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"Guantanamera" (pronounced [ɡwantanaˈmeɾa]; Spanish for 'The woman from Guantánamo') [1] is a Cuban patriotic song, which uses a poem by the Cuban poet José Martí for the lyrics. The official writing credits have been given to Joseíto Fernández, who first popularized the song on radio as early as 1929 (although it is unclear when the first release as a record o
List of musical chords Name Chord on C Sound # of p.c.-Forte # p.c. #s Quality Augmented chord: Play ...
featuring Guitar played by Tony Mottola Performed in a medley with two other songs [12] "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening" Hoagy Carmichael: Johnny Mercer: 1980 Part of Bing Crosby Medley [5] "In the Garden" C. Austin Miles Arranged by Ray Charles [211] 1958 with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [15] "In My Little Red Book ...
The implementation of chords using particular tunings is a defining part of the literature on guitar chords, which is omitted in the abstract musical-theory of chords for all instruments. For example, in the guitar (like other stringed instruments but unlike the piano ), open-string notes are not fretted and so require less hand-motion.
She created the Guitar Society of Cuba (Sociedad Guitarrística de Cuba) in 1940, and also the "Guitar" (Guitarra) magazine, with the purpose of promoting the Society's activities. She was the professor of many Cuban guitarists including her son Isaac Nicola and her daughter Clara (Cuqui) Nicola .
Guantanamera" (Spanish: "from Guantánamo [feminine]", thus "woman from Guantánamo") is perhaps the best known Cuban song and that country's most noted patriotic song. In 1966, a version by American vocal group The Sandpipers , based on an arrangement by Pete Seeger , became an international hit.
Compay Segundo also invented the armónico, a seven-stringed guitar-like instrument, to fill the harmonic jump between the Spanish guitar and the tres. [1] In the 1950s he became well known as the second voice and tres player in Los Compadres , a duo he formed with Lorenzo Hierrezuelo in 1947.
Lopez' popularity led the Gibson Guitar Corporation to ask him in 1964 to design a guitar for them. He ended up designing two: the Trini Lopez Standard, [ 20 ] a rock and roll model based on the Gibson ES-335 semihollow body, and the Lopez Deluxe, [ 21 ] a variation of a Gibson jazz guitar designed by Barney Kessel .