Afro Cuban All Stars Felix Baloy - Baila Mi Son (Cuba, 2000)

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)

Afro Cuban All Stars Felix Baloy - Baila Mi Son (Cuba, 2000)