Biography:

Edesio Alejandro Rodríguez Salva (March 28, 1958 – March 5, 2025) was a Cuban composer of electronic music who composed music for theatre plays, TV, and movies; as well as several concert compositions, many of them experimental, using synthesizers and mixing together actors, dancers, and musicians in unusual line-ups.[1]

His 1987 rock opera Violente was considered the first rock opera in Latin America (1). His band, active since 1988, had an eclectic and innovative sound, using Cuban styles such as rumba and conga in fusion with foreign genres such as rap, funk, soul, and hip-hop.[2]

Edesio Alejandro played in South America, Canada, and Europe. His albums Orisha Dreams and Black Angel were among the first 100 of World Music in Europe in 1999. Blen Blen, from the CD Black Angel, was first place for several weeks in the MTV Europe Dance Floor Charts.[2]

In 2010, he was nominated for a Latin Grammy and in 2011 for an American Grammy for the production 100 sones cubanos.[3]

Noteworthy among his work were his collaborations with director Fernando Pérez.[2]

In 2013, he was accepted as a member of the Academy of Arts and Cinematographic Sciences of Spain, the country where he died after losing his battle against cancer on March 5, 2025.[4]

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