Eliades Ochoa

About

Eliades Ochoa is a Cuban guitarist and singer from Santiago de Cuba, rooted in son cubano and bolero. He rose to global fame as a founding member of the Buena Vista Social Club, the collective that brought traditional Cuban music to worldwide audiences in the late 1990s. His signature cowboy hat, weathered guitar style and nickname 'Cuba's Johnny Cash' make him one of the most recognisable figures in Cuban roots music. Since the Social Club boom he has released nine solo albums and won four Latin Grammy Awards.

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monthly listeners on Spotify

Latin Grammy Awards won

solo albums released

upcoming concerts worldwide

What's new

2026-10
Eliades Ochoa performs on October 27, 2026 at TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht.
2026-10
On October 25, 2026 he is at the Roundhouse in London, followed by a show in Paris in March 2027.
2026-03
The Guajiro Tour brings Ochoa in spring 2026 through Barcelona, Segovia and Frankfurt.
2025-03
In March 2025 Ochoa performed at the Teatro Tivoli BBVA in Lisbon, his return after a sold-out concert in 2020.
2023
His album 'Guajiro' (2023), recorded for World Circuit Records with guests such as Rubén Blades and Charlie Musselwhite, is considered his most personal work.