Helio Orovio
Helio Orovio Diaz (4 February 1938[1] – 2008) was a Cuban scholar and historian of Cuban music. He was born in Santiago de Las Vegas. He was a researcher with the Institute of Folklore and Ethnology at the Cuban Academy of Sciences. He authored several books on Cuban music, including El bolero latina, Musica por el caribe, and the reference work Cuban Music from A to Z. He was also a TV host, fronting the show Arte y folklore.
As a practicing musician, Orovio played with many bands, including . He died in Havana in 2008.[2]
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