PEDRO CABALLERO MOSO

(Viool in de Charanga)

Classes from Pedro Caballero Moso. Pedro has deep roots in Santiago de Cuba, the land of Los Matamoros and Compay Segundo.  He  obtained his diploma in Mechanical Engineering in 1984 in Transportation, in addition to which he studied the violin at the Santiago Esteban Salas School and at Alejandro Garcia Caturla C. in Havana. His travels in music went from the Choir CDR Santiago de Cuba as a tenor, Orquesta Charanga Colorama, Grupo Sistema 9, Grupo Ekue, Grupo Iya-Son, together with the now famous singer Pablo FG, Alberto Tosca Trio, popular Cuban singer. Grupo Son Reve, sponsored at that time by the teacher Elio Reve, Grupo Son Damas  (initially a mixed group) as vocalist. In 1992, together with other young musicians based in Havana City, the Septet MI SON, of which he has been, even today, the general director, composer, violinist, and vocalist for eight years. He alternates with the La Banda del trovador KINDE and also works as a violinist in  the popular Orquesta Charanga Estrellas Cubanas, which is directed by the violinist Feliz Reyna. Accumulating a wealth of international experience in countries like France, Spain, Italy, Andorra, Switzerland, Sweden, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Israel (Ramalahaa and Jerusalem), Chile, Barbados and Guadeloupe. 

Discography: CD Si, soy el son with Ayva Music, Spain, CD • Guantanamera with EMAP France, CD • Pasaje A, co-production of EGREM-Cuba and NOOSFERE-France all with MI SON and Alma de Pirata •  with COLIBRI together with La Banda del trovador “KINDE”. He is a member of UNEAC (Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba) which is a union of writers and artists).

FILM: the film • Colour Havana , France-Cuba co-production, broadcast on ARTE in Europe in May, along with Mi Son, included the issue of her authorship "Dame la Luz".