Jorge Cafrune
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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.
origin. He completed his secondary studies in San Salvador de Jujuy
, during which he took guitar classes with Nicolás Lamadrid.
In 1957 he recorded his first album with the band Las voces de Huayra that in 1960 changed its name to Los cantores del Alba, with Ariel Ramirez
as manager. Beginning in 1962, Cafrune began to perform at the Cosquin Folkloric Festival
. In 1966 in one of his visits to smaller villages, he met a young folklorist singer called José Larralde
.
In 1967 shown the trip "De caballo por mi patria" in homage to Chacho Peñaloza
. During this trip Cafrune traveled about Argentina as had many gaucho
s, taking his art and message around the country.
In 1977, after several years spent living in Spain
, he returned to Argentina which was governed at the time by the military dictatorship of Jorge Rafael Videla
. The government saw a menace in Cafrune's outspoken music, particularly his politically controversial song, Zamba de mi esperanza. On his persistence, Cafrune said, "Although it is not in the authorized repertoire, if my people requests it of me, I am going to sing it." On January 31, 1978, Lieutenant Colonel Carlos Enrique Villanueva ordered the assassination of Cafrune. After being run over by a van driven by two nineteen year old men, Cafrune died within twelve hours.
These two locations list Cafrune's albums, with tune names and album covers. The albums are downloadable there as well.
JORGE CAFRUNE DISCOGRAFIA I :
JORGE CAFRUNE DISCOGRAFIA II :
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
folklorist
Folklore
Folklore consists of legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales and customs that are the traditions of a culture, subculture, or group. It is also the set of practices through which those expressive genres are shared. The study of folklore is sometimes called...
singers of his time, as well as an unflagging investigator, compilator, and diffuser of the native culture.
His life
Jorge Cafrune was born in the estancia "La Matilde" of El Sunchal, Perico Del Carmén, Jujuy in a family of Syrian-LebaneseLebanon
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origin. He completed his secondary studies in San Salvador de Jujuy
San Salvador de Jujuy
San Salvador de Jujuy , commonly known as Jujuy and locally often referred to as San Salvador, is the capital city of Jujuy Province in northwest Argentina. It lies near the southern end of the Humahuaca Canyon where wooded hills meet the lowlands....
, during which he took guitar classes with Nicolás Lamadrid.
In 1957 he recorded his first album with the band Las voces de Huayra that in 1960 changed its name to Los cantores del Alba, with Ariel Ramirez
Ariel Ramirez
Ariel Ramírez was an Argentine composer, pianist and music director. He was considered "a chief exponent of Argentine folk music" and noted for his "iconic" musical compositions....
as manager. Beginning in 1962, Cafrune began to perform at the Cosquin Folkloric Festival
Cosquín Festival
The Cosquín Folk Festival is one of the most important folk music festivals of Argentina, and most important in Latin America....
. In 1966 in one of his visits to smaller villages, he met a young folklorist singer called José Larralde
José Larralde
José Larralde is an Argentine songwriter of folk music.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...
.
In 1967 shown the trip "De caballo por mi patria" in homage to Chacho Peñaloza
Chacho Peñaloza
Peñaloza won victories in La Rioja and entered the city of Córdoba on June 14, 1863. His refusal to fight within city limits led to his defeat on June 28, however, and he was later routed in Los Gigantes, San Juan Province, by Colonel Pablo Irrazábal....
. During this trip Cafrune traveled about Argentina as had many gaucho
Gaucho
Gaucho is a term commonly used to describe residents of the South American pampas, chacos, or Patagonian grasslands, found principally in parts of Argentina, Uruguay, Southern Chile, and Southern Brazil...
s, taking his art and message around the country.
In 1977, after several years spent living in Spain
Spain
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, he returned to Argentina which was governed at the time by the military dictatorship of Jorge Rafael Videla
Jorge Rafael Videla
Jorge Rafael Videla Redondo is a former senior commander in the Argentine Army who was the de facto President of Argentina from 1976 to 1981. He came to power in a coup d'état that deposed Isabel Martínez de Perón...
. The government saw a menace in Cafrune's outspoken music, particularly his politically controversial song, Zamba de mi esperanza. On his persistence, Cafrune said, "Although it is not in the authorized repertoire, if my people requests it of me, I am going to sing it." On January 31, 1978, Lieutenant Colonel Carlos Enrique Villanueva ordered the assassination of Cafrune. After being run over by a van driven by two nineteen year old men, Cafrune died within twelve hours.
Discography
| Title | Year | Company |
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| Las voces de Huayra Las voces de Huayra Las voces de Huayra is the debut album by the Argentine singer Jorge Cafrune, released in Argentina in 1957.- Track listing :#"La Felipe Varela"#"Cholos y cholitas"#"Noche, noche"#"Coquita y alcohol"#"Al pie de un cardon"#"Vidala de la copla"... |
1957 | Columbia |
| Folklore Folklore (Jorge Cafrune album) Folklore is the second album by the Argentine singer Jorge Cafrune, released in Argentina in 1962.- Track listing :#"Zamba de un cantor"#"La olvidada"#"Zamba de abril"#"Cuando nada te debía"#"La Caspi Corral"#"Tata Juancho"#"Voy andando"... |
1962 | H. y R. |
| Tope Puestero Tope Puestero Tope puestero is the third album by the Argentine singer Jorge Cafrune, released in Argentina in 1962.-Track listing:#"Tope puestero"#"La yapita"#"Camino de los quileros"#"Zamba de Oran"#"Fule Mandinga"#"En mi valle de Punilla"... |
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| Cafrune Cafrune (album) Cafrune is the fourth album by Argentine singer Jorge Cafrune, released in Argentina in 1962 on the H y R label. Two versions of the disc, an Argentinian and Uruguayan version, were released.-Argentinian version:#"Zamba de tus ojos"#"Chacarera de Gualiama"... |
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| Jorge Cafrune Jorge Cafrune (album) Jorge Cafrune is the fifth disc by Argentine singer Jorge Cafrune, recorded in Argentina in 1962 on the label H y R.- Track listing :# "Tierra querida"# "Chacarera del pantano"# "Ki Chororo"# "El llamero"# "La añera"# "Las golondrinas"... |
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| Emoción, Canto y Guitarra Emoción, Canto y Guitarra Emoción, Canto y guitarra is the sixth album by the Argentine singer Jorge Cafrune, released in Argentina in 1964. There exists a Uruguayan version of the disc, also released by CBS.... |
1964 | CBS |
| Cuando llegue el alba Cuando llegue el alba Cuando llegue el alba is the seventh album by Argentine singer Jorge Cafrune, released in 1964.-Track listing:# "Cuando llegue el alba"# "Dudas" # "Cueca del guitarrero" # "Domingo de agua" # "Coplas del pescador"# "Hui, jo, jo, jo"... |
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| Que seas vos Que seas vos -Track listing:# "Orejano"# "El herrero"# "Milonga del solitario" # "Ashpa sumaj"# "Baguala de Amaicha"# "Zamba del retorno"# "Que seas vos"# "Noche y camino"... |
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| Ando cantándole al viento y no sólo por cantar Ando cantándole al viento y no sólo por cantar Ando cantandole al viento y no solo por cantar it is the ninth album from Argentine singer Jorge Cafrune, recorded in Argentina in 1965 on the CBS label. Two versions of the album were produced... |
1965 | |
| El Chacho, Vida y muerte de un caudillo - Mono 8599 | ||
| La Independencia La Independencia La Independencia is the eleventh album by Argentine singer Jorge Cafrune, released in 1966.-Track listing:#"La Patria no se hizo sola"#"Adios general Belgrano"#"Quemandose de su fuego"#"Cuatro barquitos"#"Soldado desconocido"#"La Martin Guemes"... |
1966 | |
| Yo digo lo que siento | ||
| Jorge Cafrune | 1967 | |
| Yo he visto cantar al viento | 1968 | |
| Este destino cantor | 1969 | |
| Zamba por vos | ||
| Jorge Cafrune interpreta a José Pedroni José Pedroni José Bartholomew Pedroni Fantino was an Argentine poet.- Biography :José Pedroni was born in the city of Gálvez, Santa Fe province in Argentina, son of Gaspar Pedroni and Felisa Fantino... |
1970 | |
| Lindo haberlo vivido para poderlo contar | 1971 | |
| Labrador del canto | ||
| Yo le canto al Paraguay Paraguay Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the... |
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| Virgen india (con Marito) | 1972 | |
| Aquí me pongo a contar… Cosas del Martín Fierro Martín Fierro Martín Fierro is a 2,316 line epic poem by the Argentine writer José Hernández. The poem was originally published in two parts, El Gaucho Martín Fierro and La Vuelta de Martín Fierro . The poem is, in part, a protest against the modernist tendencies of Argentine president Domingo Faustino Sarmiento... |
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| De mi madre (con Marito) | ||
| De lejanas tierras. Jorge Cafrune le canta a Eduardo Falú Eduardo Falú Eduardo Falú is a well-known Argentine folk music guitarist and composer.-Life and work:Eduardo Falú was born in El Galpón, a village near San José de Metán in the province of Salta, Argentina in 1923. His parents, Juan and Fada Falú, were Syrian immigrants... y Atahualpa Yupanqui Atahualpa Yupanqui Atahualpa Yupanqui was an Argentine singer, songwriter, guitarist, and writer. He is considered the most important Argentine folk musician of the 20th century.... |
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| Siempre se vuelve | 1975 | |
| Jorge Cafrune en la ONU ONU ONU may refer to:* United Nations in the Romance languages and Arabic: منظمة الأمم المتحدة* Olivet Nazarene University* Ohio Northern University, a selective private university in Ada, Ohio.... |
1976 |
These two locations list Cafrune's albums, with tune names and album covers. The albums are downloadable there as well.
JORGE CAFRUNE DISCOGRAFIA I :
JORGE CAFRUNE DISCOGRAFIA II :
Compilations
| Title | Year | Company |
|---|---|---|
| Jorge Cafrune 20 Grandes Canciones | ||
| Mis 30 mejores canciones (2 cd) | Sony |
Filmography
| Title | year | Directed by |
|---|---|---|
| Cosquín, amor y folklore | 1965 | Delfor María Beccaglia |
| Ya tiene comisario el pueblo | 1965 | Enrique Carreras Enrique Carreras Enrique Carreras was a Peruvian-born Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer, and was one of the most prolific film directors in the history of the Cinema of Argentina.... |
| El cantor enamorado | 1969 | Juan Antonio Serna |
| Argentinísima Argentinísima Argentinísima is a 1972 Argentine musical documentary film directed by Fernando Ayala and Héctor Olivera written by Félix Luna. The film premiered on 8 July 1972 in Buenos Aires.... |
1972 | Fernando Ayala Fernando Ayala Fernando Ayala was an Argentine film producer, film director, screenwriter and film producer of the classic era... y Héctor Olivera Héctor Olivera Héctor Olivera is a film director, producer and screenwriter.He works mainly in the cinema of Argentina, but has contributed to numerous films in the United States.-Biography:... |
| El canto cuenta su historia | 1976 | Fernando Ayala Fernando Ayala Fernando Ayala was an Argentine film producer, film director, screenwriter and film producer of the classic era... y Héctor Olivera Héctor Olivera Héctor Olivera is a film director, producer and screenwriter.He works mainly in the cinema of Argentina, but has contributed to numerous films in the United States.-Biography:... |