was in awe of the vocal talents of Ignacio Elejalde, lead singer of Cuban quintet Los Zafiros, a vocal group who were something more than just a Hispanic version of Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers. Their music moved effortlessly from bolero and rumba to rhythm and blues and doo-wop, driven by their pianist/guitarist Manuel Galban. They were, however, Cuban - this resulted in them being regarded as
who died remarkably young, Ignacio Elejalde of Los Zafiros (The Sapphires) was arguably the most outrageously gifted singer recorded in the history of Cuban music. As posted before, John Lennon was utterly in awe of his vocal ability. Here he is showing off his talents rather obviously, but when your voice can do this as an adult male, why not?
