About Ulpiano Díaz
Lived 1900 – 1990. Ulpiano Díaz was a Cuban percussionist.
Career Díaz was born in Pinar del Río in the year 1900. He learned to play several percussion instruments by himself before joining the Septeto Cuba, based in Havana. and after Fajardo's exile, continued to play in the group, which was renamed Orquesta Estrellas Cubanas and directed by violinist Félix Reina.
Díaz died in 1990 in Havana.
Innovations Díaz is generally credited with the addition of the cowbell to the modern timbales setup, an innovation that expanded the sound of the instrument. According to Changuito, it was Guillermo García.
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Who was Ulpiano Díaz?
musical artist
When was Ulpiano Díaz born?
Ulpiano Díaz was born in 1900 in Pinar del Río.
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Ulpiano Díaz died in 1990 in Havana.
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Ulpiano Díaz was a percussionist.
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Ulpiano Díaz was Cuban.
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