Rafa Galindo
Rafael Ernesto Galindo Oramas ( Rafa Galindo ; born October 24, 1921 in La Victoria , † May 25, 2010 in Caracas ), known as El trovador de la radio , was a Venezuelan singer.
Galindo began his musical career in 1936 and had initial success with songs by Aldemaro Romero , Billo Frómeta , Chucho Sanoja , Ángel Briceño , Guillermo Castillo Bustamante and Renato Capriles . He became a member of the Trío Antillano and a little later of the Orquesta de los Hermanos Rivas . At eighteen he joined the Orquesta Venezuelan Boys , and seven years later he received a contract from the Billo Caracas Boys , with whom he worked until 1946.
He then performed in Colombia at the La Reina nightclub and for a short time in Panama, and on his return to Venezuela he joined the orchestra of Luis Alfonzo Larrain . He also worked with musicians such as Graciela Naranjo and Manolo Monterrey . He then returned to Billo Frómeta and founded the Sans Souci Orchestra with Víctor Pérez in 1960 . In 1963 Renato Capriles brought him to his orchestra Los Melódicos , where he performed with Emilita Dago , Rafa Pérez and Manolo Monterrey.
In 1964 the Los Melódicos Orchestra released an album with arrangements by Gilberto Martínez and Stelio Bosch Cabrujas for the twenty-fifth anniversary of Galindo and Monterrey . He later toured Venezuela for eight years with Pérez and a seven-man dance orchestra. Then he participated in the founding of the La Tremenda orchestra with the Colombian singer Doris Salas . In the 1980s he took part as a soloist in several Bolero festivals.
Galindo played with appearances on the stations La voz de Philco , Radio Continente , Radio Caracas radio , Estudios Universo , Radio mía , La voz de la esfera and Radiodifusora Venezuela in programs such as La Caravana York , La Caravana Camel , Variedades Esso and La Canción Palmolive played a significant role in the history of Venezuelan radio as El trovador de la radio .
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- Fundación José Guillermo Carillo: Rafa Galindo
- La Hemeroteca De Luis Rondon: Rafa Galindo: El Trovador de la Radio (1921-2010)
- salsa4you: Rafa Galindo: "El Trovador de la Radio"
- Rafa Galindo at Discogs (English)
- Rafa Galindo on MusicBrainz (English)
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SURNAME | Galindo, Rafa |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Galindo Oramas, Rafael Ernesto |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Venezuelan singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 24, 1921 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | La Victoria (Venezuela) |
DATE OF DEATH | May 25, 2010 |
Place of death | Caracas |