Since moving to the United States he is recipient of a Grammy Award for the album “Tropicana’s Nights” with Paquito D’Rivera, two Grammy Nominations for “Heart of a Legend” with Chico O’Farrill and “Bebop Timba” with Raphael Cruz, and three Latin Grammy Nominations for his own production “Raices Habaneras”, “50 Years of Mambo” of Latin Jazz USA and “Paquito D’Rivera Presenta Las Hermanas Marquez” with Paquito D’ Rivera.
This event is co-sponsored by Instituto Cervantes
And is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
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