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Issac Delgado Not Isaac Is A Cuban Salsa Artist. Born In 1962 In Mariano Havana Cuba He Began His Professional Career In 1983 Becoming Part Of The Orquestra De Pancho Alonso He Travelled With The Orchestra And In 1987 Became The Vocalist For Galaxia. Isaac Felipe Delgado Ramirez A.K.A. El Chevere De La Salsa Was Born On September 11th 1962 In Mariano In The City Of Havana. His Father Luis Delgado Was A Tailor And His Mother Lina Ramirez Was An Actress Dancer And Singer In The Teatro Musical De La Habana. Issac's Primary School Education Took Place In Ciudad Libertad And At Age Ten He Entered Into The Amadeo Roldan Conservatory Where He Studied The Violoncello An Instrument That Never Interested Him Much Especially At An Age When Sports Were More Important. At Age Twelve After Leaving His Studies Of The Violoncello Behind He Enrolled In The Escuela De Iniciacion Deportiva Where He Dedicated Himself Completely To His Love Of Soccer. Once His University Years Were Completed 1979 Issac Entered The Instituto Superior De Cultura Fisica Manuel Fajardo To Become Licensed In Sports. When He Turned 18 Issac Joined The Group "Proyecto" At The Request Of The Virtuoso Pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba. The Group's Music Categorized By The Modernization Of Old Popular Cuban Music Sparked Issac's Innate Love For Music. It Was At This Point That He Decided To Study Vocal Technique With Mariana De Gonich One Of The Best Vocal Instructors In The Country. He Also Enrolled In The School For Professional Musicians "Ignacio Cervantes " Where He Began To Study Music Seriously. After A Couple Of Years Of Performing As An Amateur He Launched His Professional Career In 1983 By Becoming One Of The Members Of The Orquestra De Pacho Alonso. It Was With This Orchestra That He Toured Internationally For The First Time And Made His First Recording Which Was Produced By CBS In Spain. By The Late 80's Issac Delgado Had Already Toured Extensively And Performed With Famous International Figures In Australia Holland France Spain Italy Czechoslovakia Panama Colombia Mexico And Peru. In 1988 He Became The Lead Vocalist In The Group NG La Banda Which Was Created With The Intention Of Bringing Together Some Of The Country's Most Talented Musicians To Create A Contemporary Sound Out Of The Fusion Of Traditional Influences And Popular Contemporary Rhythms. It Is In This Group That Issac Found Great Popularity And Fame Throughout The Country. He Recorded Three More CDs With NG La Banda And Was Awarded The EGREM 1990-1991 Prize For Being The Band With The Most Technically Developed Level Of Music And For Enjoying The Most Popularity On The Island. Delgado Recorded Seven Albums In Cuba Before Moving To Tampa Florida In 2007. Since Then He Has Recorded Two Additional Albums In The United States.
Issac Delgado Is The Very Heart And Soul Of Timba Music And Will Be The Subject Of A Massive Section On Timba.Com Which Will Cover Every Aspect Of His Music In Great Detail Including Each Of The Ground-Breaking Groups He Has Assembed Over The Last Decade. We've Already Covered His Early Career In Our Section On The First Timba Band NG La Banda Of Which Issac Delgado Was A Founding Member. Issac Figures Prominently In The First Two Sections On NG's Music. While You Wait For Our In-Depth Section On Issac You Can Read A Brief Discography By Clicking On "Discography" Above. To Fully Appreciate Issac Delgado's Recordings It Really Helps To See The Band Live. An Indiscrimate Sampling Of Some Of His More Subtle Studio Tracks Could Easily Lead To The Erroneous Conclusion That Issac's Music Is Not As Daringly Original And Energetic As Some Of The Other Timba Bands. This Could Not Be Farther From The Truth As Anyone Who's Seen The Band Live Will Confirm. Issac's Career Spans The Whole History Of Timba And A Huge Percentage Of Timba's Greatest Musicians Have Played With Him. read less