Helio Orovio Diaz (4 February 1938 – 6 october 2008 in Havana) was a Cuban scholar and historian of Cuban music. He was born in Santiago de Las Vegas....

hailed as the father of Cuban creole musical development. According to Helio Orovio, "After Saumell's visionary work, all that was left to do was to develop...

modernization can be thought of as a matter of "re-Africanizing" the music. Helio Orovio recalls: "Arsenio once said his trumpets played figurations the 'Oriente'...

the creation of a new genre called Criolla. According to musicologist Helio Orovio, "Carmela", the first Criolla, was composed by Luis Casas Romero in 1909...

modernization can be thought of as a matter of "re-Africanizing" the music. Helio Orovio recalls: "Arsenio once said his trumpets played figurations the 'Oriente'...

modernization can be thought of as a matter of "re-Africanizing" the music. Helio Orovio recalls: "Arsenio once said his trumpets played figurations the 'Oriente'...

(street cry) often played as a yambú, son or guaracha. According to Helio Orovio, it is an example of an orally transmitted yambú still performed today...

profoundly influenced the history of Cuban nationalist musical movements." Helio Orovio "The most important [Cuban] musician of the [19th] century was Manuel...

World Music n.d. received 4 March 2010. Cuban Music from A to Z, by Helio Orovio, p210 (Duke University Press, Durham 2004) West-Duran, Alan. "A Resonant...

concertmaster of the Chamber Orchestra of this institution, directed by the pianist Alberto Falcón. He died in 1950. Helio Orovio, Cuban Music from A to Z...

Cubanacan, San Juan P.R. p317–322. [list fairly complete up to 1988] Orovio, Helio 2004. Cuban music from A to Z. p202 Simons' own account: see Díaz Ayala...

Teresita (2012) El mapa de mis canciones (2014) Cuban Music from A to Z by Helio Orovio page 111 Liuba Maria Hevia Suena Cubano [1] Liuba María Hevia anuncia...

Fireking Press. p. 24. ISBN 9780976458203. Cuban Music from A to Z. By Helio Orovio. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2004. xi, 235 p. ISBN 0-8223-3212-4...

rights, a message which has been hailed as a response to colonialism. Helio Orovio, Cuban Music from A to Z, Duke University Press, 2004. "U. California-Berkeley:...

cubanas. La Habana, Cuba. p. 100. Orovio, Helio (2004). Cuban music from A to Z. Bath, U.K.: Tumi Music. p. 138. Orovio, Helio (2004). Cuban music from A to...

singer was Roberto Torres. A very successful band, Orquesta Broadway toured Africa and Europe. Helio Orovio, Cuban Music from A to Z, 1981, 2004 v t e...

cha-cha-cha (and other Latin dances). Cha-cha-cha (music) Cha Cha Slide Orovio, Helio 1944. Cuban music from A to Z. p. 50 Giro, Radamés 2007. Diccionario...

reputable books and publications such as Cuban Music from A to Z by Helio Orovio (Duke University, 2004); Diccionario de la Música Española e Hispanoamericana...

new native-born instrument, a fusion of all three, called the tres. Helio Orovio writes that, in 1892, Nené Manfugás brought the tres from Baracoa, its...

Encyclopedia of Latino Popular Culture, vol. 2, p. 607. Cuban Music from A to Z Helio Orovio, 2004, p. 207 Encyclopedia of Latin American Popular Music George Torres...

alardoso / Negro de sociedad (Panart, 1953) Siempre a Punto (Lujuria, 2008) Helio Orovio Cuban music from A to Z 2004 "The original members of the band were:...

modern recording of his music: La música de Pepe Sánchez. Siboney LD–315 Orovio, Helio 1995. El bolero latino. La Habana. Cañizares, Dulcila 1995. La trova...

work as a musician and led his own group. His most famous songs are "Te necesito", "Cariño mío", and "La vida mia". Helio Orovio, Cuban Music from A to Z...

Chorens died in Miami on 22 September 2023, at the age of 99. Orovio, Helio; Diaz, Helio Orovio (12 March 2004). Cuban Music from A to Z. Duke University...

historia del pregón musical latinoamericano. Cubanacan, San Juan P.R. p235 Helio Orovio, in Cuban music from A to Z (2004 translation, p36, top) describes it...

Reynaldo Quesada (Born in Miami Florida in 1960). As for his birthdate, Helio Orovio, in the original Cuban edition of 1981, left Portabales out entirely...

(website) (retrieved December 17, 2015) Cuban Music from A to Z, by Helio Orovio, Duke University Press (2004); OCLC 52799802 "Efemérides líricas Cuba:...

Liner notes to Folkways LP 4066. Orovio, Helio 1981. Diccionario de la música cubana. La Habana. p22 Orovio, Helio 1981. Diccionario de la música cubana...

mundo. 3rd ed, Cubanacan, San Juan P.R. p24-25 Orovio, Helio 2004. Cuban music from A to Z. p195. Orovio, Helio 1995. El bolero latino. La Habana. Maggiolo...

Watson, Sonny. "Conga", Street Swing. 1999. Accessed August 6, 2006. Orovio, Helio. Cuban music from A to Z. Durham: Duke University Press, 2004. 57. EveryHit...