Cuban singer Pablo Milanes dies in Madrid at 79

Revered Cuban singer, songwriter and guitarist Pablo Milanes died early Tuesday in Spain, where he had been hospitalized in recent days, his agent indicated. He died at 79.

“It is with great pain and sadness that we inform you that the maestro Pablo Milanes died this morning, November 22, in Madrid,” his agency said on the singer’s official Facebook page.

“May he rest in the love and peace he always transcended. He will remain forever in our memory.”

The Prime Minister of Cuba; Manuel Marrero Cruz said in a post on Twitter that “culture in Cuba is mourning the passing” of Milanes.

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The writer of songs such as “Yolanda” and “Breve Espacio” had been in a hospital in Madrid, where he had lived since 2017 in order to receive medical treatment and attention

On November 11, his workplace stated he used to be “stable” and being handled for a collection of recurrent infections that in current months had been affecting his health.

The artist rose to prominence following the Cuban revolution of 1959, and won renown each on and off the island as he grew to be a chief of the Nueva Trova motion alongside fellow Cuban musicians Silvio Rodriguez and Noel Nicola.

He stimulated and used to be influenced via artists from a variety of musical genres in Latin America as nicely as Spain, Portugal and Puerto Rico.

Nueva Trova, born in the years following the revolution, used to be smiled upon via Fidel Castro’s authorities for lyrics that gave voice to its noted political and social imperatives, consisting of the battles in opposition to sexism, colonialism and racism.

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Milanes had to cancel his ultimate live shows planned for later this month in Spain and the Dominican Republic.

He at first embraced the Cuban revolution however later distanced himself, even though he in no way broke the bond that united him with Cubans via his music.

In June he made one final visit to Havana, after a three-year absence, where the performer recognized in Cuba as “Pablito” gave an emotional live performance earlier than about 10,000 fans.

After almost three years except performing in his homeland, white with grey hair and with mobility issues, Milanes had now not misplaced the mild in his myopic eyes, his affable smile and the electricity of his voice.

He used to be born on February 24, 1943 in Bayamo in Cuba’s east to soldier Angel Milanes and designer Conchita Arias.

Conchita moved the household to Havana so her son may want to attend a prestigious song school. In the 1950s, regarded the golden decade of Cuban music, the boy discovered piano and collaborated with different creators.

He entered the Cuban song scene in the early Nineteen Sixties with “Mis 22 anos”, and went on to win two Latin Grammys for quality singer-songwriter album (2006) and musical excellence (2015).