# Xavier Alfonso 

**Date of birth:** January 27, 1972

**Categories:** Musician, Music, producer, Painter

Xavier Alfonso, known artistically as X Alfonso, is a Cuban musician, producer, and visual artist born in Havana on January 27, 1972. Trained in classical piano from the age of six, he is recognized for his ability to blend rock, electronic music, jazz, and avant-garde genres with Cuban musical tradition.

Over his career he has released nine studio albums, including Mundo Real, Civilización, Reverse, Inside, RevoluXión, and AIRE (2026), the latter a covers album recorded with Silvio Rodríguez, Carlos Varela, and Santiago Feliú.

He is the creator and founder of the Fábrica de Arte Cubano (FAC), a multidisciplinary cultural venue in Havana that became a landmark of Cuban and Latin American cultural life. He has also had an extensive career as a visual artist and has composed music for film and dance. He currently lives part of the time in Portugal.