Niño Rivera
Niño Rivera | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Andrés Perfecto Eleuterio Goldino Confesor Echevarría Callava |
| Born | April 18, 1919 Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Died | January 27, 1996 (aged 76) Havana, Cuba |
| Genres | Son cubano, guaracha, bolero, canción, mambo |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, bandleader, songwriter |
| Instrument | tres |
| Years active | 1924–1996 |
| Labels | Panart, EGREM |
Andrés Echevarría Callava (April 18, 1919 – January 27, 1996), better known as Niño Rivera, was a renowned Cuban tres player, songwriter and arranger. Early in his career he played with the Sexteto Boloña and Sexteto Bolero, before forming his own conjunto in the 1940s. His music was based on popular Cuban forms such as the son montuno and the chachachá, often with notable jazz influences.