Los Zafiros

Los Zafiros
OriginHavana, Cuba
GenresFilín, doo-wop
Years active1962–1976

Los Zafiros (The Sapphires) were a Cuban close-harmony vocal group working from 1962 until 1976. The group was part of the filín (feeling) movement, inspired by American doo-wop groups such as The Platters. Their music was a fusion of Cuban genres, such as the bolero, with doo-wop, ballads, R&B, calypso, Bossa Nova and early rock and roll.

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