Isaac Delgado

One of the main Timba figures, Isaac Felipe Delgado Ramírez was born on September 11, 1962 in Havana. With his father being a tailor and his mother an actress and singer, he began studying the cello at the age of 10, but gave this up to join the Escuela de Iniciación Deportiva (a sports development school) to focus on another of his great passions, namely soccer.

When starting out his studies at university to obtain a degree in Sport Science, he was called upon by virtuoso pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba to join a band called "Proyecto", which modernized popular Cuban music. Delgado then decided to study vocal technique with Mariana de Gonich and sign up for the Ignacio Cervantes Music School.

After some years as an amateur musician, he began his professional career in 1983 as a member of the Pacho Alonso Orquestra, whith which he toured the world. In 1988 he joined NG La Banda as lead singer, making him very popular. At the same time, he worked on his solo career, forming his own band in 1991, which is still successful to this day.

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