Eliades Ochoa

Biography

Eliades Ochoa Bustamante is a Cuban guitarist and singer born on June 22, 1946, in Loma de la Avispa, Songo La Maya, near Santiago de Cuba. He began playing the guitar at six and later joined Cuarteto Patria as its leader in 1978, introducing new elements to their repertoire. His involvement with the Buena Vista Social Club and Toumani Diabaté's AfroCubism project has brought him worldwide recognition, solidifying his status as a master of Cuban music.