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Lázara Diaz and Carlos Vazquez hold graduate degrees in teaching and performance from the famed Universidad de las Artes in Havana, as well as from prestigious Alejandro Garcia Caturla Conservatory of Cuba, where they taught for two decades, a formidable experience that has served them well since their arrival in 2013 to the U.S where they opened the Bona Fide Music Studio in Newark, New Jersey, assiduously preparing students of all ages for competitions, festivals, solo performances, duos, trios, quartets, guitar ensemble, and guitar orchestra.

Lázara Diaz obtained her master 's degree from New Jersey City University under the guidance of Dr. Celil Refik Kaya and she is the first Cuban American winner in” Marku International Guitar Competition” 2022 , Albania. Both Diaz and Vazquez have received individual master classes from the emblematic figures of the guitar world, including Leo Brouwer, David Rusell, Costa Cotsiolis, Wolfgang Lendle, Robert Ausel, Antonio Rodriguez, Ichiro Suzuki, Paolo Paolini, Eli Kassner, John William, Steve Goss, Victor Pellegrini and Luigi Attademo. They decided to start as a duo in 2011, since then they have performed on radio and television, and in many festivals and concert halls in Cuba and the United States such as their first debut at The Carnegie Hall of New York in 2025 where they performed at an exclusive historic concert in honor to the legendary Cuban composer and guitarist, maestro Leo Brouwer, this event was held by The Cuban Cultural Center of New York, led by the Cuban American writer Iraida Iturralde. Other relevant concerts of Bona Fide Duo include their presentation selected by the Cuban Ministry of Culture and the National Guitar Commission to perform for the renowned guitarist Yamandu Costa at the International Festival of Cubadisco . They performed at the Museum of Fine Arts of Cuba sharing the stage with the legendary singer of the Social Cuban Club, Omara Portuondo. Invited by the renowned Martin duo, they performed at the first International Guitar Festival Identidades of Cuba and in a tribute to the very popular Cuban songwriter Pedro Luis Ferrer. The duo performed with the Cuban legendary group Ars Longa in concerts held in the UNESCO designated district of Havana, Cuba.They also were Invited by the notable guitarist Rene Izquierdo to perform at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Since 2013, Bona Fide has been featured in the community concerts series offered by Mayor Brian Stack & The Board of Commissioners of Union City and they have been performing regularly at one of the principal cultural centers, the William V. Muston Cultural Center of Union City in New Jersey. The Duo had the privilege to perform in a private event in the context of the Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration at Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, LACO and performed at   performed at the National Opera Center of New York. 

Bona Fide Duo has participated in several International Guitar Festivals such as the Leo Brouwer Havana Guitar Festival (Cuba), Andrew York Festival New Jersey City University (New Jersey) and at the New York Guitar Seminar Festival at Mannes College. They also have performed at the Brooklyn Classical Guitar Society of New York, the Classical Guitar society of New York, and at the Cuban Cultural Center of New York and they have been active members of these organizations since 2023. In 2024, Bona Fide Duo achieved the first milestone of appearance as a Cuban- American guitar duo winners in the history of these competitions which are, Silver Medal in the “Global Music Awards Competition” (Rosenberg Texas US); Platinum Medal in the “ Global International Music Competition” (Canada); and Second Prize Contemporary Music Category in the “ Charleston International Music Competition” (South Carolina US.). In 2017 Bona Fide recorded their first album, Doce Cuerdas, with the Latin Grammy winner, composer, and producer Yalil Guerra, and are currently working on their next album. Recently, they moved to Florida where they continue performing concerts and teaching at Bona Fide Duo Music Studio, they also teach at different private music schools around Miami Dade and Broward counties. Bona Fide continues its tour throughout the US with more appearances in the New York and New Jersey .