Liuba María Hevia (born in

Havana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

, Cuba, December 14, 1964) is a singer and composer from

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. She has released several CDs, toured internationally, and collaborated with various artists. Hevia took up the guitar at age 8 and began performing as part of the Cuban musical movement called

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(New Cuban Verse) in 1982. She has recorded with

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and

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.
Liuba María Hevia anuncia un disco de duetos] December 3, 2014 Cancioneros.com In the 1990s she gained wider exposure in collaborations with Polito Ibañez, Gema and Pavel, Raul Torres, the duet Cachivache, and the trio En Serie. Her first song recorded was ''Coloreando la esperanza'' (Coloring Hope) in 1993. She performs in various styles including guajira,

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danzón Danzón is the official musical genre and dance of Cuba.Urfé, Odilio 1965. ''El danzón''. La Habana. It is also an active musical form in Mexico and Puerto Rico. Written in time, the danzón is a slow, formal partner dance, requiring se ...

, habanera and

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Discography

Solo albums

*''Coloreando la esperanza'' (1993) *''Señor Arcoíris'' (1995) *''Habaneras en el tiempo'' (1995) *''Alguien me espera'' (1996) *''Del verso a la mar'' (1999) *''Travesía mágica'' (2002) *''Ilumíname'' (2002) *''Ángel y habanera'' (2004) *''¡Atentos! Traigo un regalo'' (2005) *''Secretos cantados'' (2007) *''Puertas'' (2010) *''Ilumíname en vivo'' (2010) *''Naranjo en flor'' (2012) *''Liuba canta a Teresita'' (2012) *''El mapa de mis canciones'' (2014)Discography
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