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Pedro Lugo

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Pedro Lugo "El Nene" in 2019.

Pedro Lugo Martínez (born 1 August 1960), better known as El Nene, is a Cuban singer. He specializes in both son cubano and rumba, having sung for La Monumental, Clave y Guaguancó and Conjunto Chappottín.[1] He is also the founder and lead vocalist of Jóvenes Clásicos del Son, a traditional son septet founded in 1994.[1] In 2006, he formed another son septet, Son del Nene, in which he is also the lead vocalist.[2] He has recorded albums in collaboration with Celeste Mendoza, Tata Güines, Estrellas de Areito, Zanja All Stars and rumba ensembles such as Rapsodia Rumbera and Team Cuba de la Rumba.

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  1. ^ a b Orovio, Helio (2004). Cuban Music from A to Z. Duke University Press. p. 134. ISBN 9780822385219.
  2. ^ "Primer disco de la agrupación cubana El Son del Nene". Juventud Rebelde (in Spanish). 1 October 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2019.