The Cuban singer-songwriter Raúl Prieto, a renowned troubadour who developed his work mainly in his native Holguín, died at the age of 54 of natural causes.
His son-in-law, the playwright and political activistYunior García Aguilera, reported the news in a publication on his profileFacebook.
"Raúl Prieto, the troubadour, my friend, my wife's father, is gone.When we left Cuba we couldn't say goodbye. And in recent months, his children Dayana and Raulito have suffered in silence the pain of knowing that they would no longer be able to give their father one last kiss," he said in the post.
García pointed out that his father-in-law was a great artist, one of those enormous talents from Cuba whoNot being from the capital, he did not get the recognition he deserved.
"With a brilliant work, he also worried about the fate of all his colleagues, founding the Troubadours' Fair. His soul never knew jealousy, ego or envy. And he worked tirelessly to promote the works of the youngest" , he recalled.
"The institutions to which he belonged have behaved with the grayness that characterizes them, but thefriends have not left their bed for a moment during these hard months"he stressed.
Raúl Prieto defended trova above all, although he was passionate about rock and, as he said in an interview withBohemia Last year, he also ventured into flamenco, pop, jazz and son.
The newspaperNow, from Holguín, regretted his death and recognized that in his work the defense of aesthetic values with the care of lyrics and harmonies.
"He was the founder of the Hermanos Saiz Association and was linked to the emergence of the May Pilgrimage. In addition to music, Raúl Prieto served as a constant promoter of trova, with the creation of several clubs such as the Feria de los Trovadores," he details. the publication inFacebook.
The Municipal Directorate of Culture of Báguanos, where the singer-songwriter grew up, thanked him for so much love and dedication to culture.
"The memory of your life's work will remain latent," adds the post inFacebook.
The troubadour began his professional career in 1979, when he entered the Nueva Trova Movement with the Latin American group.
In 2006 he recorded his first albumAt this time, with rock, bolero, son and trova songs. More his album was publishednobody's face, in which he incorporated genres such as country, flamenco and ballads.
Among his best-known songs area shot of love, At this time, Captain on land andWithout so much philosophy.
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