Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz Telles (18 November 1907 – 13 July 2003), known professionally as "Compay Segundo", was a Cuban trova guitarist, singer and composer.

Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz (Siboney, Santiago de Cuba, 18 de noviembre de 1907-La Habana, 14 de julio de 2003), conocido artísticamente por el seudónimo de Compay Segundo, fue un músico y compositor cubano de amplia trayectoria mundial.

Compay Segundo fue el inventor del armónico, un híbrido de siete cuerdas entre la guitarra española y el tres cubano. Este instrumento pretende imitar el timbre del tres...

Chan Chan Compay Segundo Compay Segundo live at L'Olympia in Paris, France. Directed by Patrick Savey; 1999.

Cuban Legend Compay Segundo plays 'Chan Chan', the famous opening track from Bueno Vista Social Club. Download: http://itunes.apple.com/album/gracias-compay...

Jul 15, 2003 · Compay Segundo, the salty Cuban singer and guitarist who rose to global fame in his 90's as the eldest of the elder musical statesmen featured on the album and film ''Buena...

A towering, charismatic presence in Afro-Cuban music, Compay Segundo was quite simply – as Ry Cooder once put it -“the last of the best’. Born Francisco Repilado, he composed his first song at the age of fifteen, by which time he was already an accomplished guitarist and clarinettist.

If someone wanted to, they could write the history of Cuban music through the life of Compay Segundo.

Compay Segundo (Nombre artístico de Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz; Siboney, 1907 - La Habana, 2003) Músico cubano. Compay Segundo nació el 18 de noviembre de 1907 en Siboney, Santiago de Cuba, en la costa oriental de la isla, en una familia de humildes campesinos.

Apr 29, 2018 · Compay Segundo, in his 90s, was a Cuban living legend, a crucial bond with Cuba’s rich Spanish and African-influenced musical past. He became an international music star, playing for sold out audiences in Spain, England and other European countries. He also made music videos, like many of today’s pop stars. Compay Segundo died on July 13, 2003.