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{{short description|Cuban singer and composer}}
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| instrument = Vocals, guitar, [[Tres (musical instrument)|tres]]
| instrument = Vocals, guitar, [[Tres (musical instrument)|tres]]
| genre = [[Latin jazz]], [[Salsa music|salsa]]
| genre = [[Cuban Son]], [[Cuban Trova]], [[Latin jazz]], [[Salsa music|salsa]]
| occupation = Musician, songwriter, record producer
| occupation = Musician, songwriter, record producer
| years_active = 1978–present
| years_active = 1978–present
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| associated_acts = [[Cuarteto Patria]]
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| website = http://www.eliadesochoaofficial.com/
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'''Eliades Ochoa''' (born 22 June 1946) is a Cuban guitarist and singer from Loma de la Avispa, [[Songo – La Maya, Cuba|Songo La Maya]] in the east of the country near [[Santiago de Cuba]].<ref>alternatively, in [[Mayarí]]. Leymarie, Isabelle 2002. Cuban fire: the story of salsa and Latin jazz. Continuum, London; orig. publ. Paris 1997. p257
'''Eliades Ochoa Bustamante''' (born 22 June 1946) is a Cuban guitarist and singer from Loma de la Avispa, [[Songo – La Maya, Cuba|Songo La Maya]] in the east of the country near [[Santiago de Cuba]].<ref>alternatively, in [[Mayarí]]. Leymarie, Isabelle, 2002. ''Cuban fire: the story of salsa and Latin jazz''. Continuum, London; orig. publ. Paris 1997. p. 257, {{ISBN|978-0826455864}}</ref>
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He began playing the guitar when he was six and in 1978 he was invited to join [[Cuarteto Patria]], a group founded in 1939, as its leader. Although he looks like a ''guajiro'', and he still wears his trademark [[cowboy hat]], his roots are in the [[Son Cubano|son]], and he only agreed to take on the role of leader if he was allowed to introduce new elements to the repertoire. He plays the guitar, [[Tres (musical instrument)|tres]] and also a variant of the guitar, with two additional strings. His involvement with the [[Buena Vista Social Club (album)|Buena Vista Social Club]] and the [[Wim Wenders]] [[Buena Vista Social Club (film)|film of the same name]] (1999), has led him to worldwide fame.
He began playing the guitar when he was six and in 1978 he was invited to join [[Cuarteto Patria]], a group founded in 1939, as its leader. Although he looks like a ''guajiro'', and he still wears his trademark [[cowboy hat]], his roots are in the [[Son Cubano|son]], and he only agreed to take on the role of leader if he was allowed to introduce new elements to the repertoire. He plays the guitar, [[Tres (musical instrument)|tres]] and also a variant of the guitar, with two additional strings. His involvement with the [[Buena Vista Social Club (album)|Buena Vista Social Club]] and the [[Wim Wenders]] [[Buena Vista Social Club (film)|film of the same name]] (1999), has led him to worldwide fame.


In 2010 he recorded an album with a number of Cuban and Malian musicians, including [[Toumani Diabaté]], titled AfroCubism.<ref>[http://www.soundsandcolours.com/reviews/music-reviews/afrocubism-2010/ Afrocubism]</ref>
In 2010 he recorded an album with a number of Cuban and Malian musicians, including [[Toumani Diabaté]], titled ''[[AfroCubism]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soundsandcolours.com/reviews/music-reviews/afrocubism-2010/|title=REVIEW : AFROCUBISM|author=Jon Lusk|date=11 December 2010|website=Soundsandcolours.com|access-date=2020-03-20}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
=== with Cuarteto Patria ===
===Albums===
* ''Harina de maíz criolla'' (1980)
*''Estoy Como Nunca'' – 2002 (Higher Octave)
*''Llega El Cuarteto Patria'' – 2002 (Egrem)
* ''Son de Oriente'' (1980)
* ''María Cristina me quiere gobernar'' (1982)
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*''Tribute to the Cuarteto Patria'' – 2000 (Higher Octave)
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* ''Chanchaneando con Compay Segundo'' (1989)
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*''Eliades Ochoa Y El Cuarteto Patria'' – 2000 (Egrem)
* ''La parranda del Teror con el Cuarteto Patria'' (1992)
*''Sublime Illusión'' – 1999 (Higher Octave, Virgin)
*''A Una Coqueta'' – 1993
* ''A una coqueta'' (1993)
* ''Se soltó un león'' (1993)
*''Lion Is Loose'' – 1996 (Cubason, Melodie)
* ''La trova de Santiago de Cuba. ¡Ay, mamá, qué bueno!'' (1995)
*''CubAfrica'' with [[Manu Dibango]] – 1998 (Mélodie)
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* ''Eliades Ochoa y el Cuarteto Patria'' (1996)
* ''[[Buena Vista Social Club (album)|Buena Vista Social Club]]'' (1997)
* ''CubÁfrica'' (1996)
* ''Cuidadito Compay gallo...que llegó el perico'' (1998)
* ''Continental Drifter'' (1999)
* ''Sublime Ilusión'' (1999)
⚫
* ''Tributo al Cuarteto Patria'' (2000)
* ''Estoy como nunca'' (2002)
* ''Las 5 leyendas'' (2005)
* ''[[AfroCubism]]'' (2010)
* ''Un Bolero Para Ti'' (2011)
* ''Mi guitarra canta'' (2011)
* ''Eliades y la Banda del Jigüe'' (2011)
* ''Lo más reciente de Eliades Ochoa'' (2012)
* ''El Eliades que Soy'' (2014)
* ''[[Lost and Found (Buena Vista Social Club album)|Lost and Found]]'' (2015)
* ''Los años no determinan'' (2016)


=== Solo recordings ===
===Compilations===
* ''Grandes éxitos de Eliades Ochoa'' (2001)
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*''Chanchaneando'' – 2000 (Para)
*''Cuidadito Compay Gallo'' – 2001 (Egrem)
* ''Cuarteto Patria 1965-1981'' (2004)
* ''Guajiro Sin Fronteras: Grandes Exitos'' (2005)
*''Son De Oriente'' – 2001 (Egrem)
*''Son De Santiago'' – 2003 (Edenways)
* ''A la Casa de la Trova'' (2005)
* ''The Essential Collection'' (2005)
*''Ochoa Y Segundo'' – 2003 (Edenways)
*''Se Soltó un León'' – 2006
* ''Best of Buena Vista'' (2006)
* ''Coleccion Cubana '' (2007)
*''La collección cubana: Eliades Ochoa'' – 2006 Compilation (Nascente NSCD 114).


=== with BLØF ===
===Collaborations===
*1996 Manu Dibango, CD ''CubÁfrica''
*''Hemingway'' – 2006
*1996 Bévinda, CD ''Hasta siempre comandante''
*1998 Cyrius Martínez, CD ''De Santiago a Baracoa''
*1999 Charlie Musselwhite, CD ''Continental Drifter''
*1999 Hermanas Ferrín, CD ''Mi linda guajira''
*1999 Moncho (Ramón Calabuch Batista), CD ''Quédate conmigo''
*2000 Luis Eduardo Aute, CD ''Mira que eres canalla Aute!''
*2001 Jarabe de palo, CD ''De vuelta y vuelta''
*2004 Blof Umoja, CD ''Umoja''
*2010 Buena Fe, CD ''Pi 3,14''
*2010 William Vivianco, CD ''El mundo está cambiao''
*2011 Enrique Bunbury, CD ''Cantinas''
*2011 Lia (Ofelia), CD Lia, ''océano de amor''
*2013 David Blanco, CD ''Amigos''
*2013 Bob Dylan, CD ''From another world''
*2014 Pupy y los que son son (César Pedroso), CD ''Sin límites''
*2016 María Ochoa, CD ''Guajira más Guajira''


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.eliadesochoaofficial.com Official website]
* [http://www.eliadesochoaofficial.com Official website]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/eliades-ochoa-mn0000170027/discography Eliades Ochoa discography at AllMusic.com]


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Latest revision as of 10:41, 10 August 2024

Eliades Ochoa
Ochoa performing live May 2009 Photo: Juan Gonzales Andres
Ochoa performing live May 2009
Photo: Juan Gonzales Andres
Background information
Born (1946-06-22) 22 June 1946 (age 78)
Songo – La Maya, Cuba
GenresCuban Son, Cuban Trova, Latin jazz, salsa
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, record producer
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, tres
Years active1978–present
Websitehttp://www.eliadesochoaofficial.com/

Eliades Ochoa Bustamante (born 22 June 1946) is a Cuban guitarist and singer from Loma de la Avispa, Songo La Maya in the east of the country near Santiago de Cuba.[1]

He began playing the guitar when he was six and in 1978 he was invited to join Cuarteto Patria, a group founded in 1939, as its leader. Although he looks like a guajiro, and he still wears his trademark cowboy hat, his roots are in the son, and he only agreed to take on the role of leader if he was allowed to introduce new elements to the repertoire. He plays the guitar, tres and also a variant of the guitar, with two additional strings. His involvement with the Buena Vista Social Club and the Wim Wenders film of the same name (1999), has led him to worldwide fame.

In 2010 he recorded an album with a number of Cuban and Malian musicians, including Toumani Diabaté, titled AfroCubism.[2]

Discography

[edit]

Albums

[edit]
  • Harina de maíz criolla (1980)
  • Son de Oriente (1980)
  • María Cristina me quiere gobernar (1982)
  • Chanchaneando con Compay Segundo (1989)
  • La parranda del Teror con el Cuarteto Patria (1992)
  • A una coqueta (1993)
  • Se soltó un león (1993)
  • La trova de Santiago de Cuba. ¡Ay, mamá, qué bueno! (1995)
  • Eliades Ochoa y el Cuarteto Patria (1996)
  • Buena Vista Social Club (1997)
  • CubÁfrica (1996)
  • Cuidadito Compay gallo...que llegó el perico (1998)
  • Continental Drifter (1999)
  • Sublime Ilusión (1999)
  • Tributo al Cuarteto Patria (2000)
  • Estoy como nunca (2002)
  • Las 5 leyendas (2005)
  • AfroCubism (2010)
  • Un Bolero Para Ti (2011)
  • Mi guitarra canta (2011)
  • Eliades y la Banda del Jigüe (2011)
  • Lo más reciente de Eliades Ochoa (2012)
  • El Eliades que Soy (2014)
  • Lost and Found (2015)
  • Los años no determinan (2016)

Compilations

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  • Grandes éxitos de Eliades Ochoa (2001)
  • Cuarteto Patria 1965-1981 (2004)
  • Guajiro Sin Fronteras: Grandes Exitos (2005)
  • A la Casa de la Trova (2005)
  • The Essential Collection (2005)
  • Best of Buena Vista (2006)
  • Coleccion Cubana (2007)

Collaborations

[edit]
  • 1996 Manu Dibango, CD CubÁfrica
  • 1996 Bévinda, CD Hasta siempre comandante
  • 1998 Cyrius Martínez, CD De Santiago a Baracoa
  • 1999 Charlie Musselwhite, CD Continental Drifter
  • 1999 Hermanas Ferrín, CD Mi linda guajira
  • 1999 Moncho (Ramón Calabuch Batista), CD Quédate conmigo
  • 2000 Luis Eduardo Aute, CD Mira que eres canalla Aute!
  • 2001 Jarabe de palo, CD De vuelta y vuelta
  • 2004 Blof Umoja, CD Umoja
  • 2010 Buena Fe, CD Pi 3,14
  • 2010 William Vivianco, CD El mundo está cambiao
  • 2011 Enrique Bunbury, CD Cantinas
  • 2011 Lia (Ofelia), CD Lia, océano de amor
  • 2013 David Blanco, CD Amigos
  • 2013 Bob Dylan, CD From another world
  • 2014 Pupy y los que son son (César Pedroso), CD Sin límites
  • 2016 María Ochoa, CD Guajira más Guajira

References

[edit]
  1. ^ alternatively, in Mayarí. Leymarie, Isabelle, 2002. Cuban fire: the story of salsa and Latin jazz. Continuum, London; orig. publ. Paris 1997. p. 257, ISBN 978-0826455864
  2. ^ Jon Lusk (11 December 2010). "REVIEW : AFROCUBISM". Soundsandcolours.com. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
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