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  "slug": "faustino-oramas",
  "name": "Faustino Oramas",
  "description": "Faustino Oramas appears once in our Son Cubano list, placing as high as No. 8. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-30",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/faustino-oramas/",
  "appearanceCount": 1,
  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1995,
    "last": 1995
  },
  "highestPlacing": {
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    "list": "Son Cubano"
  },
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      "slug": "son-cubano",
      "name": "Son Cubano",
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  ],
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    {
      "trackKey": "faustino-oramas--candela",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/faustino-oramas--candela/",
      "title": "Candela",
      "year": 1995,
      "label": null,
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "El Guayabero, filthy and delighted about it, working the double meanings that were always half the point of son lyrics. Recorded when he was seventy-four.",
      "alsoOn": [],
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          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/Faustino%20Oramas%20Candela",
          "exact": false
        },
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        }
      },
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      },
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}