Six Musicians You Didn't Know Were Cuban!

Ace trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra are in Cuba this week to perform with island musicians in an unprecendented concert, and it got us thinking about the many talented musicians the country has produced. Here, we pay homage to those extraordinary artists and many more, who despite being born elsewhere, have a passion for Cuban music that courses through their veins. Meet a few salseras, rockeros, raperos and pop estrellas you might not know are of Cuban descent.

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La Lupe

The 70s bolero, guaracha and Latin soul icon spent so much time in New York and Puerto Rico after leaving Cuba that it’s no wonder many people still think she was boricua. Not so, though she loved that island as well: Guadalupe Victoria Yoli Raymond was born in Santiago, Cuba. We hear boricua Dexter actess, Lauren Velez might be playing Lupe in a movie! How cool is that?

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