Ricardo Aguirre
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| Born | May 9, 1939 Maracaibo, Venezuela |
| Died | November 8, 1969 Maracaibo, Venezuela |
Ricardo José Aguirre González, was born in Maracaibo, May 9, 1939 and died in the same city, November 8, 1969. Teacher of primary education (Gervasio Rubio national normal school, Táchira 1959), radio announcer (1962) and musician (singer, cuatro player, composer, director and arreglist). He was dentified with his people, expressed in the protest songs, with a unique an unmistakable voice, that worth the name to him of the Monumental of the Gaita, baptized by the gaitero critic Dr Octavio Urdaneta.
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[edit] Career
Graduated as teacher at the age of 19, began in Bachaquero during two years in the Rafael Urdaneta school, when he returns to Maracaibo works in the Monseñor Francisco A. Granadillo de Monteclaro school, where he made the music of the anthem of that school with the lyrics of Jorge Samper, at the same time he evolves like radio announcer of the station La voz de la fe. In the gaitero atmosphere he began for being director of the gaita group Los Sabrosos, (with this group he act occasionally), and with Santa Canoíta.
[edit] With the Cardenales del Éxito
In 1962 enters with his brothers Rixio, Renato and Alves to the Cardenales del Éxito, shortly after the division of the group, where he proposed to add the word Éxito (Success) to the name Cardenales. He recorded the first gaitas in 1963: Golpe Tradicional of Rixio Aguirre, Gaita, Gaita of Pedro Colina and Gaitas Tradicionales of Luis Ferrer and Rixio Aguirre. With this group he has many successful songs, like: La Parrandera, La Bullanguera, Vieja y Famosa, Madre, Los Piropos, Mi Danza, La Gaita del 65, Reina Morena, Mi Chinata, Imploración and La Boda del cachicamo.
[edit] With Saladillo
In 1967, by differences between the members of Cardenales del Éxito, Ricardo Aguirre went to the gaita group Saladillo, with them he recorded: El Indolente, Ronda Antañona, La Cantarina, La Flor de la Habana (1 and 2), Dos Madres Antañonas, and La Grey Zuliana (1968), in this, according to Arnoldo Hernandez Oquendo, the music and the intro of the gaita belong to Ricardo Aguirre, but the lyrics to Marcial Valbuena, in addition was introduced to this song for the first time in a gaita a Bass guitar. This gaita has been baptized like the anthem of the gaita zuliana by its great projection.
[edit] The return to Cardenales
In 1969 is designated like regional supervisor of education for the districts Mara and Páez. He returns to Cardenales del Éxito where he recorded Decreto Papal, La Vivarachera and Maracaibo Marginada. Also he was interpreter of: Poema Gaitero, Gaitoneando, Soberbia Gaitera, La Pica Pica, Gloria de un Parrandón and Remembranzas 2.
[edit] Legacy and death
Between his compositions they emphasize: La Grey Zuliana, La Pica Pica, Gloria de un Parrandón, Poema Gaitero, El Billeterito, Maracaibo Marginada, Remembranzas 2, Dos Madres Antañonas (with Jairo Gil), among others. Authentic patrimony of Zulia, he is always present by his powerful voice. In November 4, 1983 the Governor of the Zulia State, Humberto Fernandez Auvert, promulgated the decree where is officially declared the November 8 like day of the Gaitero in memory of that date when Ricardo Aguirre dies in a car accident.
