Pablo Milanés Arias (24 February 1943 – 22 November 2022) was a Cuban guitar player and singer. He was <!-- By whom?, please see nueva trova#Activism. Thanks. -->one of the founders of the Cuban nueva trova, along with Silvio Rodríguez and Noel Nicola. His music, originating in the Trova, Son and other traditional styles of early 20th Century Cuban music, set him apart from the style of Silvio Rodríguez.

Biography

Pablo Milanés, widely known as Pablito, moved with his family from Bayamo to Havana in 1950. He studied in the Conservatorio Municipal de La Habana, at the time the most prestigious musical school in the country. His first public performance was in 1956. By age 15, he was active in "bohemian" musical circles in Havana, associated with the so-called "filin" musicians.

Although he supported the Cuban Revolution, in 1965 he was sent to the UMAP agricultural forced-labor camp in Camagüey. In 1967, he escaped and fled to Havana to denounce the injustice of the labor camp.

He lived in Vigo, Spain, with his Spanish wife and two sons since 2004. In 2014, he received a kidney transplant, receiving an organ donated by his wife. At that time, he did not participate in pro-government campaigns.

Discography

  • 1974 – Versos José Martí Cantados por Pablo Milanés
  • 1975 – Canta a Nicolás Guillén
  • 1976 – Pablo Milanés
  • 1978 – No me pidas
  • 1979 – Aniversario
  • 1979 – Años with Luis Peña
  • 1980 – Canta a la resistencia popular chilena
  • 1981 – El pregón de las flores with Lilia Vera
  • 1981 – Filin
  • 1982 – Yo me quedo
  • 1983 – El guerrero
  • 1984 – Comienzo y final de una verde mañana
  • 1984 – Ao vivo no Brasil
  • 1986 – Querido Pablo
  • 1986 – Años 2 with Luis Peña and Octavio Sánchez (Cotán)
  • 1987 – Buenos días América
  • 1987 – Trovadores with Armando Garzón
  • 1988 – Proposiciones
  • 1989 – Filin 2
  • 1989 – Filin 3
  • 1990 – Identidad
  • 1991 – Canto de la abuela
  • 1991 – Filin 4
  • 1991 – Filin 5
  • 1992 – Años 3 with Luis Peña (El Albino), Compay Segundo, and Octavio Sánchez (Cotán)
  • 1994 – Canta boleros en Tropicana
  • 1994 – Evolución
  • 1994 – Igual que ayer with Caco Senante
  • 1994 – Orígenes
  • 1995 – Plegaria
  • 1995 – Si yo volviera a nacer
  • 1995 – Blanco y negro with Víctor Manuel
  • 1997 – Despertar
  • 1998 – Vengo naciendo
  • 2000 – Días de gloria
  • 2000 – Live from New York City
  • 2002 – Pablo querido
  • 2005 – Como un campo de maíz
  • 2005 – Líneas paralelas with Andy Montañez
  • 2007 – Regalo
  • 2007 – Pablo Milanés en vivo: Amor y desamor
  • 2008 – Raúl y Pablo with Raúl Torres
  • 2008 – Más allá de todo with Chucho Valdés
  • 2008 – Feeling 6
  • 2011 – Pablo y Lynn Milanés en concierto with daughter Lynn Milanés
  • 2013 – Renacimiento
  • 2014 – Canción de otoño
  • 2015 – 50 de 22
  • 2016 – Flores del futuro with Miguel Núñez
  • 2017 – Amor with daughter Haydée Milanés
  • 2023 – Amor y salsa with various artists

References

  • Songs and Discographie by Pablo Milanés in CANCIONEROS.COM
  • Che, Guía y Ejemplo: – Song of Pablo Milanés dedicated to Che Guevara
  • Evento en New York – Evento de Pablo Milanés en New York Sep 9
  • Official Website