Bola De Nieve

Bola De Nieve

Genres: cuba, jazz, latin, piano, cuban

About Bola De Nieve

Bola de Nieve is the stagename for Ignacio Jacinto Villa (September 11, 1911, Guanabacoa, Havana City, Cuba – October 2, 1971, Mexico City, Mexico), a Cuban singer, pianist and songwriter. His nickname means "snowball." Raised in Cuba, Villa studied at the Mateu Conservatoire of Havana. He started his artistic life as Rita Montaner's pianist in 1933. After Montaner returned to Cuba, Villa remained in Mexico and developed an original performance style as a pianist and singer. His friends included Andres Segovia and Pablo Neruda. He was openly gay despite discrimination at the time. He sang mostly in Spanish, but also in English, Catalan, French, Italian and Portuguese. He was the subject of a 2003 documentary which includes interviews with fellow musicians, friends, relatives, and experts.

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Bola De Nieve — Top 17 songs

Artist Song title Like / Dislike
Bola De Nieve Belen
Bola De Nieve Mamá Perfecta
Bola De Nieve Allá En El Batey
Bola De Nieve Yambambo
Bola De Nieve Botellero
Bola De Nieve Ay Mama Ines
Bola De Nieve Corazon
Bola De Nieve El Reumatico
Bola De Nieve Espabilate
Bola De Nieve Merce
Bola De Nieve Monasterio Santa Clara
Bola De Nieve No Puedo Ser Feliz
Bola De Nieve Quirino Con Su Tres
Bola De Nieve Tres Motivos de Son
Bola De Nieve Vete de Mi
Bola De Nieve Ay Mama Inÿs
Bola De Nieve Ausencia
Mamá Perfecta
Allá En El Batey
Botellero
Ay Mama Ines
El Reumatico
Espabilate
Monasterio Santa Clara
No Puedo Ser Feliz
Quirino Con Su Tres
Tres Motivos de Son
Vete de Mi
Ay Mama Inÿs