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Peruchín
Peruchín
Cuban pianist
1
Tata Güines
Tata Güines
Cuban musician
2
Carlos "Patato" Valdes
Carlos "Patato" Valdes
Conga player
3
Frank Emilio Flynn
Frank Emilio Flynn
Cuban composer, pianist and jazz musician (1921-2001)
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Hilario Durán
Hilario Durán
Cuban musician
5
Sabu Martinez
Sabu Martinez
American musician
6
Pedrito Martinez
Pedrito Martinez
musician
7
Cachao
Cachao
Cuban musician
8
Rubén González Fontanills
Rubén González Fontanills
Cuban musician
9
Miguelito Valdés
Miguelito Valdés
Cuban singer (1912-1978)
10
Arsenio Rodríguez
Arsenio Rodríguez
Cuban musician
11
Cándido Camero
Cándido Camero
Cuban percussionist
12
Alfredo de la Fé
Alfredo de la Fé
Cuban musician
13
Mario Rivera
Mario Rivera
Dominican musician, composer and arranger
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Chucho Valdés
Chucho Valdés
Cuban musician
15
Machito
Machito
Latin jazz musician
16
Ignacio Berroa
Ignacio Berroa
Cuban musician
17
Jorge Dalto
Jorge Dalto
Argentinian jazz pianist
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Roberto Fonseca
Roberto Fonseca
Cuban musician
19
Benny Moré
Benny Moré
Cuban musician
20
Jerry Gonzalez
Jerry Gonzalez
American musician
21
Omara Portuondo
Omara Portuondo
Cuban singer
22
Chano Pozo
Chano Pozo
Cuban musician
23
Juan Pablo Torres
Juan Pablo Torres
Cuban musician
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Horacio Hernandez
Horacio Hernandez
Cuban musician
25
Sonora Matancera
Sonora Matancera
Cuban band
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Armando Peraza
Armando Peraza
Cuban percussionist
27
Mongo Santamaría
Mongo Santamaría
Cuban musician
28
Francisco Mela
Francisco Mela
Cuban percussionist
29
Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
ensemble of Cuban musicians
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Orlando "Cachaíto" López
Orlando "Cachaíto" López
Cuban musician
31
Arturo O'Farrill
Arturo O'Farrill
Cuban-American musician
32
Manuel Galbán
Manuel Galbán
Cuban musician
33
Mario Bauzá Cárdenas
Mario Bauzá Cárdenas
American musician
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Orquesta Casino de la Playa
Orquesta Casino de la Playa
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Paquito D'Rivera
Paquito D'Rivera
Cuban musician
Alfredo Rodríguez
Cuban pianist from the 1960s to 2000s

Alfredo Rodríguez

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Cuban pianist from the 1960s to 2000s
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Alfredo Rodríguez (25 October 1936 – 3 October 2005) was a Cuban pianist who played Afro-Cuban music as well as Latin jazz. Born in Havana, his musical career began in New York, where he struggled to establish himself, playing with dozens of Latin music groups over two decades. In 1983, he moved to Paris, where he enjoyed greater success, recording several albums as a leader to critical acclaim. In his later years, he founded a new group, los Acerekó, featuring Tata Güines, Changuito and Joel Hierrezuelo among others.

Rodríguez is remembered for his collaborations with Carlos "Patato" Valdés, his tenure with Jesús Alemañy's Cubanismo and for his distinctly Afro-Cuban playing style, reflecting the legacy of Peruchín and Lilí Martínez. Although never commercially successful, his work has been consistently well received by critics and Latin jazz fans alike. His death in 2005 occurred shortly after he had finished recording a collaboration album with Africando.