Otilio Galíndez

	Otilio Galíndez Otilio Galíndez (December 13, 1935 – June 13, 2009) was a Venezuelan songwriter and musician. He is best known for his Christmas songs (''aguinaldos'') like "La Restinga", even though he also composed popular Venezuelan waltzes, serenades, bambucos or joropos such as "Pueblos tristes", "Flor de mayo" and "Mi tripón".Peñín, José; Guido, Walter (1998). ''Enciclopedia de la música en Venezuela'', Vol. 1. pp. 639–641. Fundación Bigott. Caracas, Venezuela. Many of his songs have been recorded by María Teresa Chacín, Ilan Chester, Simón Díaz, Pablo Milanés, Silvio Rodríguez, Mercedes Sosa, Cecilia Todd and Lilia Vera, among others. Among his recordings are a solo album released in 1978 by Promus, ''El poeta Otilio Galíndez canta sus canciones'', and an album recorded with his ''parrandón'' in 1983. Between 1979 and 1992, he worked for electricity company CADAFE, in Caracas. Galíndez was a long-time resident of Maracay, living there from 1974 until the time of his de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Municipalities Of Venezuela Municipalities of Venezuela are subdivisions of the States of Venezuela. There are 335 municipalities dividing the 23 states and the Capital District. Municipalities and their seats by federal entity Capital District # Libertador Bolivarian Municipality (Caracas Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the ... Libertador covers about half of the city of Caracas, officially a metropolitan area; the rest of the city is covered by four adjacent municipalities in Miranda state: Baruta, Chacao, el Hatillo and Sucre) Amazonas Anzoátegui Apure Aragua Barinas Bolívar Carabobo Cojedes Delta Amacuro Falcón Guárico Lara Mérida Miranda Monagas Nueva Esparta Portuguesa Sucre Táchira Trujillo Vargas # Vargas ( La Guaira) Yaracuy Zulia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Simón Díaz Simón Narciso Díaz Márquez (August 8, 1928 – February 19, 2014) was a Venezuelan singer and Grammy Award-winning composer of Venezuelan music. Career Díaz endeavored to recover the folklore and musical traditions of the ''llanos'', the Venezuelan plains. This style of music has since been performed by artists such as Argentina's Mercedes Sosa, Brazil's Caetano Veloso, Spain's Joan Manuel Serrat, Peru's Susana Baca, Puerto Rico's Danny Rivera, and Venezuelans Franco De Vita, Soledad Bravo, Juan Carlos Salazar, Carlos Baute and José Luis Rodríguez, among others. Many of Diaz's works have been adapted by symphonies and choral ensembles throughout Venezuela, as well as being incorporated into the orchestral and choral arrangements of conductors and composers of academic music. Artists from various other disciplines have utilized Díaz's work. For example, German choreographer Pina Bausch included some of Díaz's songs in her work ''Nur Du''. Also, the film director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Venezuelan Folk Musicians Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It has a territorial extension of , and its population was estimated at 29 million in 2022. The capital and largest urban agglomeration is the city of Caracas. The continental territory is bordered on the north by the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Colombia, Brazil on the south, Trinidad and Tobago to the north-east and on the east by Guyana. The Venezuelan government maintains a claim against Guyana to Guayana Esequiba. Venezuela is a federal presidential republic consisting of 23 states, the Capital District and federal dependencies covering Venezuela's offshore islands. Venezuela is among the most urbanized countries in Latin America; the vast majority of Venezuelans live in the cities of the no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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picture info	Musicians From Caracas A musician is a person who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate one who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters who write both music and lyrics for songs, conductors who direct a musical performance, or performers who perform for an audience. A music performer is generally either a singer who provides vocals or an instrumentalist who plays a musical instrument. Musicians may perform on their own or as part of a group, band or orchestra. Musicians specialize in a musical style, and some musicians play in a variety of different styles depending on cultures and background. A musician who records and releases music can be known as a recording artist. Types Composer A composer is a musician who creates musical compositions. The title is principally used for those who write classical music or film music. Those who write the music for popular songs m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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