Reynaldo Creagh

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Reynaldo Creagh Verane (born July 9, 1918 in Santiago de Cuba , † November 16, 2014 ) was a Cuban singer. As a child he sang at cigar and rum manufacturers. He later worked as a conductor on the Havana - Santiago de Cuba railway line .

Musical career

In 1938 he had his first appearance in the septet "Sonora". In 1962 he was a founding member of the " Orquestra Estudiantina Invasora ". He was also involved in founding the " Vieja Trova Santiaguera " in 1994. The film “Lágrimas Negras” (1997 NL / Cuba; director: Sonia Herman Dolz) tells the story of the musicians. In 2007 Creagh was the focus of the film "Los reyes del son" (Positivation Films, Production: Cynthia Biestek). In 2012, at the age of 93, he appeared as the oldest member of the ensemble “ The Bar at Buena Vista ” in Europe. He was considered an indispensable figure in traditional Cuban music. Reynaldo Creagh died in November 2014 at the age of 96.

Discography

  • Vieja Trova Santiaguera - Vieja Trova Santiaguera (1994) (NubeNegra / Intuition)
  • Vieja Trova Santiaguera - Gusto y Sabor (1995) (NubeNegra / Intuition)
  • Vieja Trova Santiaguera - Hotel Asturias (1996) (NubeNegra / Intuition)
  • Vieja Trova Santiaguera - La Manigua (1998) (Virgin)
  • Vieja Trova Santiaguera - Domino (2000) (Virgin)
  • Vieja Trova Santiaguera - El Balcón del Adiós (2002) (Virgin)

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Muere Reinaldo Creagh, la voz de La Vieja Trova Santiaguera. Obituary on efeeme.com of November 17, 2014 (Spanish, accessed November 17, 2014).
personal data
SURNAME Creagh, Reynaldo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Creagh Verane, Reynaldo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Cuban singer
DATE OF BIRTH July 9, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH Santiago de Cuba
DATE OF DEATH November 16, 2014