Meet the Musicians

Loly y sus Atrevidos de la Bachata started performing in Baracoa 15 years ago. To mark the band’s 15th anniversary, we filmed a series of interviews with the musicians that were shown on TV in Cuba. If you’ve missed any of the interviews we’ve already posted, check them out: Yordi Abad (percussion), Gabriel Gallardo (lead guitar), Orly Matos (tres guitar), Luis Lopez (guayo),  Alcides Alayo (musical director, accordion, trombone), Orlando Correa (percussion), Brihan Azahares (vocals), Ernedis Chavez (tenor saxophone) and Yunier Matos (alto saxophone).

In this final instalment of the series, meet the driving force behind the band – Loly Toirac, lead singer, bandleader and prolific songwriter. He writes all of the band’s original material.