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The music was composed by Italian-born opera musician Oreste Síndici, at the request of Bogotan [1] actor José Domingo Torres, during the presidency of Núñez, and with lyrics refined by Núñez himself, it was presented to the public for the first time on 11 November 1887. The song became very popular and was quickly adopted, albeit ...
Antonio Rayo (born July 16, 1982), best known as Rayito, is a Spanish musician of Gitano and Japanese heritage. His father, a flamenco guitarist, taught him to play the instrument at a young age, and at the age of four years he was already giving concerts and winning television contests.
[8] A common theme in the group's lyrics is the goal of attaining more inclusion for Afro-Colombians in the rest of Colombian society and in Latin America as a whole. [22] The group hopes to denounce racism and discrimination in its lyrics without accusing non Afro-Colombian listeners of racism as to not alienate listeners from other areas. [23]
Three main types of merengue are played in the Dominican Republic today. Merengue típico, which is usually called perico ripiao, is the oldest style commonly played.The other two types are merengue de orquesta (big-band merengue) and merengue de guitarra (guitar merengue).
"Soy Colombiano" is a Colombian song in the bambuco style written by Rafael Godoy. It was first recorded in 1945 by Eduardo Armani and his orchestra. In its list of the 50 best Colombian songs of all time, El Tiempo , Colombia's most widely circulated newspaper, ranked it at No. 7. [ 1 ]
"Adiós" (transl. "Goodbye") is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin for his tenth studio album, A Quien Quiera Escuchar (2015). The song was written by Antonio Rayo Gibo, Martin, and Yotuel Romero, while the production was handled by Romero, Jesse Shatkin, and Rayo.
Ownership of the rights to the song was later subject of legal proceedings. Juan Madera Castro accused Choperena of appropriating the song's rights; the latter was sentenced, in 2010, to 24 months in prison and ordered to pay a fine of more than 10 million Colombian pesos.
Bullerengue is a traditional musical genre and dance from the Caribbean region of Colombia and the Darién Province in Panama.It is sung and preserved primarily by elderly women, accompanied by local artisan drums, and developed in the Palenques or Maroon communities.