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Antologia (Album) by Compay Segundo

Biografie van de kunstenaar Compay Segundo

Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz. *Siboney 18 De Noviembre De 1907 - † La Habana 14 De Julio De 2003 . Fue Músico Y Compositor Cubano De Amplia Trayectoria Mundial. Llegó A Ser Un Popular Compositor E Intérprete Muy Conocido Entre Los Amantes De La Música Cubana. Comenzó Tocando La Guitarra El Clarinete Y El Bongó. Fue El Inventor Del Armónico Un Instrumento De Siete Cuerdas Entre La Guitarra Española Y El Tres Cubano. También Tocó La Tumbadora. Comenzó Su Carrera Musical Muy Joven Cuando Compuso Sus Primeras Canciones Y Tocaba En Grupos De Santiago Con Su Conocido Armónico. Pero Su Fama Internacional Le Llegó En 1997 Con Su Participación En El Disco Buena Vista Social Club El Cual Ganó Varios Premios Grammy. Compay Segundo Apareció También En La Película Del Mismo Nombre Realizada Posteriormente Por Wim Wenders. En Los Últimos Años Actuó Ante Millones De Espectadores Y Grabó Nueve Discos. No Pudo Cumplir Su Sueño De Llegar A La Edad De 116 Años En La Cual Murió Su Abuela. Falleció En La Habana Debido A Una Insuficiencia Renal Con 95 Años. La Canción Más Importante De Compay Segundo Es "Chan Chan". -- Compay Segundo November 18 1907 – July 13 2003 Was A Cuban Musician And Songwriter. Segundo Was Born Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz And Brought Up In The City Of Santiago De Cuba. He Became A Songwriter And Performer Well-Known To Fans Of Cuban Music. He Was Also The Inventor Of The Armónico A Seven-Stringed Guitar-Like Instrument. In His Early Years He Played The Guitar The Clarinet And The Bongos. He Also Played The Congas. His Curious Stage Name Derives From The Fact That He Played Second Voice In A Popular Duet Of The 1950s Called Los Compadres Compadre Or Compay For Short In Cuba Means "baptism Brother" But As A Colloquialism Is Used Also To Designate A Good Friend . However International Fame Only Came In 1997 With The Release Of The Buena Vista Social Club Album A Hugely Successful Recording Which Won Several Grammy Awards. Compay Segundo Appeared In The Film Of The Same Title Made Subsequently By Wim Wenders. His Most Famous Composition Is "Chan Chan" The Opening Track On The Buena Vista Social Club Album Whose Four Opening Chords Are Instantly Recognizable All Over The World. "Chan Chan" Was Recorded By Segundo Himself Various Times As Well As By Countless Other Latin Artists. At A Fiesta He Sang To Presidente Fidel Castro Who Took His Pulse And Joked About His Vitality Despite His 90-Plus Years. "Who Could Have Imagined That?" He Asked When He Found Himself At The Vatican City Performing "Chan Chan" Before Pope John Paul II. He Explained His Longevity Simply Mutton Consommé And A Drink Of Rum. He Predicted That He Would Live To Be 115 But Died Of Kidney Failure In Havana Twenty Years Short Of His Ambition And Three Days Before Celia Cruz.

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