▁they ▁also ▁performed ▁in ▁Hav ana ▁clubs . ▁Port u ondo ▁and ▁Hay de e ▁then ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁joined ▁the ▁Lo qu ib amb ia ▁Sw ing , ▁a ▁group ▁formed ▁by ▁the ▁blind ▁pian ist ▁Frank ▁Em ilio ▁F lyn n . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 2 – 1 9 5 3 ▁she ▁sang ▁for ▁the ▁Or questa ▁An aca ona , ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁both ▁sister s ▁joined ▁( t ogether ▁with ▁El ena ▁Bur ke ▁and ▁M ora ima ▁Sec ada ) ▁the ▁singing ▁group ▁Cu art eto ▁d ' A ida , ▁formed ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁pian ist ▁A ida ▁Di estro . ▁The ▁group ▁had ▁considerable ▁success , ▁tour ing ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁performing ▁with ▁Nat ▁King ▁Cole ▁at ▁the ▁Trop icana , ▁and ▁recording ▁a ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁album ▁for ▁R CA ▁Victor . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁pian ist ▁and ▁composer ▁Jul io ▁G uti ér rez ▁invited ▁Port u ondo ▁to ▁sing ▁for ▁his ▁ensemble ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁record ings ▁brid ging ▁jazz ▁and ▁Cub an ▁music ▁for ▁the ▁record ▁label ▁Vel vet . ▁The ▁result ▁was ▁Mag ia ▁Neg ra , ▁her ▁debut ▁solo ▁album . ▁Hay de e ▁left ▁the ▁Cu art eto ▁d ' A ida ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁Om ara ▁continued ▁singing ▁with ▁the ▁quart et ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 7