Fulgencio Aquino
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Fulgencio Aquino was a Venezuelan musician
and popular composer, the author of the song .
Aquino was born in Sabaneta, Miranda state
. From a very early age he had to work for a living, in jobs such as carpenter, alpalgatero, coal miner and retailer, but always had a passion for music.
He was distinguished as a composer
, and a great executant of the Tuyera Harp (a Venezuelan harp
). He began to play it at the age of 10, with his brother Melquíades, also a musician, in the small village of Sabaneta. He gave his first public performance at the age of 14. In just a short time Fulgencio Aquino contributed to the diffusion of the Arpa Tuyera and the promotion of the golpe tuyero, pajarillo, marisela, la refalosa, la revuelta, important musical sorts of the joropo mirandino, and imposed a particular style of interpretation.
In 1950, knows the singer, executant of the maracas, and tuyero composer Margarito Aristiguieta and Manuel Maria Pacheco who is the singer and composer of the letter of "El Gato Enmochilado", from that, they conform a duets, and travel abroad Venezuela, presenting their native music.
For 1992, with 67 years of artistic career, Fulgencio Aquino recorded six commercial albums, and other six from diverse companies of Venezuela. According to the expressed by the own Aquino, , his most well-known compositions, “Is one of the compositions, that i have been listening more, not for being the best, is because its popularity”. Like recognition to his important trajectory, received numerous prizes. Aquino contributed to disclose joropo
tuyero at the country, and represented Venezuela, in Jamaica
, Barbados
, Puerto Rico
, Panama
, Ecuador
and Brazil
. On July 19, 1992, was carried out at the Aula Magna of the Central University of Venezuela
, a tribute to Aquino, where participated musical groups like: Serenata Guayanesa
, Un Solo Pueblo and El Cuarteto, and the singers Gualberto Ibarreto
, Mario Diaz, Pedro Castro and Vidal Colmenares
, in addition to the infantile group La Zaranda. Fulgencio Aquino died in Guatire, Edo. Miranda.. It left his musical legacy his son Juan Jose Aquino www.youtube.com/juanjoseaquino
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
and popular composer, the author of the song .
Aquino was born in Sabaneta, Miranda state
Miranda (state)
Miranda State is one of the 23 states into which Venezuela is divided. It is ranked second in population among Venezuelan states, after Zulia State. In June 30, 2010, it had approximately 2,987,968 residents. It also has the greatest Human Development Index in Venezuela, according to the...
. From a very early age he had to work for a living, in jobs such as carpenter, alpalgatero, coal miner and retailer, but always had a passion for music.
He was distinguished as a composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, and a great executant of the Tuyera Harp (a Venezuelan 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...
). He began to play it at the age of 10, with his brother Melquíades, also a musician, in the small village of Sabaneta. He gave his first public performance at the age of 14. In just a short time Fulgencio Aquino contributed to the diffusion of the Arpa Tuyera and the promotion of the golpe tuyero, pajarillo, marisela, la refalosa, la revuelta, important musical sorts of the joropo mirandino, and imposed a particular style of interpretation.
In 1950, knows the singer, executant of the maracas, and tuyero composer Margarito Aristiguieta and Manuel Maria Pacheco who is the singer and composer of the letter of "El Gato Enmochilado", from that, they conform a duets, and travel abroad Venezuela, presenting their native music.
For 1992, with 67 years of artistic career, Fulgencio Aquino recorded six commercial albums, and other six from diverse companies of Venezuela. According to the expressed by the own Aquino, , his most well-known compositions, “Is one of the compositions, that i have been listening more, not for being the best, is because its popularity”. Like recognition to his important trajectory, received numerous prizes. Aquino contributed to disclose joropo
Joropo
The Joropo is a musical style resembling the waltz, and an accompanying dance, having African and European influences originated in Venezuela and performed in Colombia and Venezuela. It's a fundamental genre belonging to its typical music or música criolla...
tuyero at the country, and represented Venezuela, in Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
, Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
, Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
, Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
and Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. On July 19, 1992, was carried out at the Aula Magna of the Central University of Venezuela
Central University of Venezuela
The Central University of Venezuela is a premier public University of Venezuela located in Caracas...
, a tribute to Aquino, where participated musical groups like: Serenata Guayanesa
Serenata Guayanesa
Serenata Guayanesa is a vocal and instrumental quartet that plays typical Venezuelan folk music. It is one of the two best known groups playing this music .-Origins of the group:...
, Un Solo Pueblo and El Cuarteto, and the singers 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...
, Mario Diaz, Pedro Castro and Vidal Colmenares
Vidal Colmenares
Vidal Colmenares was born on February 14, 1952 in Caño de Indio, a neighborhood in Barinas, deep inside the llanos.When he was 15 years old, started to sing parrandas llaneras in his home town...
, in addition to the infantile group La Zaranda. Fulgencio Aquino died in Guatire, Edo. Miranda.. It left his musical legacy his son Juan Jose Aquino www.youtube.com/juanjoseaquino
See also
- VenezuelaVenezuelaVenezuela , 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...
- Miranda stateMiranda (state)Miranda State is one of the 23 states into which Venezuela is divided. It is ranked second in population among Venezuelan states, after Zulia State. In June 30, 2010, it had approximately 2,987,968 residents. It also has the greatest Human Development Index in Venezuela, according to the...
- Venezuelan music