who played the bandola, was born in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. No solid documentation of her date and place of birth exists. In addition, there are no archival records that document Ginés’s life in Santo Domingo and how, or when exactly, she migrated to Cuba. However, historians contend that she moved to Cuba in the late sixteenth century, settling first in Santiago de Cuba and later moving to La Habana (Havana) toward the end of the century. This Afro-Dominican musician is renowned for her contribution to one of Cuba’s popular music genres known as the Cuban son.
Ginés tends to be associated with her sister Teodora Ginés who was also a musician Micaela Ginés lived in Santiago de Cuba with her sister and both were known for their musical talents They played for the orchestra of the Cathedral of Santiago de Cuba However Micaela Ginés left for ...
