William Anthony Colón is not only a famous composer, trombone player and bandleader, but also a well known figure within the New York City local government, involved in municipal politics in New York City.
Frank Reyes, often going under the epithet “El Princípe de la Bachata”, The Prince of Bachata. Reyes grew up in a village with his family where they dealt with cultivation.
Cuban guitarist and singer. Eliades was born in Loma de Avispa, Songo La Maya in Santiago province. At the age of six he started to play the guitar. Eliades went on to perform at various ensembles, like Septeto Cubanos, Casa de la Troya and Buena Vista Social Club.