Artist: Guillermo Portabales
Author: Guillermo Portabales
Label: Gema
Year: 1939
Cuban guajira pioneer, born Juan Guillermo Quesada (1911-1970). This hymn to the landsman is known all over Latin America and even in West Africa.
Covers:
Ramón Veloz [the version on the cd Raices (with all the roots of the songs on the Buena Vista Social Club cd)]
Buena Vista Social Club [with Ry Cooder]
Maria Ochoa [Eliades' sister]
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)