Afro Cuban All Stars Felix Baloy - Baila Mi Son (Cuba, 2000)
Felix Baloy
(born 1943 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban singer, sonero, and percussionist. He has a Havana urban accent. 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.
He also
sang on the compilation album "Café Cubano", produced through
Putumayo World Music.
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.
His music
has a message of standing up and speaking out for freedom and ones' rights, a
message which has been hailed as a response to colonialism.
Gliceria Abreu: Producer
David Alfaro: Main
Personnel, Piano
Roy Avila: Cello
Felix Baloy: Main Personnel, Primary Artist, Sona
Teresa Garcia Caturla: Main
Personnel, Sona
Jose Antonio Perez Fuentes Violin
Juan de Marcos González Audio
Production, Choir/Chorus, Guitar, Musical Director, Producer
Raul
Gutierrez Sax (Baritone)
Shawn
Joseph Mastering
Enrique Lazaga Arranger,
Guira
Tristan
Manco Design
Paul Morris Translation
Yaure Muñiz Main Personnel, Trumpet
Alberto
"Molote" Munoz Main
Personnel
Ricardo
Muñoz Bass, Main Personnel
Alejandro Pichardo Perez Main
Personnel
Daniel "El Gordo" Ramos Main Personnel
Jesus "Aguaje" Ramos Main Personnel
Efraín Ríos: Arranger,
Composer
Virgilio Valdes: Maracas
Nigel Williamson: Liner
Notes
Javier Zalba: Flute,
Sax (Baritone)