Silvio Rodríguez

Silvio Rodríguez

  • Silvio Rodríguez - Fans of Cuban singer Silvio Rodriguez hold a Cuban flag as he performs during the 3rd Ibero American Congress of Culture  in Medellín, Antioquia deparment,  Colombia on July  1, 2010.
  • Silvio Rodríguez - Fans of Cuban singer Silvio Rodriguez wave a flag with the image of Argentine-born revolutionary Ernesto 'Che' Guevara as Rodriguez performs during the 3rd Ibero American Congress of Culture  in Medellín, Antioquia deparment,  Colombia on July  1, 2010.
  • Silvio Rodríguez - Cuban singer Silvio Rodriguez performs during the 3rd Ibero American Congress of Culture  in Medellín, Antioquia deparment,  Colombia on July  1, 2010.
  • Silvio Rodríguez - Cuban singer Silvio Rodriguez performs during the 3rd Ibero American Congress of Culture in Medellín, Antioquia deparment, Colombia on July  1, 2010.
  • Silvio Rodríguez - Cuban singer Silvio Rodriguez applauds before a press conference during the 3rd Ibero American Congress of Culture in Medellin, Antioquia deparment, Colombia on July 1, 2010.
  • Silvio Rodríguez - Cuban singer Silvio Rodriguez takes pictures during a press conference of the 3rd Ibero American Congress of Culture in Medellin, Antioquia deparment, Colombia on July 1, 2010.
  • Silvio Rodríguez - Cuban singer Silvio Rodriguez gestures while speaking in a press conference during the 3rd Ibero American Congress of Culture in Medellin, Antioquia deparment, Colombia on July 1, 2010.
  • Silvio Rodríguez - Cuban singer Silvio Rodriguez gestures while speaking in a press conference during the 3rd Ibero American Congress of Culture in Medellin, Antioquia deparment, Colombia on July 1, 2010.
  • Silvio Rodríguez - Cuban singer Silvio Rodriguez gestures while speaking in a press conference during the 3rd Ibero American Congress of Culture in Medellin, Antioquia deparment, Colombia on July 1, 2010.
  • Silvio Rodríguez - Cuban singer Silvio Rodriguez gestures while speaking in a press conference during the 3rd Ibero American Congress of Culture in Medellin, Antioquia deparment, Colombia on July 1, 2010.
  • Silvio Rodríguez - NEW YORK - JUNE 01:  Cuban musician Silvio Rodriguez speaks at a press conference at S.O.B.'s on June 1, 2010 in New York City.
  • Silvio Rodríguez - NEW YORK - JUNE 01:  Cuban musician Silvio Rodriguez speaks at a press conference at S.O.B.'s on June 1, 2010 in New York City.
  • Silvio Rodríguez - NEW YORK - JUNE 01:  Cuban musician Silvio Rodriguez speaks at a press conference at S.O.B.'s on June 1, 2010 in New York City.
  • Silvio Rodríguez - NEW YORK - JUNE 01:  Cuban musician Silvio Rodriguez speaks at a press conference at S.O.B.'s on June 1, 2010 in New York City.
  • Silvio Rodríguez - NEW YORK - JUNE 01:  Cuban musician Silvio Rodriguez signs the autographs after his press conference at S.O.B.'s on June 1, 2010 in New York City.
  • Silvio Rodríguez - NEW YORK - JUNE 01:  Cuban musician Silvio Rodriguez speaks at a press conference at S.O.B.'s on June 1, 2010 in New York City.
  • Silvio Rodríguez - NEW YORK - JUNE 01:  Cuban musician Silvio Rodriguez takes a photo outside a press conference at S.O.B.'s on June 1, 2010 in New York City.
  • Silvio Rodríguez - NEW YORK - JUNE 01:  Cuban musician Silvio Rodriguez speaks at a press conference at S.O.B.'s on June 1, 2010 in New York City.
  • Silvio Rodríguez - NEW YORK - JUNE 01:  Cuban musician Silvio Rodriguez speaks at a press conference at S.O.B.'s on June 1, 2010 in New York City.
  • Silvio Rodríguez - NEW YORK - JUNE 01:  Cuban musician Silvio Rodriguez speaks at a press conference at S.O.B.'s on June 1, 2010 in New York City.
The tender balladry offsets the hard-edged, politically slanted lyrics of Silvio Rodriguez. A spearhead of the nueva trova (new ballad) style of nueva cancion (new song), Rodriguez masterfully blends romantic tunes with protest material condemning colonization and the tyranny that swept through Latin America in the late '60s and early '70s. Inspired by French chanson, Rodriguez recorded his debut ...more


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