Barbarito Diez
Barbarito Diez spent two decades as lead vocalist of Antonio María Romeu's charanga orchestra, becoming known as "the voice of danzón" for his smooth, unhurried delivery of Cuba's genteel ballroom genre. His elegant, understated phrasing set the standard for sung danzón and shaped generations of Cuban vocalists working in more romantic, orchestral styles.
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we haven’t charted Barbarito Diez yet
this stretch of the river isn’t mapped. we trace the watershed one artist at a time — and we’re always heading further upstream.