Félix Baloy

Félix Baloy (born November, 12, in 1944 in Mayari, Holguín, Cuba)[1] is a Cuban singer, sonero, and percussionist.

[5] He has been a vocalist with many groups, including Chappotin y Sus Estrellas, Revé, and Adalberto Alvarez y su Son, and most recently, the Afro-Cuban All Stars.

[1] He also sang on the compilation album Café Cubano, produced through Putumayo World Music.

[7] One reviewer described him as famous in Cuba but virtually unknown elsewhere, although he had hits in the 1970s.

[8] His music has a message of standing up and speaking out for freedom and one's rights, a message which has been hailed as a response to colonialism.