Compay Segundo
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Compay Segundo (born November 18, 1907 in Siboney near Santiago de Cuba , † July 14, 2003 in Havana ; actually Máximo Francisco Repilado Múñoz ) was a Cuban musician .
Life
As a boy Segundo learned to play the guitar , bongos and clarinet . In 1934 he was hired by Ñico Saquito and performed in Havana. In 1948 he founded the Duo Los Compadres with Lorenzo Hierrezuelo and became famous within a few years. However, this fame was initially limited to Cuba. During his collaboration with Hierrezuelo he received his stage name Compay (from Spanish compadre ) Segundo (Spanish second ) because he sang the second voice in the duo.
In 1955 Segundo separated from Hierrezuelo in a dispute, worked for a cigar manufacturer and turned his back on music. It was not until 1970 that he began to make music again and played again on a seven-string guitar he had invented, the Armónico . In 1989 he traveled to the USA and introduced his new song, Chan Chan . Here a record company noticed him and signed him.
In 1997 the big breakthrough to the world-famous star came with the recording of the CD Buena Vista Social Club initiated by Ry Cooder . In 1999 Wim Wenders released the film Buena Vista Social Club , in which Segundo became the leading actor as a partner of Ry Cooder. The success was huge, and Segundo became a star at the age of 90. In Chan Chan's recording , Segundo also played the congas .
Segundo died on July 14, 2003 of complications from a kidney disease in Havana and was buried in the Cementerio Santa Ifigenia cemetery in Santiago de Cuba .
Discography
- 1942-1955
- Sentimiento guajiro
- Cantando en el llano
- Compay Segundo y Compay Primo
- Mi son oriental
- Los reyes del son
- Los compadres
- 1956-1995
- Balcon de Santiago
- Balcón de Santiago - Reedición
- Saludo, Compay
- 1996-2002
- Cien años de son
- Son del monte
- Buena Vista Social Club
- Antología (1997)
- Lo mejor de la vida
- Calle salud 1999
- Yo soy del norte
- Antología (2001)
- Las flores de la vida
- Duets (2002)
See also
literature
- Luis Lázaro: Compay Segundo: un sonero de leyenda. Fundación Author, Madrid 2000, ISBN 84-8048-332-6 .
- Lino Betancourt Molina: Siempre Compay. Editorial José Martí, Havana 2009, ISBN 978-959-09-0448-6 .
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Web links
- Compay Segundo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Works by and about Compay Segundo in the catalog of the German National Library
- Ina Rottscheidt: November 18, 1907 - birthday of the musician Compay Segundo WDR ZeitZeichen on November 18, 2012 (podcast)
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SURNAME | Segundo, Compay |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Repilado Múñoz, Máximo Francisco (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cuban musician |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 18, 1907 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Siboney near Santiago de Cuba |
DATE OF DEATH | July 14, 2003 |
Place of death | Havana |