Compay Segundo
Compay Segundo
Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz, known professionally as "Compay Segundo", was a Cuban trova guitarist, singer and composer...
NationalityCuban
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth18 November 1907
CountryCuba
accompany covered people playing quartet rectify spain time
One time in Spain I was playing and a trumpeter got up to accompany my quartet and people covered their ears. They better rectify that.
dedication years loving-what-you-do
My secret? A desire to work, years of dedication and loving what you do; I can't live without music.
rocks europe grandparent
Can you imagine that Cuba and Europe's youth, who had forgotten about traditional music, who only thought of rock music, are now looking back towards their grandparents? That is a phenomenon.
mistake sleep night
I am a scholar of life. Every night before I go to sleep, I analyze every detail of what I did that day. I evaluate things and people, which helps me avoid mistakes.
simple stills ifs
I am still simple, just as if I were beginning.
singing graves
I'll only stop singing when I'm in my grave.
strong shapes living-my-life
I'm still strong and in the best shape to continue living my life.
done homeland
I've done a lot of things away from my homeland.
play age traditional
The music that I play and that I like is traditional music, maybe it's because of my age.
daddy cuba musician
When it comes to musicians, I'm like the daddy of musicians here in Cuba.
strong grandmother waiting
I don't sit in the corner waiting for death: death has to pursue me. I'm going strong. I hope to reach 100 and ask for an extension, just like my grandmother did.
philosophy should-have should
Everyone should have a philosophy for living better.
heart long beats
As long as your heart beats, one is never too old.
order moderation grows
In order to grow old, you have to experience everything, but in moderation.