Ramón S. Sabat (1902 – March 15, 1986) was a musician and the Cuban founder of the pioneering record label Panart, which he established in 1944, eventually gaining international sale of its releases.
He had studied music in the United States as a youth, serving in the U.S. Army in one of its bands, and completing his undergraduate degree in engineering at New York University.
He studied music with José Rivero Rodríguez and learned to play the clarinet, the saxophone, the flute, and the piano.
[1] As the Cuban Revolution began, Ramon's wife (and by then, Panart vice president) Julia Sabat sent copies of master tapes to New York City.
Though the record label was not as successful as Panart, the music produced was bought by Cuban refugees, who wanted to be reminded of the good times before Cuba fell into communist hands.