Bienvenido Granda

Bienvenido Granda, born Rosendo Bienvenido Granda Aguilera (Havana, August 30, 1915 - Mexico City, July 9, 1983), was a Cuban vocalist, songwriter and musician, singing boleros, son montunos, guarachas and other Cuban rhythms. He was best known for having been the lead singer of the Cuban ensemble Sonora Matancera in the 1940s and 50s. He had a distinctive voice, relaxing and sensual.

Biography Bienvenido Granda was orphaned at six years of age .

In 1942, Bienvenido Granda became the lead singer with one of the most popular bands of all Cuban/Afro-Cuban bands, the legendary Conjunto Sonora Matancera. He replaced the previous main singer and leader, Humberto Cané, in 1944 when the Cané left to pursue a solo career. The exact year that Bienvenido Granda became the lead singer of La Sonora Matancera, with some sources stating 1940 or 1942, while others claim 1944 Later, Granda adopted the Mexican citizenship. In Mexico, he performed and recorded with many well known groups like the orchestra of Rafael de Paz, the Sonora Mexicana, the Cuarteto de Oro, the Sonora Veracruz, the orchestra of Salomón Jiménez, the Mariachi Oro y Plata, the Mariachi México, and celebrities like Armando Manzanero, Javier Solís, Lola Beltrán, Virginia López, and Fernando Fernández.

Discography Romance Tropical 16 exitos con la Sonora Matancera Volume 14 of Big Leyendas de la música II Musical History Canta Sus Exitos

Success These songs, all recorded with the immortal Sonora Matancera, are among his greatest successes:

La ola marina Echa pa'llá chico Vacilón: two slightly different versions Qué jelengue El cuento del sapo Machuquillo Pugilato Manteca Qué lengua más larga Lo que es la rumba Yo la mato Feliz viaje El ajiaco Esa sí es cheque Cuco-cheche-malo El bobo de la yuca Vive como yo Fiesta brava Se formó la bronca Tocando madera El velorio Ya se rompió el coco Tu precio Y del Vedado que Florecilla de amor Cinturita Ya se peinó María Oro falso Ya se rompió el muñeco Dejastes Tumba y quinto Pan de piquito Espérame un rato más Eso se hincha Sarará Hay que dejarse de cuento Calla No me eches la culpa Dónde están los rumberos Señora Angustia Qué dichoso es En la orilla del mar Pecastes de infiel Sujétate la lengua