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Issac Delgado
12+ albums
salsacubatimbasalsa cubanalatin
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Issac Delgado is a Cuban salsa artist. Born in 1962 in Mariano, Havana, he began his professional career in 1983, becoming part of the Orquestra de Pancho Alonso; he travelled with the orchestra and in 1987 became the vocalist for Galaxia. Born: Sept. 11, 1962 Trivia: Delgado spells his first name 'Issac' rather than 'Isaac' because at one time a promoter suggested that if it were spelled with the second 's' backwards, it would form an inspiring heart. Issac Delgado is a legend in his own time. Probably the most famous contemporary interpretor of timba - Cuba's version of salsa - in the world, the singer has an extraordinary smooth and versatile voice, uncanny timing and the ability to make everything he does seem effortless. But he still took a big risk coming too the U.S. in 2006 in a bid for greater artistic freedom to make his own kind of music. Timba, a more sophisticated brand of salsa, is not as popular here as less complicated salsa and his move comes at a time when salsa's popularity is seeing a downturn. Will the risk pay off? Early Days: Isaac Felipe Delgado Ramirez was born in Mariano (Havana), Cuba. The middle child of three, his father was a tailor, his mother a performer at the Teatro Musical de La Habana. When he was 10 years old he started studying the violincello, but within a couple of years realized he wasn't all that interested in the instrument - in fact what he really wanted to do was to play soccer. Enrolling in a different school, he turned his
