Orlando "Cascarita" Guerra — singer Amaury Gutiérrez — singer Óscar Hernández — songwriter; known for his lyrics "Ella y yo" and "La rosa roja;" cousin of Alberto Arredondo's mother Generoso "Tojo" Jiménez — trombonist Enrique Jorrín — violinist, composer, and inventor of the cha-cha-chá rhythm Pedro Knight — trumpeter with Sonora Matancera, second husband, manager after 1967, and eventual widower of Celia Cruz Xiomara Laugart — singer Calixto Leicea — trumpeter, songwriter, and arranger with Sonora Matancera Pío Leyva — singer-songwriter (Buena Vista Social Club) Olivia Longott — singer Israel "Cachao" López — bassist, composer, and bandleader, creator of the mambo and the first to record Cuban jam sessions (descargas) Orestes "Macho" López — pianist and songwriter; brother of Cachao Orlando "Cachaíto" López — bassist (Buena Vista Social Club); nephew of Cachao and Macho Antonio Machín — singer and bandleader Kalimba Marichal — Mexican-born singer, actor, and athlete Rita Marley — singer, humanitarian, and widow of Bob Marley Cheo Marquetti — singer and bandleader Luis Marquetti — composer; cousin of Cheo Marquetti Mellow Man Ace — rapper Celeste Mendoza — singer Pablo Milanés — singer Christina Milián — singer Rita Montaner — singer, pianist and actress Benny Moré — singer and bandleader; cousin of Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros Fats Navarro — jazz musician Bola de Nieve — singer and pianist Armando Peraza — percussionist Ignacio Piñeiro — musician, bandleader, and composer Omara Portuondo — singer (Buena Vista Social Club) Luciano "Chano" Pozo — Afro-Cuban/jazz percussionist, composer, and bandleader Dámaso Pérez Prado — "the king of mambo," composer, and the creator of the bachata rhythm, a variant of the guaracha Francisco "Compay Segundo" Repilado — singer (Dúo Los Compadres, Grupo de Compay Segundo, and Buena Vista Social Club), composer and bandleader Orlando "Puntilla" Ríos — percussionist, singer, and bandleader Arsenio Rodríguez — musician, bandleader, and songwriter Yotuel Romero — singer Lázaro Ros — singer Gonzalo Rubalcaba — jazz pianist Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría — musician, songwriter, and bandleader Ramón "Monguito el Único" Sardiñas Quián — singer Jon Secada — singer Sen Dog — rapper and member of Cypress Hill Gustavo Tamayo — güiro player with the groundbreaking band of Israel "Cachao" López Bebo Valdés — pianist Carlos "Patato" Valdes — conga player and composer Chucho Valdés — pianist and leader of Irakere, son of Bebo Valdés Javier Vázquez — songwriter, arranger, and pianist with Sonora Matancera; son of Pablo "Bubú" Vázquez Gobín and