José Larralde is an Argentine songwriter of folk music

Folk music

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At the early age of 7 years Larralde had already written songs with social content. Throughout the years he would write various songs about crafts, situations and people he had stumbled upon in his life. A descendant of Arabians and basques, José Larralde has been a bricklayer, a rural worker, a solderer, a mechanic, and a guitarist and songwriter.

Some songs by Jose were published by Jorge Cafrune

Jorge Cafrune

Jorge Antonio Cafrune was one of the most popular Argentinian folklorist singers of his time, as well as an unflagging investigator, compilator, and diffuser of the native culture.- His life:...

 in his LP Jorge Cafrune (1967).
In 1967 Larralde recorded his first LP in a series of over 30 edited in Argentina: Canta José Larralde

Larralde is not much known because he has shunned promotions and massive concentrations. Notwithstanding, his singing crossed the boundaries of his country and triumphed in countries such as Germany

Germany

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, Australia

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, Mexico

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, Brazil

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, Uruguay

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, Paraguay

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, Chile

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 and Spain

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among others. His lyrics deal with injustices and inequities.

Larralde also debuted as an actor in the Argentinian film "Santos Vega" (1972).

Discography

• Canta José Larralde (1967)
• Permiso (1968)
• Herencia pa un hijo gaucho (1968)
• Hombre (1969)
• Pa que dentre (1969)
• Amigo (1970)
• Santos Vega (1970)
• Cimarrón y tobacco (1971)
• Cimbreando (1972)
• Macollando (1973)
• Y un porque sin final (1975)
• De hablarle a la soledad (1976)
• Al tranco manso nomás (1977)
• Si yo elegí mi destino (1978)
• Desde lejos (1979)
• Del sur pa' allá (1980)
• Amansando soledades (1981)
• Un viento de aquel lao (1982)
• Viento arriba (1984)
• El alegre canto de los pájaros tristes (1986)
• Como quien mira una espera (1995)
• Trayendo ayeres(1996)
• A las 11 1/4 (1999)
• Antología (2004)
• Larralde vs. Cafrune (2006)

External links

• Official Web Site of José Larralde