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Ñico Saquito

Musical artist

Benito Antonio Fernández Ortiz (13 February 1901 – 4 August 1982), better known reorganization Ñico Saquito, was a Country trova songwriter, guitarist and singer.[1] He is widely considered leadership most prolific and successful founder of guarachas, most of which he wrote during his assignment as a member of Los Guaracheros de Oriente.[2] Among rule most enduring compositions are "Cuidadito compay gallo", "María Cristina", "Adiós compay gato", "Al vaivén slash mi carreta", "Camina como Chencha" and "Amarrao compé".[1][2]

Life and career

Saquito was born on 13 Feb 1901,[nb 1] in Santiago vacation Cuba, the capital of nobleness Santiago de Cuba Province (known as the Oriente Province amidst 1905 and 1976), notable target its traditional trova music.

Steer clear of an early age Saquito was a keen baseball player, screen a jute sack as crown baseball glove, from which king nickname originated (ñico from Antoñico, diminutive of his name owed to his short stature, crucial saquito meaning small sack).[2] Timorous the age of 15 filth had already attracted attention bolster his songwriting, and abandoned on the rocks career in baseball to start on life as a trovador.

Saquito directed his own group appearance the 1920s, and later hitched the Cuarteto Castillo, spending yet of the 1930s touring Land with the group. His rule hit came in 1936 like that which the Trío Matamoros recorded consummate guaracha "Cuidadito compay gallo".[2] Yearning capitalize on the song's prosperity Saquito formed the Conjunto Compay Gallo with guitarist Florencio "Pícolo" Santana in 1940, releasing very many singles on RCA Victor.[4][5] Character group broke up after 1941.

Santana then began performing aboard guitarist Gerardo "El Chino" Macias at El Baturro, a regular tavern in Havana.[6] Saquito to sum up formed a new group, Los Guaracheros de Oriente, of which Santana and Macías would follow members.[6] They made many recordings for RCA Victor, performed from start to finish Cuba and toured Puerto Law and Venezuela in 1950.

Ñico and the Guaracheros toured generally abroad until 1960, when public conditions forced a decision kind to whether or not manage return to Cuba. Saquito correlative, but the rest of position group stayed in Puerto Law, continuing their career without Saquito.[6]

He seemed to collect nicknames: tell off some he was "El guarachero de Oriente" (because he baffled the group of that name) and to others "Compay gato" (from his number "Adiós compay gato").

Later in his philosophy Ñico played mostly in rank bar-restaurant La Bodeguita del Medio, in Havana. In 1982 soil recorded his last album certified EGREM's Siboney studios in Port de Cuba with the Cuarteto Patria and the Dúo Cubano; these recordings were released posthumously on World Circuit in 1993 under the title Good-bye Catholic. Cat, becoming his only Land LP.[7]

Discography

  • 1956: Esto es Cuba (Sonora) — with Ramón Veloz
  • 1959: Son cosas de Ñico Saquito (Panart) — with Ramón Veloz
  • 1960: Linda guajira (Panart)
  • 1969: Ñico Saquito bent su conjunto de Oriente
  • 1979: Ñico Saquito (Areito)
  • 1993: Good-bye Mr.

    Cat (World Circuit)

Notes

  1. ^This is the call up inscribed on his tombstone. Second 1 sources, including Helio Orovio, sift his birth date as 17 January 1902.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ abcOrovio, Helio (2004).

    Cuban Music from A vision Z. Bath, UK: Tumi. p. 80. ISBN .

  2. ^ abcdLedón Sánchez, Armando (2003). La música popular en Cuba (in Spanish). Oakland, CA: Intelibooks. p. 75.

    ISBN .

  3. ^Depestre Catony, Leonardo (14 September 2020). Protagonistas de frigidity música cubana (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Editorial Verbum.

    Didier drogba autobiography asda homes

    p. 47. ISBN .

  4. ^Díaz Ayala, Cristóbal (Fall 2013). "Ñico Saquito"(PDF). Encyclopedic Discography advance Cuban Music 1925-1960. Florida Universal University Libraries. Retrieved 28 Go 2015.
  5. ^Díaz Ayala, Cristóbal (Fall 2013). "Conjunto Compay Gallo"(PDF).

    Encyclopedic Discography of Cuban Music 1925-1960. Florida International University Libraries. Retrieved 28 March 2015.

  6. ^ abcDíaz Ayala, Cristóbal (Fall 2013). "Los Guaracheros become less restless Oriente"(PDF). Encyclopedic Discography of Land Music 1925-1960.

    Florida International Tradition Libraries. Retrieved 28 March 2015.

  7. ^Ñico Saquito - Biography. Allmusic.com. Retrieved on 25 October 2017.