Francisco Pacheco (singer)
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Francisco Pacheco is a Venezuela
n folk singer and drummer.
Pacheco spent his childhood, influenced by the traditional Afro-Venezuelan music: Cantos de Sirenas, Malojeras, Fulía
s, Parranda
s, Aguinaldo
s, and the typical celebrations of the central coast. Paula Elvira Cróquer, his mother, initiates him at this popular manifestations, like the Dancing Devils for the annual celebrations of Corpus Christy. All this cultural scene, provides him a great acknowledge, to become the voice leader of Un Solo Pueblo.
Along with this group, undertook a great career for more than twenty years, presenting in diverse worldwide scenes and cultural celebrations in Italy
, France
, England
, Germany
, Spain
. His voice is the sign of popular parrandas in Venezuela since late 1970s.
Botaste la Bola, La Cultura Popular, Quien ha visto negro como yo, La matica, Viva Venezuela, Margot, La Arigua are some of the songs that Pacheco popularized along with Un Solo Pueblo. At the end of the 1990s, separated of the group, decides to become a solo singer, with his own group: “Francisco Pacheco y su pueblo”. Next to them, published in 2001 his first production.
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...
n folk singer and drummer.
Pacheco spent his childhood, influenced by the traditional Afro-Venezuelan music: Cantos de Sirenas, Malojeras, Fulía
Fulía
Fulía is a typical musical style of the Venezuelan coast, it is sung or recited, and is interpreted with: cuatro, guitar, mandolin, maracas and a square drum in the east of Venezuela, and the tambora of velorio or tamborita in the central region...
s, Parranda
Parranda
Parranda or Parranda de aguinaldo is a musical form from the coastal area of the states Aragua and Carabobo in Venezuela where the tambora becomes present as the main accompanying instrument in an Afro-Venezuelan influence...
s, Aguinaldo
Aguinaldo
Aguinaldo is a folk genre of Christmas music in Puerto Rico, and is based on an archaic form of Spanish Christmas carols. Aguinaldo music is often performed by what is called parrandas—a casual group of people, often family or friends, who go from house to house.- Puerto Rican aguinaldo :In...
s, and the typical celebrations of the central coast. Paula Elvira Cróquer, his mother, initiates him at this popular manifestations, like the Dancing Devils for the annual celebrations of Corpus Christy. All this cultural scene, provides him a great acknowledge, to become the voice leader of Un Solo Pueblo.
Along with this group, undertook a great career for more than twenty years, presenting in diverse worldwide scenes and cultural celebrations in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. His voice is the sign of popular parrandas in Venezuela since late 1970s.
Botaste la Bola, La Cultura Popular, Quien ha visto negro como yo, La matica, Viva Venezuela, Margot, La Arigua are some of the songs that Pacheco popularized along with Un Solo Pueblo. At the end of the 1990s, separated of the group, decides to become a solo singer, with his own group: “Francisco Pacheco y su pueblo”. Next to them, published in 2001 his first production.
Miscellanea
- Francisco Pacheco has a baritone voice.
- In the radio program Divagancias, Francisco Pacheco was denominated like the Venezuelan Frank SinatraFrank SinatraFrancis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
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External links
- Francisco Pacheco Discography (Partial)