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Bienvenido Granda

Bienvenido Granda, born Rosendo Bienvenido Granda Aguilera, was a Cuban vocalist, songwriter and musician, singing boleros, son montunos, guarachas and other Cuban rhythms. He was best known for having been the lead singer of the Cuban ensemble Sonora Matancera in the 1940s and 50s. He had a distinctive voice, relaxing and sensual.

Biography
Bienvenido Granda was orphaned at six years of age . In 1942, Bienvenido Granda became the lead singer with one of the most popular bands of all Cuban/Afro-Cuban bands, the legendary Conjunto Sonora Matancera. He replaced the previous main singer and leader, Humberto Cané, in 1944 when the Cané left to pursue a solo career . It is important to note that the exact year that Bienvenido Granda became the lead singer of La Sonora Matancera, with some sources stating 1940 or 1942, while others claim 1944 Later, Granda adopted the Mexican citizenship. In Mexico, he performed and recorded with many well known groups like the orchestra of Rafael de Paz, the Sonora Mexicana, the Cuarteto de Oro, the Sonora Veracruz, the orchestra of Salomón Jiménez, the Mariachi Oro y Plata, the Mariachi México, and celebrities like Armando Manzanero, Javier Solís, Lola Beltrán, Virginia López, and Fernando Fernández. == Discography ==
Discography
Romance Tropical • 16 exitos con la Sonora Matancera • Volume 14 of Big Leyendas de la música IIMusical HistoryCanta Sus Exitos == Success ==
Success
These songs, all recorded with the immortal Sonora Matancera, are among his greatest successes: • La ola marina • Echa pa'llá chico • Vacilón: two slightly different versions • Qué jelengue • El cuento del sapo • Machuquillo • Pugilato • Manteca • Qué lengua más larga • Lo que es la rumba • Yo la mato • Feliz viaje • El ajiaco • Esa sí es cheque • Cuco-cheche-malo • El bobo de la yuca • Vive como yo • Fiesta brava • Se formó la bronca • Tocando madera • El velorio • Ya se rompió el coco • Tu precio • Y del Vedado que • Florecilla de amor • Cinturita • Ya se peinó María • Oro falso • Ya se rompió el muñeco • Dejastes • Tumba y quinto • Pan de piquito • Espérame un rato más • Eso se hincha • Sarará • Hay que dejarse de cuento • Calla • No me eches la culpa • Dónde están los rumberos • Señora • Angustia • Qué dichoso es • En la orilla del mar • Pecastes de infiel • Sujétate la lengua == References ==
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