Eddy Zervigon (born 7 July 1940) is a

Cuban Cuban or Cubans may refer to: Related to Cuba * of or related to Cuba, a country in the Caribbean * Cubans, people from Cuba, or of Cuban descent ** Cuban exile, a person who left Cuba for political reasons, or a descendant thereof * Cuban Americ ...

flautist The flute is a member of a family of musical instruments in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, producing sound with a vibrating column of air. Flutes produce sound when the player's air flows across an opening. In th ...

and bandleader. He was born in

Güines Güines is a municipality and town in the Mayabeque Province of Cuba. It is located southeast of Havana, next to the Mayabeque River. It is the most populated town, but not the capital, of its province. History The city was founded in 1737 by ...

, Cuba but moved to the United States in 1962, where he founded the charanga band

Orquesta Broadway Orquesta Broadway was an American mid-1960s/late 1980s New York-based salsa band. They issued almost 20 albums between 1964 and 1987. Orquesta Broadway and Típica 73 were two popular New York salsa bands that played in the ''charanga'' forma ...

with his brothers Rudy and Kelvin. The lead singer was Roberto Torres. A very successful band, Orquesta Broadway toured Africa and Europe. Helio Orovio, ''Cuban Music from A to Z'', 1981, 2004

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Living people 1940 births Cuban flautists Cuban emigrants to the United States People from Güines {{flautist-stub