COMPOSERS from Cuba

Top 2

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Cuban Composers of all time. This list of famous Cuban Composers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Leo Brouwer (1939 - )

With an HPI of 55.33, Leo Brouwer is the most famous Cuban Composer.  His biography has been translated into 20 different languages on wikipedia.

Juan Leovigildo Brouwer Mezquida (born March 1, 1939) is a Cuban composer, conductor, and classical guitarist. He is a Member of Honour of the International Music Council.

2. Ernesto Lecuona (1895 - 1963)

With an HPI of 54.63, Ernesto Lecuona is the 2nd most famous Cuban Composer.  His biography has been translated into 23 different languages.

Ernesto Lecuona y Casado (Spanish pronunciation: [eɾˈnesto leˈkwona]; August 7, 1896 – November 29, 1963) was a Cuban composer and pianist, many of whose works have become standards of the Latin, jazz and classical repertoires. His over 600 compositions include songs and zarzuelas as well as pieces for piano and symphonic orchestra. In the 1930s, he helped establish a popular band, the Lecuona Cuban Boys, which showcased some of his most successful pieces and was later taken over by Armando Oréfiche. In the 1950s, Lecuona recorded several LPs, including solo piano albums for RCA Victor. He moved to the United States after the 1959 Cuban Revolution, and died in Spain in 1963.