Joseíto González (November 1, 1940 – April 3, 1997) was a
Cuba
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on November 1, 1940, his family moved to Marianao (
Havana
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and the saxophone; in 1950 he began his piano studies at the Marianao Municipal Conservatory. After graduating, he joined the Conjunto Ritmo y Melodía, which played at the Cabaret Pennsylvania.Dalmace, Patrick Joseíto González ''Montuno Cubano''.
In the early 1960s, he started collaborating with the Conjunto Rumbavana, for which he did some arrangements. He soon became the band's pianist and director. His arrangements and
Raúl Planas
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' vocals made the Rumbavana one of Cuba's most successful
conjunto
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