The accordionist, author and composer resided in France since 1987. The news was confirmed by its artistic producer through a press release.
Argentine accordionist, author and composer Raúl Barboza died this Wednesday At 87 in France, where it resided since 1987. The news was confirmed by its artistic producer, Alberto Felici, through a press release.
He was born on June 22, 1938, in Buenos Aires, being the son of one of the pioneers of Chamamé in Buenos Aires, the Curuzucuateño Adolfo Barboza. He learned to play the accordion at age six, which soon won the nickname “Raulito the Magician” . Since then, he began a career that led him to position himself as one of the greatest leaders of Chamamé.
Life and work of Raúl Barboza, one of the referents of the Chamamé
One of the main referents of the popular genre, his virtuosity led him to share the stage with figures such as Atahualpa Yupanqui, Astor Piazzolla, Mercedes Sosa, Jairo, Richard Galliano, Cesaria Evora, Peter Gabriel and Ariel Ramírez, inter alia.
In the early 1960s, the pianist Ariel Ramírez He led him to be summoned to be part of the “Creole Mass” and the film “The flooded.”
Barboza was recognized both within the country and outside it. Recorded more than sixty records recorded in Argentina, Brazil, France, Holland, Spain, Japan and Germany. Among his main works are: “The compass of your dream”, “reaching the trot” and “Bailantas Chamameras”.
In turn, he received prizes such as Atahualpa, the Platinum Konex, the Francisco Canaro de Sadaic award and the Clarín Award as the best artist of the year. In addition, in 200 it was distinguished with the Order of Caballero de las Artes, granted by the Ministry of Culture of France, where Barboza resided since 1987.
The artist, who took the sound of the coast to the most remote corners of the world, geographical and musical borders transcendedleaving a lasting legacy that will continue to inspire future generations and that will live in each workfrom the BAILANTAS CHAMAMESERAS to the Great international scenarios.
Source: Ambito
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