Guantanamo.- Renowned Cuban singer song writers pay tribute to the popular and prominent troubadour Eduardo Sosa Laurencio, in Guantanamo, where he died as a consequence of a hemorrhagic stroke suffered last Feb. 3.
Among exponents of Cuban trova movement are Marta Campos, Annie Garcés, Alejandro Valdés, Abel Acosta, and the members of the “Trio Palabras” from Villa Clara, accompanied by Carlos Estradas Gómez, an official from the Cuban Institute of Music.
The group of singer-song writers toured some of the institutions in Guantánamo as the “Antonia Luisa Cabal Salis” Professional Music School, Casa de la Trova Benito Odio, and Plaza 24 de Febrero, where Eduardo Sosa performed and exchanged during his last stay in Guantánamo.
The prominent troubadour, originally from the Santiago municipality of Mayarí, died at the age of 52. He suffered a hemorrhagic stroke, after his participation in the Guantánamo-Baracoa Theater Crusade.
Sosa began his professional career in 1997 with the duo Postrova, which immediately attracted the attention of critics and the public for its originality and artistic quality.
Born on April 18, 1972, Eduardo Sosa won the admiration and affection of the public for his simplicity, charisma, and the richness of his voice.
His song “A mí me gusta, compay”, one of the most requested at each concert, is a reflection of his personality, attached to his roots in Santiago, to the most traditional of Cuban music.
