Niño Rivera, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Niño Rivera

Cuban musician

Date of Birth: 18-Apr-1919

Place of Birth: Pinar del Rio, Pinar del Río Province, Cuba

Date of Death: 27-Jan-1996

Profession: composer, conductor, songwriter, guitarist

Nationality: Cuba

Zodiac Sign: Aries

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.