Carlos Varela (musician)
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Carlos Varela (born April 11, 1963 in Havana , Cuba ) is a singer and songwriter of the Cuban music genre La Nueva Trova Cubana .
Varela joined the Nueva Trova movement in 1980 . Silvio Rodríguez , one of the founders of Nueva Trova , discovered him and took him on a tour to Spain . His first album Jalisco Park was also released in Spain. Varela's music in the new millennium is known for its open criticism of aspects of Fidel Castro's politics .
In June 2014, Carlos Varela received an honorary doctorate from Queen's University of Canada .
The song Una palabra ( "A Word") from the 2000 released album Nubes in 2001 in the commercial The Hire: Powder Keg and in 2004 in the film Man on Fire ( Man on Fire ) is used. From the same album comes the song Muros y puertas , which was covered by Jackson Browne on his album Standing in the Breach in 2014 .
Discography
- Jalisco Park (1989)
- Carlos Varela en vivo (1991)
- Monedas al aire (1992)
- Como los peces (1995)
- Nubes (2000)
- Siete (2003)
- Los hijos de Guillermo Tell. Vol. 1 (2005)
- No es el fin (2009)
- All His Greatest Hits (2010)
literature
- Karen Dubinsky, María Caridad Cumaná and Xenia Reloba (eds.): Habáname: La ciudad musical de Carlos Varela. Ediciones La Memoria, Havanna 2013, ISBN 978-959-7218-29-6 ( PDF version freely available online )
- Bladimir Zamora and Fidel Díaz: Trovadores de la herejía. Editora Abril, Havana 2012
documentary
- The Poet of Havana (2015), directed by Ron Chapman
Web links
- Carlos Varela's website
- Carlos Varela , presentation on the international platform for Cuban culture Havana Cultura
Individual evidence
- ↑ Recibe Carlos Varela Doctorado Honoris Causa de importante universidad canadiense. , Habáname - Notas de Carlos Varela, dated June 13, 2014
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Varela, Carlos |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cuban singer and songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Havana , Cuba |