. . . . . . . . . . . . "Richard Eg\u00FCes, nicknamed \"la flauta m\u00E1gica\" (the magic flute), (October 26, 1923 - September 1, 2006) was a Cuban flautist and musician, one of the country's most famous artists. Eg\u00FCes was a member of the Orquesta Arag\u00F3n band which he joined in 1955. He was also a strong supporter of the Cuban Revolution. A few days before he died, Richard Eg\u00FCes stated \"I would give my life for him\", referring to the Cuban President Fidel Castro, who was very sick at the time."@en . . . "Richard Eg\u00FCes (n\u00E9 le 26 janvier 1924 \u00E0 Cruces et mort le 1er septembre 2006 \u00E0 La Havane) est un fl\u00FBtiste cubain."@fr . . . . . "Richard Eg\u00FCes (n\u00E9 le 26 janvier 1924 \u00E0 Cruces et mort le 1er septembre 2006 \u00E0 La Havane) est un fl\u00FBtiste cubain."@fr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Richard Eg\u00FCes, nicknamed \"la flauta m\u00E1gica\" (the magic flute), (October 26, 1923 - September 1, 2006) was a Cuban flautist and musician, one of the country's most famous artists. Eg\u00FCes was a member of the Orquesta Arag\u00F3n band which he joined in 1955. He was also a strong supporter of the Cuban Revolution. A few days before he died, Richard Eg\u00FCes stated \"I would give my life for him\", referring to the Cuban President Fidel Castro, who was very sick at the time. Eg\u00FCes composed what are today classics of salsa, such as \"Sabrosona\", \"Bomb\u00F3n cha\", \"Asi Es Mejor\", \"La Muela\", \"Gladys\", \"El cerquillo\", \"El Cuini\" and his most well-known song, \"El bodeguero\", which became part of Nat King Cole's repertoire. Eg\u00FCes was born in the town of Cruces in the Cuban province of Las Villas on October 26, 1923. After learning to play sax, clarinet and piano, he decided to pick up the flute in the late '40s, in part, because flute players got to take more breaks during performances. Egues later came to be the foremost exponent of the charanga style of Cuban flute playing. Charanga bands consist of vocals, percussion, strings and a flutist with the flute serving as a prominent and central voice. Charanga music has a characteristic classical or \u2018ballroom\u2019 aspect to it as it was historically intended for the wealthier classes. Accordingly, this style reflects a blend of Spanish and French contredanse as well as African roots. The tunes played by charanga bands are typically the \u2018danzon\u2019 (with its characteristic five-beat percussive figure known as the cinquillo) and the more the familiar \u2018cha cha cha\u2019 (which, unlike most other Cuban styles, is not rooted in the clave). Egues served for many years as the flutist with a popular charanga band known as Orquesta Arag\u00F3n. The ensemble was founded in 1939. After substituting in the band on many occasions over a period of years, Richard was finally solicited by the leader to become a full-time member when left the group in 1954. Once installed, Egues remained with Orquesta Arag\u00F3n for over three decades and became an active participant (as flutist, writer and arranger) in the band's most renowned works and, in a genuine sense, began to define this style of Cuban music as Orquesta Arag\u00F3n became a world-renowned performing group\u2014and in no small measure on account of Egues\u2019 own personal popularity."@en . . . "3206"^^ . . . . "Richard Eg\u00FCes"@en . . . . "1122564258"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Richard Eg\u00FCes"@fr . . . . "6812009"^^ . . . . . . . . .