Havana Legend

Compay Segundo is a guitarist that would have been celebrating his 103rd Birthday on the 18th of this month had he not passed away in 2003.

The Cuban Maestro was a multi-instrumentalist and song writer, and a veteran of the Cuban music scene since the 1950's.

He gained international fame in 1997 when he appeared on the Ry Cooder record 'Buena Vista Social Club'. His song 'El chan chan' has now become an instantly recognisable piece and gained him many new fans through Ry Cooder's inclusion of the track on the aforementioned album. There is a wealth of material that he has been associated with, too much for me to try and list but I have just posted a clip of him performing his most famous track, enjoy!