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{{Short description|Cuban flautist and bandleader (1911–1994)}} |
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| birth_name = Antonio Arcaño Betancourt |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1911|12|29|df=y}} |
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| birth_place = [[Havana]], Cuba |
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| genre = [[Danzón]] |
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'''Antonio Arcaño Betancourt''' (Atarés, [[Havana]] 29 December 1911 – 1994) was a Cuban [[flautist]], bandleader and founder of [[Arcaño y sus Maravillas]], one of Cuba's most successful [[Charanga (Cuba)|charanga]]s. He retired from playing in 1945, but continued as director of the group until its dissolution in 1958.<ref name="Flute">{{cite book |last1=Miller |first1=Sue |title=Cuban Flute Style: Interpretation and Improvisation |date=2013 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |location=Lanham, MD |isbn=9780810884427 |page=71 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dTkKAgAAQBAJ |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Diaz">{{cite web|last1=Díaz Ayala|first1=Cristóbal|title=Orquesta Maravilla de Arcaño|url=http://latinpop.fiu.edu/SECCION01A.pdf|website=Encyclopedic Discography of Cuban Music 1925-1960|publisher=Florida International University Libraries|accessdate=28 September 2018|date=Fall 2013}}</ref> Despite his early retirement due to health problems, he is considered one of the most influential flautists in Cuba.<ref name="Orovio">{{cite book|last1=Orovio|first1=Helio|title=Cuban Music from A to Z|date=2004|publisher=Tumi Music|location=Bath, UK|page=17|isbn=9780822385219|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JUr9ZtK1Wn0C}}</ref> |
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'''Antonio Arcaño Betancourt''' (Atarés, [[Havana]] 29 December 1911 – 1994) was a Cuban [[flautist]] bandleader. His orchestra, Las Maravillas, included [[Orestes Lopez]], originator of the Mambo craze with "[[Mambo (1938 song)| |
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Mambo]]".<ref>Joe Conzo, David A. Perez ''Mambo Diablo: My Journey With Tito Puente'' 2010 p 81 "Antonio Arcano was now the most popular Cuban orchestra. It was a charanga that included six violins, two cellos, a full percussion section (including a tumbadora or conga), giiiro (gourd), piano and the unadorned flute. With Arcano played the López brothers - Cachao, bass, and Orestes, cello, Jesus López (no relation), piano, and Ulpiano Diaz, piala or timbales. Every night this orchestra could be heard on radio playing the new style danzon mambo. ..."</ref> |
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After leaving La Maravilla del Siglo, a very popular charanga, Arcaño founded La Maravilla de Arcaño, later known as Arcaño y sus Maravillas. The band featured the López brothers, [[Cachao|Israel López "Cachao"]] and [[Orestes López]], composers and multi-instrumentalists that originated the [[danzón-mambo]], the direct precursor of the [[mambo (music)|mambo]], through compositions such as "[[Chanchullo|Rareza de Melitón]]", "Se va el matancero" and, above all, "[[Mambo (1938 song)|Mambo]]", the piece that lent its name to the genre.<ref name="Conzo">{{cite book|last1=Conzo|first1=Joe|last2=Pérez|first2=David A.|title=Mambo Diablo: My Journey With Tito Puente|date=2010|publisher=Authorhouse|location=Bloomington, IN|page=81|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F55pLMbAk8EC|isbn=9781452082813}}</ref><ref name="Acosta">{{cite book|last1=Acosta|first1=Leonardo|title=Otra visión de la música popular cubana|date=2006|publisher=La Iguana Ciega|location=[[Barranquilla]], [[Colombia]]|url=http://www.herencialatina.com/Cachao_Acosta/Cachao_Acosta.htm|language=Spanish|chapter=La realidad sobre la descarga}}</ref> Arcaño was posthumously inducted into the [[International Latin Music Hall of Fame]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite news|title=International Latin Music Hall of Fame Announces Year 2000 Inductees|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/international-latin-music-hall-of-fame-announces-year-2000-inductees-72842402.html|accessdate=31 October 2015|date=1 March 2000}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[José Fajardo (musician)|José Fajardo]] |
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*[[Enrique Jorrín]] |
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*[[Félix Reina]] |
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==References== |
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| NAME = Arcaño, Antonio |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Cuban musician |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 29 December 1911 |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 1994 |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Arcano, Antonio}} |
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[[Category:Cuban bandleaders]] |
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[[Category:Cuban flautists]] |
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[[Category:Cuban charanga musicians]] |
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[[Category:Danzón musicians]] |
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[[Category:1911 births]] |
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Latest revision as of 10:13, 6 June 2023
Antonio Arcaño | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Antonio Arcaño Betancourt |
Born | Havana, Cuba | 29 December 1911
Died | 1994 (aged 82–83) |
Genres | Danzón |
Occupation(s) |
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Instrument(s) | Flute |
Antonio Arcaño Betancourt (Atarés, Havana 29 December 1911 – 1994) was a Cuban flautist, bandleader and founder of Arcaño y sus Maravillas, one of Cuba's most successful charangas. He retired from playing in 1945, but continued as director of the group until its dissolution in 1958.[1][2] Despite his early retirement due to health problems, he is considered one of the most influential flautists in Cuba.[3]
After leaving La Maravilla del Siglo, a very popular charanga, Arcaño founded La Maravilla de Arcaño, later known as Arcaño y sus Maravillas. The band featured the López brothers, Israel López "Cachao" and Orestes López, composers and multi-instrumentalists that originated the danzón-mambo, the direct precursor of the mambo, through compositions such as "Rareza de Melitón", "Se va el matancero" and, above all, "Mambo", the piece that lent its name to the genre.[4][5] Arcaño was posthumously inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame in 2000.[6]
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References[edit]
- ^ Miller, Sue (2013). Cuban Flute Style: Interpretation and Improvisation. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 71. ISBN 9780810884427.
- ^ Díaz Ayala, Cristóbal (Fall 2013). "Orquesta Maravilla de Arcaño" (PDF). Encyclopedic Discography of Cuban Music 1925-1960. Florida International University Libraries. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ Orovio, Helio (2004). Cuban Music from A to Z. Bath, UK: Tumi Music. p. 17. ISBN 9780822385219.
- ^ Conzo, Joe; Pérez, David A. (2010). Mambo Diablo: My Journey With Tito Puente. Bloomington, IN: Authorhouse. p. 81. ISBN 9781452082813.
- ^ Acosta, Leonardo (2006). "La realidad sobre la descarga". Otra visión de la música popular cubana (in Spanish). Barranquilla, Colombia: La Iguana Ciega.
- ^ "International Latin Music Hall of Fame Announces Year 2000 Inductees". 1 March 2000. Retrieved 31 October 2015.