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Compay Segundo
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He developed a unique seven-string guitar that he called the "armonica", which had a doubled middle string to add harmonics for Cuban "SON" rhythms.
He got his nickname when he was performing as the second voice in the duo "Los Compadres" - a word Cubans shorten to "compay".
A concert room is dedicated to him at Havana's Hotel Nacional.
Was third major Cuban salsa star to die in the same week. The other two were
Celia Cruz
and
Tito Duarte
.
The name Compay Segundo means "second friend".
The name Compay Segundo means "brother bass".
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