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Atahualpa Yupanqui (Spanish pronunciation: [ataˈwalpa ʝuˈpaŋki]; born Héctor Roberto Chavero Aramburu; 31 January 1908 – 23 May 1992) was an Argentine-Spanish singer, songwriter, guitarist, and writer. He is considered one of the most important Argentine folk musicians of the 20th century. [1] [2] [3]
Cuxirimay Ocllo (Classical Quechua: Kuši Rimay Uqllu) (born before 1532–d. after 1576), also known as Doña Angelina Yupanqui, was a princess and consort of the Inca Empire by marriage to her cousin, the Sapa Inca Atahualpa (r. 1532–1533).
Yupanqui would only reach popular recognition in the 1960s. The scarce importance given to folkloric music is evidenced in a note published by the magazine Sintonía in 1935, entitled "Indigenous Recital by Radio Fénix" (in Spanish: Recital indígena por Radio Fénix), reporting the presentation of a young singer, Atahualpa Yupanqui: [59]
Atahualpa was born in Cusco while his father was on campaign in Contisuyo. His mother was the ñusta Palla Coca. He was fluent in Quechua and married Cuxirimay Ocllo or Angelina Yupanqui, Atahualpa's cousin and fiancée. Pedro Cieza de León (1520–1554) Cuzco Atahualpa and Huáscar were born in Cusco.
Sosa's obituary in The Daily Telegraph said she was "an unrivalled interpreter of works by her compatriot, the Argentine Atahualpa Yupanqui, and Chile's Violeta Parra". [7] Helen Popper of Reuters reported her death by saying she "fought South America's dictators with her voice and became a giant of contemporary Latin American music". [29]
The album was Yupanqui's second. It was originally released in 1955 on the RCA Victor label. [6] [7] [8] All of the songs on Camino del Indo were written by Yupanqui. The album includes songs recorded by Yupanqui earlier in his career. It was the No. 1 album in Argentina in 1955.
Duerme Negrito ("Sleep, little black one") is a popular Latin American folkloric lullaby, originally from an area near the Colombian and Venezuelan border. [1] [2] The song was compiled by Atahualpa Yupanqui when visiting this region [3] and popularized by him and other musicians, such as Victor Jara, Mercedes Sosa, Jayme Amatnecks, Alfredo Zitarrosa, Daniel Viglietti, and Natalia Lafourcade ...
Los Ejes De Mi Carreta (My cart's axles) is a song in the milonga style written by Argentine guitarist turned singer Atahualpa Yupanqui. The song has become a classic for singers from around the world. The song was written as a form of reflection of the gaucho lifestyle, in which the singer narrates how people complain of his cart's creaking.