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Julio Bovea
Julio César Bovea Fandiño (1934–2009) was a Colombian musician and songwriter. As leader of the trio Bovea y sus Vallenatos, Bovea helped to develop and popularise the Colombian folk music genre of vallenato, particularly the compositions of Rafael Escalona. Biography Early life and education Julio Bovea was born in Santa Marta, Colombia, on either 6 or 8 September 1934. His father was Julio Bovea, a composer, , guitarist, and stringed instrument maker; his mother was Josefina Fandiño. Bovea left high school after only one year, due to the death of his father. Before beginning his career in music, Bovea worked as a barber. Music career Bovea first played guitar in the ensembles of Guillermo Buitrago and Abel Antonio Villa, among others. In August 1947 at the age of 12 he formed his own band, a trio initially called the Trío Magdalena and later renamed to Bovea y sus Vallenatos, in which he played lead guitar and sang, along with Alberto Fernández Mindiola on guacharac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Marta
Santa Marta (), officially the Distrito Turístico, Cultural e Histórico de Santa Marta (), is a port List of cities in Colombia, city on the coast of the Caribbean Sea in northern Colombia. It is the capital of Magdalena Department and the fourth-largest urban city of the Caribbean Region of Colombia, after Barranquilla, Cartagena, Colombia, Cartagena, and Soledad, Atlantico, Soledad. Founded on July 29, 1525, by the Spanish conqueror Rodrigo de Bastidas, it was one of the first Spanish settlements in Colombia, its oldest surviving city, and second-oldest in South America. This city is situated on a bay by the same name and as such, it is a prime tourist destination in the Caribbean region. History Pre-Columbian times Before the arrival of Europeans, the South American continent was inhabited by a number of Indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous groups. Due to a combination of tropical weather, significant rainfall, and the destruction and misrepresentation of man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafael Campo Miranda
Rafael Campo Miranda (1918–2024) was a Colombian songwriter and musician. His songs have been recorded by several prominent Latin American artists, including La Sonora Matancera and Pastor López. In 2022 Campo Miranda was awarded the Colombian Ministry of Culture's in the category of arts and culture. Biography Rafael Campo Miranda was born on 7 August 1918 in Soledad in the Colombian department of Atlántico. His parents were Juan Bernardo Campo Serrano López and Cándida Miranda Robles. Around 1930 the family moved to the departmental capital, Barranquilla. In Barranquilla Campo Miranda studied at the and at the School of Fine Arts, and was taught by at his music conservatory, which was attached to the University of Atlántico. He also learned classical guitar from Calixto González, cello from Guido Perla, and composition with . Campo Miranda worked white-collar jobs for most of his life, and composed music in his free time. In 1953 Radio Caracas Televisión and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
