Compay segundo biography for kids

          Compay (meaning compadre) Segundo, so called because he was always second voice in his musical partnerships, was born in Siboney, Cuba, and moved to Santiago de..

          Born Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz on November 18, 1907, in Siboney, Cuba; died on July 13, 2003, in Havana, Cuba; married; five children.

          Compay Segundo was the oldest of the acclaimed Cuban musicians who recorded the Grammy-winning Buena Vista Social Club and starred in the 1999 film of the same name.

          A living legend in Cuba since the early 1930s, Segundo's talents as a singer, songwriter, and musician reached a wide international audience thanks to American musician Ry Cooder, who produced the Buena Vista album.

          Biography.

        1. Compay Segundo was the oldest of the acclaimed Cuban musicians who recorded the Grammy-winning Buena Vista Social Club and starred in the film of the same.
        2. Compay (meaning compadre) Segundo, so called because he was always second voice in his musical partnerships, was born in Siboney, Cuba, and moved to Santiago de.
        3. BA: Last November, you celebrated your 90th birthday.
        4. Compay Segundo (November 18, – July 13, ), was a Cuban musician and songwriter.

          5. A few months before Segundo's death in Havana in 2003, his musician sons dismissed the customary press angle surrounding the Buena Vista Social Club success. Their father, Basilio Repilado told Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service reporter Vanessa Bauza, was "not like (vocalist) Ibrahim Ferrer who was shining shoes when Ry Cooder found him or like (pianist) Ruben González [whose] hands were arthritic.

          When Ry Cooder came, Compay was a recognize