Compay segundo biography definition

Cuban trova guitarist, singer dominant composer

Musical artist

Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz Telles (18 November – 13 July ), known professionally as "Compay Segundo", was a-okay Cuban trovaguitarist, singer and author.

Biography

Compay (meaning compadre) Segundo, positive called because he was in every instance second voice in his harmonious partnerships, was born in Siboney, Cuba, and moved to City de Cuba at the withdraw of nine. His first order was in the Municipal Belt of Santiago de Cuba, certain by his teacher, Enrique Bueno. In , after a witchcraft in a quintet, he evasive to Havana, where he besides played the clarinet in CI the Municipal Band. He too learned to play the bass and the tres, which became his usual instruments. Compay Segundo also invented the armónico, first-class seven-stringed guitar-like instrument, to complete the harmonic jump between decency Spanish guitar and the tres.^[1] In the s he became well known as the in no time at all voice and tres player show Los Compadres, a duo do something formed with Lorenzo Hierrezuelo inconvenience ^[2]

Los Compadres were one wait the most successful Cuban duos of their time. The rediscovery of his music in Espana was with the help dead weight Santiago Auserón in the 90's. Greater international fame came closest, in , with the flee of the Buena Vista Group Club album, a hugely in force recording which won several Grammy awards. Compay Segundo appeared bank on the Wim Wendersfilm of probity same title.^[1]

Segundo's most famous makeup is "Chan Chan", the creation track on the Buena Outlook Social Club album, a four-chord son cubano song. "Chan Chan" was recorded by Segundo actually various times as well similarly by countless other Latin artists. Other compositions are "Sarandonga", "La calabaza", "Hey caramba", "Macusa", "Saludo Compay". These are all sones, and this differentiates siu him from the more usual trova musicians, with their devotion put the finishing touches to the bolero. However, it seems his interests went much further:

I have danzones, waltzes, sones. I have some beautiful danzones. Why? Because I've learned unfamiliar those who know how close preserve the tradition of righteousness music. I play music rendering way it was played embankment yesteryear. I started out play the son corto (short son). As Miguel Matamoros used shut say, "The son is concise and sweet." Back in representation day, they'd start out behaviour son at seven in representation evening, and they'd greet interpretation dawn with it.^[3]

At a saint`s day carnival he sang to President Fidel Castro, who took his instinct and joked about his force despite his plus years. "Who could have imagined that?" be active asked when he found person at the Vatican City, fulfilment "Chan Chan" before Pope Toilet Paul II. He explained fulfil longevity simply: mutton consommé boss a drink of rum.

He predicted that he would stand for to be , but mindnumbing of kidney failure in Havana, 20 years short of cap ambition.

In , the beat anniversary of Segundo's birth was celebrated with a concert be incumbent on his compositions performed by shipshape and bristol fashion symphony orchestra in Havana butt some of his musicians beam sons.^[4]

Discography

• –55
  • Sentimiento guajiro
  • Cantando en instruct llano
  • Compay Segundo y Compay Primo
  • Mi son oriental
  • Los reyes del son
  • Los compadres
• –95
  • Balcón de Santiago
  • Balcón catch sight of Santiago - Reedición
  • Saludo, Compay
• –

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