Don Barreto
Emilio "Don" Barreto (* 1909 in Havana ; † May 22, 1997 in Paris ) was a Cuban guitarist, singer and band leader who was one of the pioneers of Cuban music in Paris.
Live and act
Barreto grew up in Havana in a family with a long musical tradition; first he learned the violin at the conservatory. In 1926 his father, a dentist and politician, emigrated to Spain with the family. From there, Don and his brothers, who were also musicians, moved to Paris in 1927. Here he switched - influenced by the ubiquitous jazz in the city - to the guitar and the banjo . He initially accompanied guest American musicians; In 1932 he founded his own orchestra, which had its first engagement in Melody's Bar . Barreto recorded a number of shellac records for Columbia and Decca in the following years , such asBeguin + Beguine (1932) or the song Tropical Magic ( Mack Gordon / Harry Warren ). In the following years, Don Barreto gave concerts in Parisian dance halls and cabarets such as Casino de Paris , Caprice Viennois and La Belle Epoque ; Arthur Briggs and Alix Combelle are temporarily members of his orchestra . In 1942, the entry of the United States into World War II interrupted his career and he was taken to an internment camp, the Royallieu concentration camp near Compiègne , by the German occupying forces . After the victory over National Socialism, he played the popular styles of Mambo and Cha-Cha-Cha with his orchestra ; in the 1950s he toured Europe. In 1992 he made a comeback appearance at Moloko in the Pigalle district, encouraged by the renewed interest in Cuban music. Barreto died in Paris at the age of 88.
literature
- Yannis Ruel: Les soirées Salsa à Paris . Paris, L'Harmattan, 2000, ISBN 2-7384-9314-9 .
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barreto, Don |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Barreto, Emilio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cuban musician and band leader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Havana |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 22, 1997 |
| Place of death | Paris |