Artist Info: Compay Segundo

Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz Telles (November 18, 1907 – July 13, 2003), known professionally as "Compay Segundo", was a Cuban trova guitarist, singer and composer.

Compay (meaning compadre) Segundo, so called because he was always second voice in his musical partnerships, was born in Siboney, Cuba, and moved to Santiago de Cuba at the age of nine. His first engagement was in the Municipal Band of Santiago de Cuba, directed by his teacher, Enrique Bueno. [read more...]