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.
Benny Moré is known as “The greatest Cuban singer of all time”. He was the eldest of eighteen children and already played the guitar when he was 6 years old.
Orquesta de la Luz ("Orchestra of the Light") is a Japanese salsa band that began performing and recording in 1990. The band sings in Spanish, and is led by vocalist Nora, who returned to traditional salsa after the band broke up in the mid-1990s.