Guillermo Rubalcaba (January 10, 1927 – September 7, 2015) was a Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and orchestrator specialising in danzón and cha-cha-cha music genres.
[5] Not long after moving to Havana, Guillermo Rubalcaba worked as pianist accompanist for famous singers such as Elena Burke, Blanca Rosa Gil and Omara Portuondo, and also developed a close relationship with veteran flutist Richard Egües, who recommended him to violinist and cha-cha-cha bandleader Enrique Jorrín.
He then found himself on the move again, this time through North, Central and South America, which included a stop in the Expo 67 held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, until he entered the Charanga Típica de Concierto in 1968, invited by musicologist Odilio Urfé.
[3][6] In 1987, the Charanga Rubalcaba released its most successful album, Vivencias, which featured Barbarito Díez and Tito Gómez, two of the most significant voices of the danzón and cha-cha-cha in Cuban music history.
Rubalcaba's career more than that of any danzonero has lived the period of early revolutionary effervescence, lethargy, and slow revival in recent times.