Albita
Albita Rodríguez, born June 6, 1962, in Havana, Cuba, is a Cuban singer and
songwriter professionally known as Albita. The daughter of Cuban folk singers
Martín Rodríguez and Minerva Herrera, she began performing as a teenager and
gained recognition as an interpreter of música guajira. She released her debut
album, Habrá Música Guajira, in 1988. After working in Colombia, she defected to
the United States on April 15, 1993, settling in Miami. In 1994, she signed with
Emilio Estefan's Crescent Moon label, issuing the single "Qué Manera de
Quererte" followed by the album No Se Pare...
