He brings cheer and joy to the world with his warm and laid-back Cuban folk music. Dressed in black and a cowboy hat, singer-songwriter and guitarist Eliades Ochoa is also known as the "Cuban Johnny Cash. He gained worldwide fame through the Cuban project
Buena Vista Social Club. At the time of the release of the album Guajíro, Ochoa is 77 years old. His age is not an obstacle. Quite the contrary!
Just listen to his excellent singing and playing. Ochoa masters all Cuban folk styles: guajira, guaracha, bolero, son or changui. Of the 11 songs, Ochoa wrote six of them himself. In addition to Panamanian singer Rubén Blades, there are surprising guest contributions from American singer-songwriter Joan as a Police Woman and harmonica player Charlie Musselwhite (SvdP).more
