Pancho Amat

Pancho Amat
Birth nameFrancisco Amat Rodríguez
Born(1950-04-22)April 22, 1950
Güira de Melena, Cuba
GenresSon cubano, punto cubano, guajira
Instrumenttres
Years active1971–present

Francisco Amat Rodríguez (born April 22, 1950), better known as Pancho Amat, is a Cuban musician specialized in the tres. In 1971, he became a founding member of Manguaré, which would become one of the leading ensembles within the nueva trova movement.[1] He later played in Adalberto Álvarez y su Son. Currently, he is the leader of his own group, El Cabildo del Son.

In 2010, he won the National Music Award given by the Cuban Music Institute.[2][3]

  1. ^ Díaz Ayala, Cristóbal. "Entrevista a Pancho Amat" (PDF). Diaz Ayala Cuban and Latin American Popular Music Collection (in Spanish). Florida International University. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "Pancho Amat". LaHabana.com. April 1, 2013. Archived from the original on December 29, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  3. ^ "Pancho Amat: Premio Nacional de la Música 2010". Cubadebate (in Spanish). December 12, 2010. Retrieved April 15, 2018.