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    Legendary Cuban guitarist Compay Segundo was born in 1907; collaborating with the likes of Sindo Garay, Miguel Matamoros and Benny Moré, he emerged as one of the most respected musicians of the pre-revolution era, and in the late 1920s invented the armónico, a guitar customized with a double third string to fuse the tonal qualities of the traditional Cuban tres guitar and its Spanish counterpart. ...more
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  • Enamorada (Version)
  • Saludo a Changó
  • Fidelidad
  • Amor Gigante
  • Balcón de Santiago
  • Cuba y España (Cuba and Spain)
  • Para Vigo Me Voy (Heading for Vigo)
  • Desdichado (Unlucky)
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