Photo ©Tom Bauer

intrumento/instrument: Voz/Vocals

grupos/groups: Pupy y Los Que Son Son, Tumbao Habana, Pedro Pablo y La Rebambaramba, Charanga Forever

grabaciones/recordings: Havana Salsa Team: Encontrando la formula (coro), Pepitín: Estudiando (coro), Mandy Cantero: Hay que luchar (coro), La Feroz del Prado: Entre ayer y hoy, Tirso Duarte & Michel Pérez: Pan con chocolate, La Rebambaramba: Yo soy la noticia, El expreso del oriente: El repartero de la Habana (coro), Tirso Duarte: Fin del juego (coro), Estrellas de Envidia: Homenaje a Fania, Charanga Forever: Somos Charangueros, Charanga Forever: La Cuqui quiere fiesta

lugar de nacimiento/birthplace: Ciudad Havana/Havana City

formación musical/musical background: Impirico

lugar actual de residencia/current residence: Ciudad Havana/Havana City

Only in his mid-twenties, Michel Pérez is already firmly established as one of the most sought-after new voices of timba. With no formal training he is part of the Cuban tradition of impirical muscians. In addition to singing lead with La Charanga Forever, Pedro Pablo and Tumbao Habana, he is the corista of choice for other artists such as Tirso Duarte and Mandy Cantero. He and Tirso also did a joint album called Pan con chocolate.

In 2008 Michel joined Pupy y los que son son to replace Pepito Gómez, who left for Miami after the 2008 Canadian Tour. With a clear, bright timbre and a charismatic stage presence, Michel has been well accepted by the fans and has proved that he can take his place among the first line of Cuban music. It will be interesting to watch his continued development as an artist under the mentorship of legendary César "Pupy" Pedroso. [Michelle White 2009]