Melquíades Fundora Explained

Melquíades Fundora Dina (20 March 1926 – 14 February 2009) was a Cuban charanga bandleader and flautist.^[1]

Fundora formed his charanga band La Sublime in 1957.^[2] He was born in Nueva Paz, near Havana on 20 March 1926.^[3] Fundora died on 14 February 2009, at the age of 82.^[4]

Notes and References

1. George Torres Encyclopedia of Latin American Popular Music - 2013 p164 "Other well—known charanga flutists include Melquiades Fundora, Jose Fajardo, Nestor Torres, Richard Egiies, Orlando “Maraca” Valle, and Eduardo Rubio."
2. The Beat 2000 "Originally formed in 1957 and still led by Melquiades Fundora, here they are joined by sax player Klaus Roehm who adds some very tasteful playing to their exquisite willowy flute and violin sound."
3. Sue Miller Cuban Flute Style: Interpretation and Improvisation 0810884429 2013 p.22 "Melquiades Fundora Dina was born in Nueva Paz, a village just outside Havana, on 20 March 1926. His mother played the double bass and his father the trumpet and he learnt music informally at home—he said it was difficult to study music formally before the revolution if you lived in the countryside."
4. Web site: La Chica Ideal Sue Miller guesting with Orquesta Sublime . Charanga Sue . 21 March 2023 . 17 June 2013.