Tribute to Tradition with a Seal of Modernity

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Issac Delgado embodies the rare duality of tradition and avant-garde. He began his career in the 80s with the group NG La Banda, under the direction of José Luis Cortés. Later, as a soloist, he revolutionized the timba with records such as Con wona (1991) or The first time (1997), but he never stopped exploring other genres, from Afro-Cuban jazz to the bolero. Delgado has been a bridge between sonera heritage and Latin jazz, the timba and the bo…