- Pablo Milanés
Pablo Milanés Arias (born in
Bayamo ,Cuba onFebruary 24 ,1943 ) is a Cubansinger-songwriter and guitar player. He studied at a conservatory inHavana .He is considered one of the founders of the Cuban
nueva trova , along withSilvio Rodríguez andNoel Nicola . He is a pianist and guitarist whoseBrazil ian like melodies set him apart from the raw style of Silvio Rodriguez.A number of artists have performed with him; among them Silvio Rodríguez,
Joaquín Sabina ,Ana Belén ,Lilia Vera ,Joan Manuel Serrat andVíctor Manuel stand out.Among his songs, "Yolanda", "Yo me quedo", "Amo a esta isla", "Yo pisaré las calles nuevamente", "Para Vivir", and "El breve espacio en que no estás" are especially well-known.
Political activism
On
January 26 ,2006 , Pablo Milanés joined other internationally renowned figures and Latin American authors such as Nobel-laureateGabriel García Márquez ,Mario Benedetti ,Ernesto Sábato ,Thiago de Mello ,Eduardo Galeano ,Pablo Armando Fernández ,Carlos Monsiváis ,Jorge Enrique Adoum ,Luis Rafael Sánchez ,Mayra Montero ,Frei Betto andAna Lydia Vega , in demanding sovereignty forPuerto Rico and adding their name and signature to the Latin American and Caribbean Congress's Proclamation for the Independence of Puerto Rico, which approved a resolution favoring the island-nation's right to assert its independence, as ratified unanimously by political parties hailing from twenty two Latin American countries in November 2006. [ www.independencia.net/noticias/comp_rbm_promints_adhesionPan25e07.html#ingles ] Pablo Milanés' public demand for the recognition of Puerto Rico's independence — in unison with other Latin American writers and figures in the cultural world— was obtained at the behest of thePuerto Rican Independence Party (PIP). [www.independencia.net/noticias/comp_rbm_promints_adhesionPan25e07.html#ingles]External links
* [http://pablomilanes.cancioneros.com Songs and Discographie by Pablo Milanés in CANCIONEROS.COM]
* [http://www.sancristobal.cult.cu/sitios/che/canciones.htm Che, Guía y Ejemplo:] - Song of Pablo Milanés dedicated to the Che Guevara
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