Justo Betancourt (born December 6, 1940)
is a Cuban singer famous for his interpretation of "Pa' bravo yo". He was born in
Matanzas, Cuba,
but has lived a significant amount of time in
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César Miguel Rondón, Frances R. Aparicio, Jackie White, ''The book of salsa: a chronicle of urban music from the Caribbean to New York'', UNC Press, 2008./ref> Betancourt led a group called Borincuba (Conjunto Borincuba), a combination of the names Cuba and Borinquen, a name for Puerto Rico of Taíno people">Taíno
The Taíno were a historic Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean, indigenous people of the Caribbean whose culture has been continued today by Taíno descendant communities and Taíno revivalist communities. At the time of European contact in the ...
origin.
Charley Gerard, Music from Cuba: Mongo Santamaría, Chocolate Armenteros, and Cuban musicians, Praeger, 2001.
/ref> In addition to recording a number of solo albums, he has played with the Fania All Stars and Sonora Matancera,[His rhythmic phrasing, tonality and expression display exceptional artistry and place him among the most skillful of singer rumberos in the salsa tradition]
Artists - Betancourt, Justo, www.musicofpuertorico.com, Jan. 3, 2010.
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Discography
* ''El Explosivo'' (1968)
* ''El Que Sabe, Sabe'' (1970)
* ''Los Dinamicos'' (1971)
* ''Pa' Bravo Yo'' (1972)
* ''Sigo Bravo'' (1974)
* ''Lo Sabemos'' (1975)
* ''Ubane'' (1976)
* ''Distanto y Differente'' (1977)
* ''The Best of Justo Betancourt'' (1977)
* ''¡Presencia!'' (1978)
* ''Yo Sin Ti'' (1979)
* ''La Sonora Matancera con Justo Betancourt'' (1981)
* ''Leguleya No'' (1982)
* ''El Bravo de Siempre'' (1992)
* ''Mato'' (1998)
References
Salsa musicians
Living people
1940 births
Cuban expatriates in Puerto Rico
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