Obdulio Morales

Obdulio Morales
Born
Obdulio Morales Ríos

(1910-04-07)April 7, 1910
Havana, Cuba
DiedJanuary 9, 1981(1981-01-09) (aged 70)
Havana, Cuba
GenresAfro-Cuban music
OccupationsMusician, bandleader, composer, ethnomusicologist
InstrumentPiano
Years active1922–81
LabelsVictor, Panart, Puchito, Montilla
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Obdulio Morales Ríos (April 7, 1910 – January 9, 1981) was a Cuban pianist, conductor, composer and ethnomusicologist, an important figure in the late afrocubanismo movement. He championed Afro-Cuban music traditions and sponsored artists such as Merceditas Valdés.

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