Compay Segundo Lyrics

Compay Segundo (November 18, 1907 – July 13, 2003), was a Cuban musician and songwriter.Segundo was born Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz and brought up in the city of Santiago de Cuba. He became a songwriter and performer, well-known to fans of Cuban music. He was also the inventor of the armónico, a seven-stringed guitar-like instrument.In his early years he played the guitar, the clarinet and the bongos. He also played the congas.His curious stage name derives from the fact that he played second voice in a popular duet of the 1950s called Los Compadres (compadre, or compay for short, in Cuba means "baptism brother", but as a colloquialism is used also to designate a good friend).However, international fame only came in 19... read more