Biography
Silvio Rodríguez Domínguez (born 29 November 1946) is a Cuban musician, and leader of the Nueva Trova movement. He is widely considered as Cuba's best folk singer and arguably one of Latin America's greatest singer-songwriters. Known for his intellectual, highly eloquent and symbolic lyrics, his songs are iconic elements of Latin American left-leaning popular culture. Many of his songs have become classics in Latin American music, such as "Ojalá", "Playa Girón", "Unicornio", "Sueño con Serpientes", "Vamos a andar," and "La maza". Among his other well-known songs are political anthems like "Fusil contra fusil" and "Canción del Elegido", and poetic melodies like "A donde van" and "Noche sin fin y mar". He has released over 20 albums. Rodríguez, musically and politically, is a symbol of the Latin American left. His lyrics are notably introspective, while his songs combine romanticism, eroticism, existentialism, revolutionary politics and idealism. As a humanist, his songs often bespeak a secular worldview, where humanity must make the best of this world.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
1,648 releases · 305 albums · active 1967–2026
- Performance · 3,104
- Other credits · 505
- Production · 188
- Engineering · 73
Studios: Estudios EGREM · Estudios Sonoland · Teatro Opera · Estudios Ojalá De La Habana
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Mercedes Sosa
- Björn Afzelius
- Isabel Parra
- Soledad Bravo
- Omara Portuondo
- Tania Libertad
- Bobo Stenson Trio