Cuban pianist, director and composer

Musical artist

Adalberto Álvarez (22 November 1948 – 1 September 2021) was a Cuban pianist, musical director, and composer.

Contents

• 1 Biography
• 2 Awards and honours
• 3 Adalberto Álvarez y su Son
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Biography

Adalberto Álvarez was born in Camaguey on November 22, 1948. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, Álvarez attended the National School of Arts in Havana and also served as professor of Musical Literature at the Provincial School of Art of Camagüey during 1970s . He started the Cuban band Son 14 in the 1970s and disbanded it in the 1980s. In 1984, Álvarez started the group Adalberto Alvarez y su Son, which he directed until his death after contracting COVID-19. The genre of his music is son, a style of music that originated in Cuba. He was also deputy to the National *embly of People's Power between 2013 and 2018 and was elected from Camagüey municipality.

Awards and honours

In 2008, he was awarded National Music Award. He also received several distinctions which include Distinction for National Culture, Félix Varela Order and the Cubadisco Award several times.

Adalberto Álvarez y su Son

Adalberto Álvarez y su Son is the band founded in 1984 by Álvarez.

References

External links

• Official site
• Adalberto Álvarez discography at Discogs
• Adalberto Álvarez at IMDb