Every time I talk about this, I say: when the singer is singing, he must be respected, you must be able to hear what he's saying. You can't put a trombone and a drum up there, and a microphone on the drum, microphones on everybody. You can't hear what he's saying.

Biography
Compay Segundo so called because he was always second voice in his musical partnerships moved to Santiago de Cuba at age 9. Segundo's most famous composition is Chan Chan the opening track on the Buena Vista Social Club album whose four opening chords are instantly recognizable all over the world. His first engagement was in the Municipal Band of Santiago de Cuba directed by his teacher Enrique Bueno.

Compay Segundo (Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz Siboney Cuba 18 November 1907 – Havana 13 July 2003) was a Cuban trova guitarist singer and composer.