Tag Archives: South American Traditions

The tango was taken to a higher degree of sophistication by violinist and composer Francisco Canaro. The first choice of one from the initial tango groups to execute in aristocratic theaters, he continuing to refine the genre, organizing many traditional tango parts for orchestra. Canaro’s achievement was a long way …

Mexican accordionist Celso Piña, aka Un Rebelde del Acordeón (the Accordion Rebel), started using traditional music together with his brothers Eduardo, Rubén, and Enrique. In the first ’80s, they considered the tropical design after hearing Aníbal Velasquez and Alfredo Gutiérrez, developing a group known as Celso Piña con su Ronda …

b. Gabino Espinosa, Panama. This renowned soneros (improvising salsa vocalist) designer originally caused Un Combo Impacto and Roberto Y Su Zafra. The songs he documented with both of these bands were later on put together on Otra Vez… Gabino Pampini. Gabino relocated to Miami, USA, where he connected up with …

Before he graduated from Jorge Tadeo Lozano University using a publicist degree, singer/songwriter Carlos Vives joined different bands and participated in a number of plays. In 1982, the musician got a job in the Colombian Television series Tiempo Sin Huella, beginning his successful performing career, later increasing his professional abilities …

Carlos Gardel was tango’s 1st superstar but still among its most enduring performers. Revered mainly because an icon in Argentina since his tragic loss of life in 1935, Gardel — nicknamed “Un Zorzal Criollo” (“The Creole Thrush”) — was the first vocalist to look at the tango mainly because a …

Félix Valera Miranda (b. 26 Feb 1939, Todas las Tunas, Cuba; business lead vocal, electric guitar), Carmen Rosa Alarcón Ganboa (b. 30 August 1944, Todas las Tunas, Cuba; maracas, support vocals), Rádames González Brugal (b. 14 Oct 1942, Un Caney, Cuba; vocals, cuatro, tres, clave), Enrique Valera Alarcón (b. 2 …

Created in Buenos Aires in 1972, Fernando Ortero grew up by his mom, classical vocalist Elsa Marval, following a loss of life of his dad. Playing piano and performing from child years, he quickly extended his skills by firmly taking up acoustic guitar, accordion, melodica, and percussion. Quickly, he founded …

Truly among the world’s premier bandoneonists, Raul Jaurena is a musical director, arranger, and composer and a musician, and even though he was created in and sometimes travels to Uruguay, he calls NEW YORK home. For quite some time, he offered as Musical Movie director of tango productions in the …

Growing in 1986 from Mexico’s Monterrey, Nuevo Leon region, Tropa Vallenata had been long in the forefront from the cumbia design. Their 1996 LP Los Caminos de la Vida was their industrial discovery in the U.S., topping the Latin graphs; in 1998 they resurfaced with Mi Cafetal, adopted a year …

Colombian La India Meliyará (given birth to Melida Yara Yanguma) began going to music classes in 1972, but she was mostly influenced by her dad, an area musician. After earning a festival known as La Nueva Estrella de la Canción, the youthful and promising vocalist had the chance to create …