The Genius of Cuban Piano Rubén González #afrocuban #buenavistasocialclub #cubanmusic #piano

Enjoy The Best World Music Rubén González: The Silent Genius of Cuban Piano in 60 Seconds What happens when a forgotten genius sits down at a piano after years of silence? You get Rubén González — and you witness magic. 🎹✨ González was born in Santa Clara, Cuba. When he was 7 years old he took up the piano and graduated from the Cienfuegos Conservatory at age 15.  He grew up wanting to be a doctor and studied medicine, thinking music would remain a hobby he could pursue by night. However, he abandoned his studies after four years because music was "in his blood". After graduating from high school, he began playing with groups around the country. Rubén González is considered an innovator of the son cubano piano style. Known as the “magician of the piano,” Rubén didn’t read from sheet music. He didn’t rehearse. He simply placed his fingers on the keys… and the stage changed. His improvisations are characterized by harmonic subtleties. His style has been described as "romantic and angular", possessing "strong lyricism" with characteristic "swirling arpeggios" In 1995, the record label World Circuit Records decided to record a series of descarga sessions featuring classic Cuban musicians. The sessions, all of which featured Rubén González on piano, took place in March 1996 in Havana's EGREM studios. The first set of recordings was meant to revive the 1950s Cuban big band sound. Great songs like "A Toda Cuba le Gusta" credited to the Afro-Cuban All Stars featuring vocalists Ibrahim Ferrer,Ry Cooder also played slide guitar on Lilí Martínez's famous song "Alto Songo". During the sessions, the other musicians stopped playing — just to listen. His hands danced across the piano, blending Cuban son with the elegance of jazz and the soul of a poet. "This album is dedicated to Rubén González, genius of Cuban piano" ► Our music Our music is a wide variety of dynamic styles from all over the globe and will take you from Europe to Asia and at moments cross the ocean to illustrate the culture of the Latin islands. Whether you need music for trailers, documentaries, commercials, gaming, or movies. we provide a rich panoply of rhythms and brilliant musical origin of jazz, Orchestral, Pop, Dance, Electronic, Soul, Lounge, Asian, Latin and many specific genres. Our world music can be used as background music, studying, chillout music, lifestyle music, dinner music, holiday music and party music. Let the chill sounds help you enjoy life. ►TOOST Music TOOST Music is an independent record company, representing a fine collection and variety of high-quality soundtracks and mix releases. TOOST Music actively engages in digital media entertainment services. ►TOOST Publishing TOOST Publishing controls the rights to an exclusive archive of music copyrights, which it supplies to the international library, digital media, gaming and broadcast audiovisual industry. We like to welcome new subscribers who are interested in our releases and music stream channel. TOOSTMUSIC we share good music.