Artist
Pablo Milanés
Last updated: 1 day ago
Along with <a href="spotify:artist:4rUyBlggM5tZUH5QZn9ZuO">Silvio Rodriguez</a>, Pablo Milanés was one of the crucial figures in Cuba's nueva trova popular song movement of the late '60s; sponsored by Fidel Castro's government, the collective of nueva trova musicians was essentially supposed to reconfigure and update traditional Cuban folk musics for the nation's new, modern, post-revolutionary society. Milanés gained renown for his highly poetic lyrics and smooth yet emotional singing, becoming one of the most popular and respected Cuban musicians and songwriters of the late 20th century, and releasing a hefty number of records. He was a controversial figure to some -- exiles despised his staunch support of Castro, while others criticized his musical forays into sentimental, orchestrated jazz-pop -- but his status as one of the most important links between traditional and contemporary Cuban music remains virtually unassailable into the new millennium. Pablo Milanés died in Madrid, Spain on November 22, 2022 at the age of 79. ~ Steve Huey, Rovi
Monthly Listeners
1.0 million
Monthly Listeners History
Track the evolution of monthly listeners over the last 28 days.
Followers
647,249
Followers History
Track the evolution of followers over the last 28 days.
Total Streams
449.2 million
Total Streams History
Track the evolution of total streams over the last 28 days. This data is calculated from all tracks listed in the artist's discography.
Top Cities
97,003 listeners
64,593 listeners
34,860 listeners
35,208 listeners
30,017 listeners