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Alberto Zayas (Alberto Zayas Govín) was born on 14 February, 1908 in Pueblo Nuevo, Matanzas, Cuba, is an Alberto Zayas Govín was Cuban rumba singer and songwriter who. Discover Alberto Zayas's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 75 years old?
| Popular As |
Alberto Zayas Govín |
| Occupation |
Musician, songwriter |
| Age |
75 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
| Born |
14 February, 1908 |
| Birthday |
14 February |
| Birthplace |
Pueblo Nuevo, Matanzas, Cuba |
| Date of death |
1983 |
| Died Place |
Guanabacoa, Havana, Cuba |
| Nationality |
Cuba
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Alberto Zayas Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Alberto Zayas Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Alberto Zayas worth at the age of 75 years old? Alberto Zayas’s income source is mostly from being a successful artist. He is from Cuba. We have estimated Alberto Zayas's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
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| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
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Alberto Zayas Govín (February 14, 1908 – 1983) was a Cuban rumba singer and songwriter who founded one of the first recorded rumba ensembles, Grupo Afrocubano Lulú Yonkori.
He is considered one of the most important guaguancó vocalists/composers in the history of rumba.
Alberto Zayas Govín was born in the Pueblo Nuevo neighborhood of Matanzas on February 14, 1908.
When he was one year old his family moved to Havana.
At age 14 he lived in El Cerro district of Havana and sang in coros de clave, the precursor ensembles of the guaguancó.
There he earned the nickname "El Melodioso" (The Melodious One).
In 1925 he moved to Guanabacoa, another district of Havana.
According to several accounts, Zayas played with several son ensembles such as Sexteto Habanero and Sexteto Boloña, before focusing on rumba and other Afro-Cuban genres.
Zayas became a collaborator of ethnomusicologist Fernando Ortiz and in 1941 he invited anthropologist Harold Courlander to an Abakuá ceremony in Guanabacoa.
During the 1950s, his ensemble, Grupo Afrocubano Lulú Yonkori, featured lead singers Roberto Maza and Carlos Embale, backing vocalists Adriano Rodríguez, Bienvenido León, Mercedes Romay and Juanita Romay, and percussionists Giraldo Rodríguez and Gerardo Valdés among others.
They recorded four LPs for Panart, which have been called "some of the first authentic rumba recordings in Cuban history" by ethnomusicologist Ivor Miller (University of Calabar).
This meeting yielded part of the 10 hours of recorded material that are kept at the Archives of Traditional Music (Indiana University), some of which were released by Folkways Records in 1951 under the title Cult Music of Cuba.
The first one was Guaguancó afro-cubano (1956), which featured the hit "El vive bien", penned by Zayas.
It was followed by El guaguansón (1957), credited to "Alfredito Zayas y su Grupo Folklórico".
The next record was ''Afro-frenetic.
Tambores de Cuba (1958), and in July 1959 the band released a conga album Congas y comparsas del carnaval habanero'' (Side-B included recordings by Carlos Barbería).
In 1961, Impresora Cubana de Discos released two tracks by Zayas' ensemble with Pacho Alonso on lead vocals.
Zayas would continue his career in theatre shows and radio broadcasts, and he toured abroad as director of the Grupo Folklórico Cubano.
Zayas died in 1983 in Guanabacoa.
