Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz Telles, known professionally as "Compay Segundo", was a Cuban trova guitarist, singer and composer. Compay (meaning compadre) Segundo, so called because he was always ...

Compay Segundo, a long-forgotten Cuban musician who burst onto the global stage with the Grammy-winning “Buena Vista Social Club,” died in Havana of kidney failure. He was 95. The cigar-smoking singer ...

Compay Segundo, who was nearing 90 when he shot from obscurity to worldwide fame with the "Buena Vista Social Club," has died in Havana. He was 95. Born Maximo Francisco Repilado Munoz, the wiry, ...

Compay Segundo, the wiry, cigar-smoking musician who was nearing 90 when he soared from obscurity to worldwide fame with the ” Buena Vista Social Club, ” has died in Havana. He was 95. Mr. Compay, who ...

Seated comfortably on the balcony of the Hotel Nacional and savoring his ever-present cigar, singer-guitarist Compay Segundo begins to reflect on his 93 years. He hardly could have chosen a more ...

July 14, 2003 • Segundo, a member of the internationally famous Buena Vista Social Club, was known for his unique styles of singing and playing the guitar. According to producer Ry Cooder, Segundo's ...