Ignacio Piñeiro Martínez (May 21, 1888 – March 12, 1969) was a Cuban musician, bandleader and composer whose career started in rumba and flowered in the rise of the son.

He was one of the most important composers of son music; in total he wrote about 327 numbers, mostly sones.

He was taught the double bass by María Teresa Vera, and in 1926 he was a member of her band, Sexteto Occidente, which recorded in New York City.

[2] The Septeto Nacional was recreated several times from 1954 onwards, initially under Piñeiro's direction, and it continues to perform.

[3] Piñeiro's composition "Échale salsita", written on a train to Chicago in 1930, influenced George Gershwin's Cuban Overture.