Willy Chirino, who plays Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa, Florida on Oct. 15, 2023. Credit: Photo via willychirino/Facebook
Cuba-born singer Willy Chirino has been performing live music and writing songs for over 50 years—which is almost the same amount of albums in his learned discography. Born in Cuba but raised in Miami amidst post-revolution turmoil, Chirino made a name for himself in South Florida’s booming Latin music scene and eventually earned a Grammy in 2006 for his salsa/merengue album Son del Alma (over three decades into his career.)

The 76 year-old isn’t touring regularly and hasn’t released a group of songs since 2018’s Christmas album, so his upcoming gig at Tampa’s Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is a treat for local lovers of that classic “Miami sound.” The venue promises a comprehensive setlist from every era of the singer’s career, alongside memories and anecdotes from his storied life.

Tickets to see Willy Chirino play Tampa’s Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Sunday, Oct. 15 are still available and start at $67.99.

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This article appears in Oct 5-11, 2023.

Kyla Fields is the food critic and former managing editor of Creative Loafing Tampa Bay who started their journey at CL as summer 2019 intern. They are the proud owner of a charming, sausage-shaped, eight-year-old...