Romeo Gavioli

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Romeo Alfredo Gavioli (born February 5, 1913 in Montevideo , Uruguay ; † April 17, 1957 ibid) was a Uruguayan musician and singer of tango and candombe , as well as Orquesta Típica conductor.

Life

Born in the Montevidean Barrio La Unión as the son of Alfredo Gaviolis and María Frachias, he grew up with his siblings Julieta, Liria and Rolando in the La Comercial district . He received violin lessons from Américo Pioli . From 1926 he was part of the group Los Tres Bemoles , in which he played the violin together with Mario Orrico (also violin) and Guillermo Aguirre (drums) in the Café Suizo in Minas and in various places in Montevideo. From 1929 on he played in Juan Bauer's Orquesta Típica . In 1931 he joined the Héctor Gentiles tango orchestra , with whom he made his debut in Tupi-Nambá . Now Gavioli's vocal parts increased, violin playing faded more and more into the background. At that time the orchestra consisted of the pianist Lalo Etchegoncelay , double bass player Pedro Terrón , the bandoneon players Héctor Gentile and Isidoro Pellejero, as well as Gavioli on the violin, Emilio Pellejero . In 1932 La Típica de la Guardia Vieja was founded , which finally took part in the tango competition in the Electric Palace cinema with some success . In 1933 Gavioli went to Buenos Aires with Etchegoncelay and double bass player Panchito Pons . There the trio appeared repeatedly on radio broadcasts. Gavioli also worked with Gentile's orchestra at the theater in the play Ya tiene comisario el pueblo . After he returned to his hometown, he formed the trio Los Carve with Etchegoncelay and the singer Freddy . The success was also in this composition and so the way of the three led again to the south bank of the Río de la Plata in the Argentine capital, where they performed under the name Los Dandys . In 1939 Gavioli joined Edgardo Donato's Orquesta Típica. At that time Gavioli was using the stage name Romeo Gavio . In 1943 the combo broke up and Gavioli returned to Montevideo. From then on, Gavioli was active both as a singer, director and composer. He teamed up with his bandoneon-playing brother Rolando and pianist José Kaplán , the two violinists Antonio Licans and David Dullman , double bass player Rubén Tovía and the three other bandoneonists Antonio Blanco , Juan Blanco and José Mateo . At the age of 44, Gavioli took his own life as a result of depression by driving his car into the Montevideo docks.

Discography

  • Melodía gitana / Baile de los morenos (Sondor 5050)
  • El escobero / Montevideo dolorido (Sondor 5119)
  • Abuelito Blanco / Bulevar de Paris (Sondor 5215, 1949)
  • Piel morena / 15 años (Sondor 50014)
  • Candomebes (Sondor 33023)
  • El creador de melodías (Sondor 33067)
  • Vals de los "15 años" (Sondor 33146. 1973)
  • Lo mejor de Romeo Gavioli (Sondor 4.892-2, 1996)

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personal data
SURNAME Gavioli, Romeo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gavioli, Romeo Alfredo (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Uruguayan architect and musician
DATE OF BIRTH February 5, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Montevideo , Uruguay
DATE OF DEATH April 17, 1957
Place of death Montevideo , Uruguay