Rogelio Martínez Furé

• Genres: Latin
• Instrument: Vocals, Director, Liner Notes

Biography

Cuban folclorist Rogelio Martínez Fure studied civil law, anthropology, and folclore inspired by the history and development of local culture. In 1962 the talented composer became director of Conjunto Folclorico Nacional de Cuba, founded two years earlier to preserve traditional Cuban music heritage, joining a group called Oru in 1968. Rogelio Martínez Fure's research has been issued in Poetas de Lenguas Africanas, a book based on African poets and Dialogos Imaginarios, published by Letras Cubanas. ~ Drago Bonacich, All Music Guide