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Bolero is a genre of song which originated in eastern Cuba in the late 19th century as part of the trova tradition. Unrelated to the older Spanish dance of the same name, bolero is characterized by sophisticated lyrics dealing with love. It has been called the "quintessential Latin American romantic song of the twentieth century". [1]
"Flores negras" ("Black Flowers") is a bolero song written and composed by Cuban musician Sergio De Karlo and published in 1937. [1] It was introduced by Mexican tenor Pedro Vargas in the 1937 film Los chicos de la prensa . [ 2 ]
By 1946, the trio's exceptional virtuosity and authenticity had attracted the attention of Edmund Chester at CBS Radio's Cadena de Las Americas (Network of the Americas). [6] [7] Los Panchos were immediately invited to perform as "musical ambassadors" on the network's Viva América program to support cultural diplomacy in twenty countries throughout Latin America and South America.
Two songs composed by Gutiérrez, "Inolvidable" and "Llanto de Luna" ("Crying Moon"), were highly successful boleros in Latin America. [4] In 1992, a compilation album including an instrumental version of the song performed by Gutiérrez was released. [5] Musically "Inolvidable" is a bolero. [6]
"Bésame Mucho" (Spanish: [ˈbesame ˈmutʃo]; "Kiss Me A Lot") is a bolero song written in 1932 by Mexican songwriter Consuelo Velázquez. [2] It is one of the most popular songs of the 20th century and one of the most important songs in the history of Latin music. It was recognized in 1999 as the most recorded and covered song in Spanish of ...
Angélique Kidjo performed an adaptation of Bolero in the song "Lonlon" for her 2007 album Djin Djin. Sigge Eklund played the song repeatedly in his episode of the Swedish radio programme Sommar (radio program) because his grandfather – actor Bengt Eklund, whom the programme is about, liked this orchestra piece in particular. [46]
Roberto Angleró Pepín (September 12, 1929 – April 28, 2018) was a Puerto Rican music composer and singer, notable for writing various hit songs in the bolero, salsa and Afro-Puerto Rican music genres.
Daughter of Catalan-Jewish [3] immigrants who moved to Cuba, her father was a tailor and her mother was a seamstress. [4] Olga Guillot was born in Santiago de Cuba, and her family moved to Havana when she was five years old. [2]