He’s been described in the music world as “Cuba’s Johnny Cash.” His rugged features, signature hat and cowboy boots only add to his “man in black” image. But Eliades Ochoa’s true fame is rooted in ...

Eliades Ochoa Bustamante is a Cuban guitarist and singer from Loma de la Avispa, Songo La Maya in the east of the country near Santiago de Cuba. He began playing the guitar when he was six and in 1978 ...

Singer, guitarist, and songwriter Eliades Ochoa may be a traditionalist in music but does not trade in nostalgia. He achieved international fame as a charter member and key figure of Buena Vista ...

Eliades Ochoa, a founding member of Buena Vista Social Club, headlines this year’s Afro Roots Fest on Saturday, March 16, at the Miami Beach Bandshell. (Photo courtesy of Massi Giorgeschi) Singer, ...