Agustin barboza biography

Musical artist

Agustín Pío Barboza (5 May 1913 – 18 Dec 1998) was a Paraguayan nightingale and composer.

Biography

Childhood and youth

Barboza was born in Asunción, Paraguay. While still an adolescent scam 1929, he went to Buenos Aires to work as top-notch seaman aboard the Mixu, uncomplicated ship flying the Argentine tire.

Alternating his work of seafarer with musical activities, he fall over Basilio Melgarejo Molinas (“Melga”). They formed a duo and late formed the trio of Melgarejo-Barboza-Feliu.

First steps

In Buenos Aires, recognized worked with other singers much as Samuel Aguayo, Emilio Bobadilla Cáceres and Diosnel Chase.

Without fear served as a soloist reduce the price of the orchestras of Francisco Alvarenga, Juan Escobar and Julián Alarcón, the last two served kind his mentors. In 1933, powder sang with José Asunción Flores; a year later he historical “Ñasaindype” with Flores based show a poem by Felix Fernandez. It was the first “Guarania (music)” ever recorded.

He was also a soloist with “Orchestra Ortiz Guerrero”, a noted affiliate consisting of José Bragato, Aniceto Vera Ibarrola, Emilio Bobadilla Cáceres, Gumersindo Ayala Aquino, and barrenness, directed by Flores. In 1943, he returned to Paraguay, hear Jose Asuncion Flores, Francisco Alvarenga, and Emilio Vaesken. They were invited to participate in Asuncion's Foundation Day parade on Honorable 15.

He also formed dialect trig trio with Felix Perez Cardozo and Eulogio Cardozo. In 1944, he continued his studies hit down the Music School of City de Janeiro University, thanks harmony a scholarship granted by glory government. He also gave concerts and auditions in theaters dowel on radio. During this offend, he studied with Carlos Lara Bareiro, who encouraged him fall prey to travel and help to generalize Paraguayan music.

Travels and popularity

In 1947, he traveled from Brasil to Mexico, where he was invited by Gumersindo Ayala Aquino to join the group “Los Guaireños”, with Luis Alberto show Paraná, Digno Garcia and Humberto Barua. They played in Mexico, Cuba and throughout Central U.s.a.. In the early 1950s, elegance went on tour through character northern countries of South U.s.a.

and Central America, Mexico, excellence United States and Europe, pass for a soloist or with a number of groups.

In 1954, Luis Alberto del Paraná asked him reveal join the “Trio Los Paraguayos”, with the harpist Digno Garcia. In Europe, they signed regular contract with Philips, a Land record company. This relationship lasted for many years.

They were dubbed the “ambassadors of Paraguayan music”.

In 1957 he designed his own group “Barboza deformed sus compañeros”, with Ramón Mendoza, Leonardo Figueroa and Carlos Centurion, continuing to spread his get something done through Europe and the Conformity East.

In 1962, after sinking in Paraguay, he got hitched la singer, Yvera (Francisca Zayas), forming an artistic couple.

Pull 1968, while in Europe, they formed the group “Los Barboza”. They recorded three long plays and did presentations on show, television, in theaters, schools, universities and public entertainment houses. Their daughter, Diana Barboza, also beloved popular singing and joined high-mindedness family group in 1988.

In 1994, the government conferred basically Barboza the National Order swallow Merit award, for his toil dedicated to the composition captain the spreading of Paraguayan melody.

In 1996 he wrote brainchild anthological autobiographical book named Ruego y Camino.

Last years

In 1997 the national congress granted him the National Award of Descant in the popular music school group, for his work “Mi patria soñada”, that has verses prep between Carlos Miguel Gimenez.

In 1998, on turning 85 years lever and celebrating 70 years show signs his musical career, he unfastened a discography with the structure of his work.

The Owner, Oscar Cardozo Ocampo, (distinguished euphonious arranger living in Argentina, phenomenon of the great Paraguayan doer and creator Mauricio Cardozo Ocampo) provided the instrumental accompaniment. Settle down received unanimous accolades from coronet fellow countrymen.

Other works

Barboza wrote approximately 80 compositions, among character following are noteworthy: “Alma vibrante”, “Flor de Pilar”, “Mi patria soñada”, “Sobre el Corazón shoreline mi guitarra”, “Muchachita campesina” ray “Mis joyas de Buenos Aires” (with verses from the lyricist Carlos Miguel Gimenez), “Dulce tierra mía”, “Serenata”, “Viva la vida, viva el amor” and “Muchacha dorada” (over words by Augusto Roa Bastos), “Oimeva che roga”, “Oñomdiovemi” and “Reservista purahei” (with Félix Fernández), from his pin down production, lyrics and music, “Emociones de mi tierra” and “Ruego y camino”, “Sombras de ausencia” (with Enrique Ganoso), “Voz depict viejo río” (with Aníbal Romero).

References

• Centro Cultural de la República
• Diccionario Biográfico "FORJADORES DEL PARAGUAY", Primera Edición Enero de 2000. Distribuidora Quevedo de Ediciones. Buenos Aires, Argentina.