Compay Segundo

Summary

Compay Segundo is a human^[1]. He was born in Santiago de Cuba^[2]. He was born on November 18, 1907^[3]. He died in Havana^[4]. He died on July 14, 2003^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6], singer^[7], guitarist^[8], songwriter^[9], and musician^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (284 views/month, #7,094 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Santiago de Cuba^[2], Compay Segundo…
• Compay Segundo's place of birth was Siboney^[12].
• Compay Segundo passed away in Havana^[4].
• Compay Segundo was born on November 18, 1907^[3].
• Compay Segundo died on July 14, 2003^[5].
• Compay Segundo died on July 13, 2003^[13].
• Compay Segundo is buried at Santa Ifigenia Cemetery^[14].
• Compay Segundo held citizenship in Cuba^[15].
• Compay Segundo's professions included composer^[6].
• Compay Segundo's professions included singer^[7].
• Compay Segundo's professions included guitarist^[8].
• Compay Segundo worked as a songwriter^[9].
• Compay Segundo worked as a musician^[10].
• A notable work attributed to Compay Segundo is Malavana^[16].
• Compay Segundo was a member of Los Compadres^[17].
• Compay Segundo is recorded as male^[18].
• Compay Segundo's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Compay Segundo's genre is trova^[20].
• Compay Segundo's Commons category is recorded as Compay Segundo^[21].
• Compay Segundo's voice type is recorded as bass^[22].
• The cause of death was kidney failure^[23].
• Compay Segundo's given name is recorded as Francisco^[24].
• Compay Segundo's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Compay Segundo^[25].
• Compay Segundo's Commons gallery is recorded as Compay Segundo^[26].
• Compay Segundo's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: CU^[29]

• Began / founded: 1907-11-18^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2003-07-13^[31]

• Genre(s): trova^[32]

• Community tags: gitarre, gitarrist, komponist, mundharmonika, singstimme, sänger, trova, vocalist^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 8b8ab7a4-add8-4353-a586-e1086e521af8^[34]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Santiago de Cuba^[2], a city^[35], in Cuba^[36], founded in 1514^[37] and Siboney^[12], a human settlement^[38], in Cuba^[39]. Compay Segundo was born on November 18, 1907^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6], singer^[7], guitarist^[8], songwriter^[9], and musician^[10].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Compay Segundo is Malavana^[16].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include July 14, 2003^[5] and July 13, 2003^[13]. Compay Segundo passed away in Havana^[4]. The cause of death was kidney failure^[23]. He is buried at Santa Ifigenia Cemetery^[14].

Why It Matters

Compay Segundo ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (284 views/month, #7,094 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

He is credited with the discovery of Armónico^[42].

FAQs

Where was Compay Segundo born?

Compay Segundo was born in Santiago de Cuba^[2].

Where did Compay Segundo die?

Compay Segundo passed away in Havana^[4].

What did Compay Segundo do for work?

Compay Segundo worked as composer^[6], singer^[7], guitarist^[8], songwriter^[9], and musician^[10].

What did Compay Segundo discover?

Compay Segundo is credited as discoverer of Armónico^[42].