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His sound is a mix of Cuban heat and Canadian cool

By James Reed
Globe Staff / May 4, 2008

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AUSTIN, Texas - Alexis Puentes is running late with his sound check, but the crowd at Copa, a popular Latin dance bar on Congress Avenue here, seems driven to distraction. It's hard not to stare at Puentes, who performs as Alex Cuba. There's his towering Afro reminiscent of Sly Stone's, the bushy sideburns that jut out to the corners of ... (Full article: 1162 words)

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