Edesio Alejandro Rodríguez Salva (born March 28, 1958) is a Cuban composer of
electronic music. He has composed music for theatre plays, TV, and movies; as well as several concert compositions. Many of them experimental, using
synthesizer
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s and mixing together actors, dancers, and musicians in unusual line-ups (1).
His
rock opera ''Violente'', of 1987, is considered the first rock opera in
Latin America (1). His band, active since 1988, has an eclectic and innovative sound, using Cuban styles such as
rumba and
conga
The conga, also known as tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba. Congas are staved like barrels and classified into three types: quinto (lead drum, highest), tres dos or tres golpes (middle), and tumba or salidor (lowest). ...
in fusion with foreign genres such as
rap,
funk
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,
soul, and
hip-hop (1).
Edesio Alejandro has played in
South America,
Canada, and
Europe. His albums ''Orisha Dreams'' and ''Black Angel'' were among the first 100 of
World Music in Europe in 1999. ''Blen Blen'', from the CD ''Black Angel'', was first place for several weeks in the
MTV Europe Dance Floor Charts (1).
In 2010 was nominated to Latin Grammy and in 2011 to American Grammy for the production 100 sones cubanos.
Among his work, are noteworthy his collaborations with director
Fernando Pérez.
In 2013 he was accepted as a member of the Academy of Arts and Cinematographic Sciences of Spain
Filmography
1983
* El desastre del Barcástegui. (Doc.).
1987
* Clandestinos. Dir. Fernando Pérez.
1988
* Una más entre ellos. (Doc.). Dir. Rebeca Chávez.
* Entre leyendas. (Doc.). Dir. Rebeca Chávez.
* Octubre del 67. (Doc.). Dir. Rebeca Chávez.
* El desayuno más caro del mundo. (Doc.). Dir. Gerardo Chijona.
1989
* Dribleando. (Dibujo Animado). Dir. Mario García-Montes.
* El caballito de los dos nombres. (Dibujo Animado). Dir. Mario García-Montes.
* El alfabeto. (Dibujo Animado). Dir. Tulio Raggi.
* Dibújame un cordero. (Doc.).
* La vida en rosa. (con Manuel Eugenio). Dir. Rolando Díaz.
1990
* Detrás del espejo. (CM.).
* El hombre y su aventura. (Doc.).
* Caravana. Dir. Rogelio París y Julio C. Rodríguez.
*
Hello Hemingway. (LM. Ficc.). Dir. Fernando Pérez.
* La crin de Venus. Dir. Diego Rodríguez Arché.
1991
* Adorables mentiras. (LM. Ficc.). Dir. Gerardo Chijona.
* El amor se acaba. (CM.).
1992
* El triángulo. (CM.). Dir. Rebeca Chávez.
* La bobocracia. (Dibujo Animado). Dir. Elisa Rivas.
1993
* Sosa Bravo en dos tiempos. (Doc.).
* Solo nosotros los dinosaurios. (CM.).
* El largo viaje de Rústico. (Doc.). Dir. Rolando Díaz.
1995
* Madagascar. (Ficc.). Dir. Fernando Pérez.
* De Fresa y Chocolate a Guantanamera. (Doc.). Dir. Rebeca Chávez.
* Del otro lado del cristal. (Doc.). Dir. Guillermo Centeno.
1996
*
Blue Moon
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The phrase in modern usage has nothing to do with the actual color of the Moon, although a visually blue Moon (the Moon a ...
. Dir. Fernando Timossi D..
* El Sardinas. (CM.). Dir. Manuel A. Rodríguez.
1997
* Kleines Tropikana. (LM. Ficc.). Dir. Daniel Díaz.
* Historia en África. (Doc.). Dir. Rebeca Chávez.
* Patinando La Habana. (Doc.). Dir.
Jorge Luis Sánchez
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.
1998
*
La vida es silbar
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Plot synopsis
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. (LM. Ficc.). Dir. Fernando Pérez.
1999
* Como los dioses. (Doc.). Dir. Lázaro Buría.
2000
* Hacerse el sueco. (con Gerardo García). Dir. Daniel Díaz.
* Algo más que el mar de una esperanza. (Doc.). Dir. Francisco Andino.
2001
* Nada. (LM. Ficc.). Dir.
Juan Carlos Cremata
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.
2002
*
Suite Habana
''Suite Habana'' is a 2003 Cuban documentary directed by Fernando Pérez.
The documentary was filmed with fictional cinema techniques depicting a day in a life of thirteen real people, from a ten-year-old child with Down syndrome to a 79-year- ...
. (LM. Ficc.). Dir. Fernando Pérez.
2003
* Viviendo al límite. (Doc.). Dir. Belkis Vega.
* Perfecto amor equivocado. (LM. Ficc.). Dir. Gerardo Chijona.
2004
* Bailando Cha Cha Cha. (con Ernesto Cisneros). Dir. Manuel Herrera.
* Tres veces dos. (Cuento: Lila). Dir. Lester Hamlet.
2005
*
Un Rey en La Habana. (LM. Ficc.). Dir. Alexis Valdés.
2007
* Madrigal. Dir. Fernando Pérez.
2008
* Kangamba.Dir. Rogelio Paris.
2009
* Marti el ojo del canariol. Dir. Fernando Pérez.
2010
*
Boleto al paraiso. (LM. Ficc.). Dir. Gerardo Chijona.
References
Edesio Alejandro bioat CubaCine.cu, retrieved on June 12, 2008.
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Cuban film score composers
1958 births
Living people