Ñico Lora
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Francisco Antonio Lora Cabrera (1880 Maizal, Santiago; 1971 Navarrete) popularly known as Ñico Lora was a Dominican folk musician consider as one of the fathers of Merengue.
When he was a child, he learned how to play the accordion
. Though he was not educated in musical theory, he reached a high level of success for his endeavors. His most important songs were San Antonio, Tingo Talango, Eres La Mujer Más Bella, Pedrito Chávez and San Francisco. This songs stand still in time
as an essential part of the music roots of the Dominican people.
He was a great supplier of anonymous melodies that are kept like a cultural good of the Dominican nation.
Ñico Lora died on April 10, 1971 in the town of Navarrete, where there is a plaza called "La Plaza de la Cultura Ñico Lora" which was built to honor his achievements and contributions to Dominican music.
When he was a child, he learned how to play the accordion
Accordion
The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
. Though he was not educated in musical theory, he reached a high level of success for his endeavors. His most important songs were San Antonio, Tingo Talango, Eres La Mujer Más Bella, Pedrito Chávez and San Francisco. This songs stand still in time
as an essential part of the music roots of the Dominican people.
He was a great supplier of anonymous melodies that are kept like a cultural good of the Dominican nation.
Ñico Lora died on April 10, 1971 in the town of Navarrete, where there is a plaza called "La Plaza de la Cultura Ñico Lora" which was built to honor his achievements and contributions to Dominican music.
Sources
- "Los cien músicos del siglo" , ( published in 2000 by "Cañabrava", in Santo Domingo and written by "Antonio Gómez Sotolongo" )in Spanish.
- http://orgullosdenavarrete.blogspot.com/2008/09/biografia-de-ico-lora.html