Ignacio Piñeiro Martínez

Ignacio Piñeiro Martínez (21 May 1888 – 12 March 1969)
One of the most important composers of Cuban son music. In total he wrote about 327 songs, mostly son. In 1927 he founded the Septeto Nacional (the original name of the music band was Sexteto Nacional de Ignacio Piñeiro, by adding a trumpet it became Septeto Nacional).

Some compositions of Ignacio Piñeiro:

•    Donde estabas a noche (1925)
•    Esas no son cubanas
•    Mentira
•    Bardo
•    No jueges con los santos.
•    Las cuatro palomas.
•    Noche de conga.
•    Coco mai mai.
•    Suavecito
•    Echale salsita (written on a train to Chicago, this was the first use of the word "salsa" in son, a term which would alter be used to market a large percentage of Cuban derived music) 

Discography of Septeto Nacional:

-    Clasicos del Son
-    Más Cuba libre
-    Lejana Campina
-    Soneros de Cuba
-    Son Es lo Mas Sublime
-    Clasicos del Son
-    Cuba 1928-1930
-    1935-1945
-    Sones Cubanos
-    Poetas del Son
-    Septeto Nacional de Ignacio Piñeiro
-    Son de la Loma

'Donde estabas a noche' by Salsa Brava