X Alfonso is a multi-award-winning instrumentalist, composer, and visual artist recognized as a leading figure in contemporary Cuban culture. A Latin Grammy winner (2022) and Goya Award recipient (for the Habana Blues soundtrack), his versatile sound seamlessly blends Afro-Cuban roots with rock, pop, electronic, and symphonic music.
He has performed on major global stages like SXSW and Roskilde, collaborating with diverse icons ranging from Audioslave and Rick Wakeman to Síntesis. Beyond his music, he is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and the visionary founder of Fábrica de Arte Cubano (FAC)—a groundbreaking cultural hub named one of the World’s 100 Greatest Places by TIME magazine.
