Osvaldo Chacon

Osvaldo Chacón was a singer and songwriter who specialized in the "timba" style -- a spicy mixture of jazz, salsa, soul, funk, and Afro-Caribbean rhythms unique to Chacón's native Cuba. Originally a music teacher in Havana, Chacón got his start singing with Manuel Gonzalez Hernandez, "El Medico de la Salsa" (aka "The Doctor of Salsa") and moved on to join Pablo Fernandez Gallo and his band Paulito F.G.. In 1996, he appeared on Bamboleo's debut, Te Gusto o Te Caigo Bien, which gave his expressive vocal style and songwriting skills much wider exposure. Chacón then left Bamboleo ...