Félix Baloy

Félix Baloy (born November, 12, in 1944 in Mayari, Holguín, Cuba)[1] is a Cuban singer, sonero, and percussionist.[2][3][4]

He has a Havana urban accent.[5] He has been a vocalist with many groups, including Chappotin y Sus Estrellas, Revé, and Adalberto Alvarez y su Son, and most recently, the Afro-Cuban All Stars. He was one of the original members of the Afro-Cuban All Stars.[1]

He also sang on the compilation album Café Cubano, produced through Putumayo World Music.[6]

He has at least three solo albums, Baila Mi Son (2000), Un Poquito de Fé (2005), and Un Solo Amor (2008).[7]

One reviewer described him as famous in Cuba but virtually unknown elsewhere, although he had hits in the 1970s.[6] Another reviewer described him as one of the most important soneros of the 1970s and 1980s.[8]

His music has a message of standing up and speaking out for freedom and one's rights, a message which has been hailed as a response to colonialism.[9]

References
  1. Helio Orovio, Cuban Music from A to Z, Duke University Press, 2004.
  2. "U. California-Berkeley: CD REVIEW: Juan de Marcos' new all stars broaden traditional range.", The America's Intelligence Wire, May 23, 2003.
  3. Helio Orovio Cuban Music from A to Z 2004 Page 23 "His latest band is called Félix Baloy y Su Son"
  4. Maya Roy Cuban music: from son and rumba to the Buena Vista Social Club and timba cubana- 2002 "Afro-Cuban All Stars presents Félix Baloy,"
  5. Aaron Howard, "Felix Baloy", Houston Press, May 17, 2001.
  6. John Goddard, "Various Artists: Café Cubano", The Toronto Star, Jun. 17, 2008.
  7. "Felix Baloy Un solo amor", Cnet.de, Retrieved Jun. 4, 2009.
  8. Judy Cantor, "Old-Skool Cuba: The Afro-Cuban All Stars finally come to South Florida", Miami New Times, Apr. 12, 2001.
  9. Briony Kidd, "Elizabeth Walsh", Friday, Australian Stage, Jun. 5, 2009.


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