Cándido Fabré

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Cándido Fabré (born in San Luis, Santiago de Cuba) is a Cuban musician, song writer, and singer, famous for his art of improvisation.

[edit] Songwriting

Fabre made himself famous singing in the already established Charanga orchestra called "La Original de Manzanillo" under the direction of pianist Wilfrido "Pachi" Naranjo. Fabre is known to create a son from any given situation or expression. Candido Fabre was the songwriter, arranger and main vocalist with the Orquesta Original de Manzanillo before forming his band. As a Latin American songwriter, Candido has written over 1,000 songs which have been performed by artists such as Orquesta Aragon, los Van Van, Manguare, Issac Delgado, Ritmo Oriental and los Karachi. On the international scene, his songs have been performed by Celia Cruz, Oscar D'leon and Jose Alberto El Canario.

[edit] Band

Fabre formed his band, Candido Fabre y su Banda, in 1992. His 14 piece band features Cuban charanga musicians. Candido and his band have toured all over the world and shared the stage with other Latin musicians including Grupo Niche, Cuco Valoy, Wilfrido Vargas, and Oscar D'Leon.

Candido Fabre y su Banda has been in demand in Europe for over 4 years and was one of the first ever Cuban bands to perform at major venues. During their three European tours they have played over 80 concerts in Britain, France, Holland, Belgium, Austria, Germany, Portugal, Switzerland, Ireland and Spain.