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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Sam Jones in Madrid and agencies

Pablo Milanés, legendary Cuban singer-songwriter, dies aged 79

Pablo Milanés performs in Havana in 2014.
Pablo Milanés performs in Havana in 2014. Photograph: Yamil Lage/AFP/Getty Images

The Grammy-winning Cuban singer-songwriter and guitarist Pablo Milanés, known for pioneering the Nueva Trova movement and for hits such as Yolanda and Amo Esta Isla, has died of cancer in Madrid. He was 79.

One of the most internationally famous Cuban musicians, Milanés recorded dozens of albums and toured the world during a career that lasted more than five decades.

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