In Yoruba culture, Bakuleye is a magic wand that awakes a deity living under the earth. As the creator and leader, Pedro Pablo Vargas says, "Bakuleye is the awakening of new ideas." Perez Vargas was born in Santiago de Cuba on June 29, 1962 and is a decendent of the famous Cuban master Miguel Matamoros. His father, guitarist and composer Fernando Perez Griñan along with his grandfather Pastor Vargas Matamoros, were founders of the Trova Santiaguera. During his youth, Pedro Pablo had many musical influences such as the Nueva Trova, merengue, son montuno and guaracha.

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