RUBÉN GONZÁLEZ

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Rubén González was one of the last of Cuba's great Afro-Cuban piano players. Although he had played and recorded with the band led by Enrique Jorrín, the creator of the cha-cha, for a quarter of a century, he had retired from music by the mid-'80s. Things began to change when González recorded with the Afro-Cuban All Stars in 1996. The album, A Toda Cuba Le Gusta, released the following year, helped to inspire an international fascination for Afro-Cuban music and brought González to the attention of a global audience. His performance on the Ry Cooder-produced album Buena Vista Social Club made him an international phenomenon. Signing a contract with Cooder's label, World Circuit, González released his debut solo album, Introducing...Ruben Gonzalez, at the age of 78.

Showing great promise, as a pianist, from an early age, González graduated from the Cienfuegos Conservatoire in 1934. Although he briefly attended medical school, hoping read more...
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RUBÉN GONZÁLEZ Rubén González and Friends album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Rubén González and Friends
Afro-Cuban Jazz 1980
RUBÉN GONZÁLEZ Introducing... album cover 4.50 | 1 ratings
 Introducing...
Afro-Cuban Jazz 1997
RUBÉN GONZÁLEZ Indestructible album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Indestructible
Afro-Cuban Jazz 1999
RUBÉN GONZÁLEZ Sentimiento - con el Noneto Cubano de Jazz de Pucho Escalante album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Sentimiento - con el Noneto Cubano de Jazz de Pucho Escalante
Afro-Cuban Jazz 2000
RUBÉN GONZÁLEZ Chanchullo album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Chanchullo
Afro-Cuban Jazz 2000
RUBÉN GONZÁLEZ Rubén González Con El Pucho Escalante : Noneto Cubano De Jazz - Sentimiento album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Rubén González Con El Pucho Escalante : Noneto Cubano De Jazz - Sentimiento
Afro-Cuban Jazz 2000
RUBÉN GONZÁLEZ Ruben Gonzalez al Piano - America del 55' album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Ruben Gonzalez al Piano - America del 55'
Afro-Cuban Jazz 2001
RUBÉN GONZÁLEZ Cuban Legends: The Essential Rubén González album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Cuban Legends: The Essential Rubén González
Afro-Cuban Jazz 2006
RUBÉN GONZÁLEZ Cuban Heroes album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Cuban Heroes
Afro-Cuban Jazz 2008

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RUBÉN GONZÁLEZ Momentos album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Momentos
Afro-Cuban Jazz 2005
RUBÉN GONZÁLEZ Suena El Piano, Ruben album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Suena El Piano, Ruben
Afro-Cuban Jazz 2009
RUBÉN GONZÁLEZ A cuban legend album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 A cuban legend
Afro-Cuban Jazz 2013

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