Electo Silva Gainza (1930–2017) was a Cuban choirmaster and composer.
He was born in Santiago de Cuba, but moved to Haiti with his family as a child and began his musical training there.
In 1952, he obtained a scholarship to study music in Paris.
He also studied at the University of Oriente, where he later became a professor of education and psychology.
He directed the Orfeón Santiago and the University of Oriente choir for several decades.