| Eliades Ochoa |
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Eliades Ochoa is a Cuba n Guitar ist and Singer born in Loma de la Avispa, Songo La Maya in the east of the country near Santiago on June 22 1946 . He began playing the guitar when he was six and in 1978 he joined Cuarteto Patria , a band that has played since 1940 . His roots are in ''guajira'' (Cuban country music) and he still wears his trademark Cowboy Hat . He plays the Tres , and also a variant called ''cuatro'' (with two additional strings). His involvement with the Buena Vista Social Club and the Wim Wenders Film Of The Same Name , has led him to worldwide fame. In 1998 he recorded the album ''CubAfrica'' with Manu Dibango , in 1999 the album Sublime Ilusión, and in 2004 he recorded the song ''Hemingway'' with the Dutch band ''Blof'', which appeared on their 2006 album ''Umoja''. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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