Germán Pedro Ibáñez (October 11, 1928 – August 9, 2007) was the director of
Son Cubano musical group
Septeto Habanero
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Ibáñez, who was born in
Las Villas
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Together with the Sierra de Cazorla and Sierra de Segura ...
, conducted the group for over four decades, during which they recorded some 50 albums.
The group were the first to record in
New York City
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the ''son'' in 1925, which made the ''son'' fashionable. Ibáñez joined the Septeto Habanero in 1964 and during his lifetime he received numerous awards, including the ''Distinción por la Cultura Nacional'' (Distinction by the National Culture), and the medal
Alejo Carpentier
Alejo Carpentier y Valmont (, ; December 26, 1904 – April 24, 1980) was a Cuban novelist, essayist, and musicologist who greatly influenced Latin American literature during its famous "boom" period. Born in Lausanne, Switzerland, of French ...
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External links
Cuba Encuentro article
Milenio article*
La Luz 92 article
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1928 births
2007 deaths
Cuban guitarists
Cuban bandleaders
Cuban songwriters
Cuban male songwriters
20th-century Cuban guitarists
20th-century male composers
Cuban male guitarists