Félix Baloy (born November, 12, in 1944 in Mayari, Holguín, Cuba)Helio Orovio, ''Cuban Music from A to Z'', Duke University Press, 2004. /ref> is a
Cuban
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* 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
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Adalberto Alvarez y su Son
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, and most recently, the
Afro-Cuban All Stars
Afro-Cuban All Stars is a Cuban band led by Juan de Marcos González. Their music is a mix of all the styles of Cuban music, including bolero, chachachá, salsa, son montuno, timba, guajira, danzón, rumba and abakua.
They are known internati ...
. He was one of the original members of the Afro-Cuban All Stars.
He also sang on the compilation album ''Café Cubano'', produced through
Putumayo World Music
Putumayo World Music is a New Orleans-based record label that specializes in compilations of world music, jazz and blues.
History
Dan Storper founded Putumayo in 1975 as a retail store in New York City featuring handicrafts from around the wor ...
.John Goddard, "Various Artists: Café Cubano", ''The Toronto Star'', Jun. 17, 2008. /ref>
He has at least three solo albums, ''Baila Mi Son'' (2000), ''Un Poquito de Fé'' (2005), and ''Un Solo Amor'' (2008).
One reviewer described him as famous in Cuba but virtually unknown elsewhere, although he had hits in the 1970s. Another reviewer described him as one of the most important soneros of the 1970s and 1980s.Judy Cantor, "Old-Skool Cuba: The Afro-Cuban All Stars finally come to South Florida", ''Miami New Times'', Apr. 12, 2001. /ref>
His music has a message of standing up and speaking out for
freedom
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In one definition, something is "free" i ...
and one's rights, a message which has been hailed as a response to
colonialism
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