Maximiliano Bartolomé Moré Gutierréz was born on , in Santa Isabel de las Lajas, Cuba. One of 20 children, Moré grew up amid Afro-Cuban musical and religious traditions, attending parties and sneaking into the musically rich ceremonies of Lucumi and Congo neighbours. When the family moved to Vertientes, he played guarachas (popular folk songs), son (the main dance and song form of Cuba with its themes of love and romance, and the root of the Latin dance music...