Occupation(s) Musician Name Papi Oviedo Instruments Tres Role Musician | Years active 1952–present day Genres Son Labels EGREM
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Birth name Gilberto Oviedo la Portilla Born 9 February 1938 (age 86)
La Habana, Cuba ( 1938-02-09 ) Associated acts Orlando Contreras
Conjunto Tipico Habanero
Conjunto Chapottin Junior
Orquesta Reve
Ruben Gonzalez
Buena Vista Social Club Albums Buena Vista Social Club, Buena Vista Social Cl, Rhythms del Mundo: Cubano a, Joyas Encontradas, Bana Congo | ||
Music group Buena Vista Social Club | ||
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Gilberto "Papi" Oviedo la Portilla (9 February 1938, La Habana) is a Cuban tres player. The tres, a distinctive type of plucked instrument in Cuban music, has three sets of double strings. Papi, the son of musician Isaac Oviedo, started playing the tres when he was about 15. A veteran of many bands, Papi was the tres player in Elio Revé's band for 13 years. He has been on tour with Buena Vista Social Club exposing the son style to wider audiences.
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- Early life
- Selected discography
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Early life
Papi Oviedo was born Gilberto Oviedo La Portilla in 1937, son of tres player Isaac Oviedo (born 1902). Papi Oviedo began playing tres in 1952 and worked his way up through local bands to be the primary tres player for singer Orlando Contreras. Between 1957 and 1969, he was the featured tresero for Conjunto Tipico Habanero, Conjunto Chappottín and Estrellas de Chocolate. Between 1980 and 1995, he teamed up with Elio Revé in a re-formed version of charanga outfit Orquesta Revé. In 1995, Papi left Orquesta Revé to release his own solo LP Enceuento Entre Su Soneros.