José Manuel González Mena «Manolo Mena»

Tenor singer and soloist with Los Sabandeños · 1952–2009

José Manuel González Mena «Manolo Mena»
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Tenor singer and soloist with Los Sabandeños

José Manuel González Mena, known as Manolo Mena, was a tenor singer from Santa Cruz de Tenerife and a soloist with Los Sabandeños from 1975 to 2007.

Historical role

José Manuel González Mena was born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife in 1952 and died in 2009. According to the official chronicle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife City Council, he began his musical activity at the age of fourteen directing the children's choir of Santa María del Mar parish, later joined The Satellites and The 5 Dynamics, and founded the group Los Majuelos de Taco.

From 1975 to 2007 he was a soloist with Los Sabandeños. The same source describes him as a tenor voice linked to malagueñas, folías, isas, boleros and ballads, and connects him with recordings such as Himno a la Lucha Canaria and the song Tenderete alongside Dacio Ferrera. His profile should be understood within the collective career of Los Sabandeños, a Tenerife group associated with the dissemination of Canarian popular repertoire.

Timeline

  1. 1952José Manuel González Mena «Manolo Mena» is born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
  2. 2009José Manuel González Mena «Manolo Mena» dies.

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