During the middle years of the 19th century , a young American musician came to Havana : Louis Moreau Gottschalk ( 1829-1869 ) , whose father was a Jewish businessman from London , and his mother a white creole of French Catholic background .
Helio Orovio During the middle years of the 19th century , a young American musician came to Havana : Louis Moreau Gottschalk ( 1829-1869 ) , whose father was a Jewish businessman from London , and his mother a white creole of French Catholic background .