Jorge Cafrune

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Jorge Cafrune

Background information
Birth name Jorge Cafune
Born August 8, 1937(1937-08-08)
Origin Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died February 1st 1978 (aged 41)
Genre(s) Ballade
Occupation(s) Singer, Musician
Instrument(s) Vocals, guitar
Years active 19401980
Label(s) Columbia , CBS

Jorge Antonio Cafrune (Jujuy , August 8th 1937 - Buenos Aires , February 1st 1978 ) was a one of the most popular Argentinian folklorist singers of his time, aside from being an unflagging investigator, compilator and diffuser of the native culture.

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[edit] His life

Jorge Cafrune was born in the estancia "La Matilde" of El Sunchal, Perico Del Carmén, Jujuy. He completed his secondary studies in San Salvador de Jujuy, during which he took guitar classes with Nicolas Lamadrid.

In 1957 he recorded his first disk with the band Las voces de Huayra that in 1960 changed its name to Los cantores del Alba, with Ariel Ramirez as manager. Beginning in 1962, Cafrune began to perform at the Cosquin Folkloric Festival. In 1966 in one of his visits to smaller villages, he met a young folklorist singer called José Larralde.

In 1967 shown the trip "De caballo por mi patria" in homage to Chacho Peñaloza. During this trip Cafrune traveled about Argentina as had many gauchos, taking his art and message around the country.

In 1977, after several years spent living in Spain, he returned to his country. Times were difficult for the Argentine, as the government was under the restrictive military dictatorship of Jorge Rafael Videla. The government saw a menace in Cafrune's outspoken music, and in particular one politically controversial song of his, Zamba de mi esperanza. On his persistence, Cafrune said, "Although it is not in the authorized repertoire, if my village requests it of me, I am going to sing it." On January 31th of 1978, Lieutenant Colonel Carlos Enrique Villanueva ordered the assassination of Cafrune. After being run over by a van driven by two nineteen year old men, Cafrune died within twelve hours.

[edit] Discography

Title Year Company
Las voces de Huayra 1957 Columbia
Folklore 1962 H. y R.
Tope Puestero
Cafrune
Jorge Cafrune
Emoción, Canto y Guitarra 1964 CBS
Cuando llegue el alba
Que seas vos
Ando cantándole al viento y no sólo por cantar 1965
El Chacho, Vida y obra de un caudillo
La Independencia 1966
Yo digo lo que siento
Jorge Cafrune 1967
Yo he visto cantar al viento 1968
Este destino cantor 1969
Zamba por vos
Jorge Cafrune interpreta a José Pedroni 1970
Lindo haberlo vivido para poderlo contar 1971
Labrador del canto
Yo le canto al Paraguay
Virgen india (con Marito) 1972
Aquí me pongo a contar… Cosas del Martín Fierro
De mi madre (con Marito)
De lejanas tierras. Jorge Cafrune le canta a Eduardo Falú y Atahualpa Yupanqui
Siempre se vuelve 1975
Jorge Cafrune en la ONU 1976

[edit] Compilations

Title Year Company
Jorge Cafrune 20 Grandes Canciones
Mis 30 mejores canciones (2 cd) Sony

[edit] Filmography

Title year Directed by
Cosquín, amor y folklore 1965 Delfor María Beccaglia
Ya tiene comisario el pueblo 1965 Enrique Carreras
El cantor enamorado 1969 Juan Antonio Serna
Argentinísima 1972 Fernando Ayala y Héctor Olivera
El canto cuenta su historia 1976 Fernando Ayala y Héctor Olivera

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