The Cuban singer-songwriter Pablo Milanes died on Monday night, at the age of 77, after being hospitalized in Madrid for more than a week, official media reported.
Milanès, one of the most recognized voices in Cuban music, was the founder and creator of the sound of the New Trova alongside other renowned artists such as Silvio Rodríguez and Noel Nicola.
Author of classics such as “Yolanda”, Milanès published more than 40 discs throughout his career and obtained, among others, the Cuban National Music Award and the Latin Grammy for Musical Excellence.
The Cuban singer-songwriter was hospitalized on November 12 in Madrid due to “the effects of a series of recurring infections that in the last three months have been affecting his state of health”, according to a statement from his artistic office.
From that moment he suspended several performances that he had planned in Pamplona (Spain), Mexico City and Santo Domingo.
“This clinical situation – added the note – is secondary to an oncohematological disease that he has been suffering from for several years and that required him to move to Madrid” at the end of 2017 to receive treatment.
The statement explained that “for the time being it has been necessary to cancel the concerts planned for the coming weeks and to suspend all artistic activity while this circumstance lasts”.
Pablo Milanés also had to cancel a concert in September. One of his last live performances was last June in Havana.