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Niño Rivera

Andrés Perfecto Eleuterio Goldino Confesor Echevarría Callava, known professionally as Niño Rivera, was born on April 18, 1919, in Pinar del Río, Cuba. He began playing bongo at age five and later mastered the tres under classical guitarist Guyún and arranger Félix Guerrero. In the 1940s, Rivera became part of the filin movement and started working as a composer/arranger. His composition "El jamaiquino", which he wrote in 1944, marked a significant breakthrough in his career. He joined Roberto Espí's Conjunto Casino as an arranger in 1949 and recorded Cuban Jam Session Vol. 3 in ...