Enrique Hidalgo
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Enrique Hidalgo is a popular musician and author of 500 songs, notably “Barcelonesa”, “Presagio” and “La Carta”. He composes for cuatro
, harp
and steel band among others. Hidalgo is the composer of famous pieces of the Venezuelan folklore. His compositions have been interpreted by singers and musical groups including Gualberto Ibarreto
, Quinto Criollo, Juan Carlos Salazar
.
Hidalgo was born in El Tigre, Anzoátegui state, Venezuela
, March 10, 1942. He is married to Yamila Soto, with six sons: Jesus, Jannio, Javier, Jaime, Jonás and Sasha. Enrique Hidalgo now resides in Miami, Florida
.
Cuatro (instrument)
The cuatro is any of several Latin American instruments of the guitar or lute family. The cuatro is smaller than a guitar. Cuatro means four in Spanish, although current instruments may have more than four strings....
, harp
Harp
The harp is a multi-stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicularly to the soundboard. Organologically, it is in the general category of chordophones and has its own sub category . All harps have a neck, resonator and strings...
and steel band among others. Hidalgo is the composer of famous pieces of the Venezuelan folklore. His compositions have been interpreted by singers and musical groups including Gualberto Ibarreto
Gualberto Ibarreto
Gualberto Ibarreto , is a folk singer who plays the mandolin, cuatro, and guitar.During his childhood, he taught himself how to play several instruments after observing popular musicians of the Venezuelan east. He later received some slight knowledge of academic music from Tobías Hernandez and Raul...
, Quinto Criollo, Juan Carlos Salazar
Juan Carlos Salazar
Juan Carlos Salazar is a well known Venezuelan singer and cuatro player. Juan Carlos was born in Caripito, a small town in the State of Monagas. Born to a singer, guitarist and cuatro player and a composer, Juan Carlos learned how to play cuatro and guitar by ear.Juan Carlos Salazar actually began...
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Hidalgo was born in El Tigre, Anzoátegui state, Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
, March 10, 1942. He is married to Yamila Soto, with six sons: Jesus, Jannio, Javier, Jaime, Jonás and Sasha. Enrique Hidalgo now resides in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
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