Aniceto Molina Aguirre (17 April 1939 – 30 March 2015) was a Colombian cumbia singer-songwriter and accordionist who began playing the instrument at the age of 12.[1][2] His career lasted for more than four decades. He was popular in Latin American countries.[3]
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| Birth name | Aniceto Molina Aguirre |
| Born | 17 April 1939 Montería, Colombia |
| Died | 30 March 2015 (aged 75) San Antonio, Texas, United States |
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Life
editMolina was born in El Campano, Córdoba, Colombia,[4] and lived in Mexico City, Mexico from 1973 to 1984.
In 1984, he moved to San Antonio, Texas.[5] Some of his most successful songs include "La Cumbia Sampuesana", "El Campanero", "La Gorra" and "La Burrita". Molina formed his group "Los Sabaneros" in 1979.[6]
Death
editAniceto Molina died on 30 March 2015 in San Antonio, Texas, at the age of 75,[7] due to a bacterial infection in his lungs. He had been hospitalized since February.[2]
Discography
edit- Cumpliendo un sueño (1960)
- Vol. 2 (1962)
- Para bailar (1964)
- Playas marinas (1966)
- El Salvador vallenato (1968)
- La laguna sabanera (1970)
- Cumbias con mariachi (1971)
- La bicicleta (1972)
- Josefina (1973)
- Tropicales (1974)
- Cumbias y más cumbias (1975)
- Inmortales (1976)
- Vallenato mexicano (1977)
- A solas con mi acordeón (1978)
- Brindemos por las mujeres (1979)
- 10 años tequila y cerveza (1980)
- El poeta del amor (1981)
- Vámonos de rumba (1982)
- Por ustedes (1983)
- Cumbia tropical (1984)
- Gracias México (1985)
- Los Sabaneros de Molina (1987)
- Puro vallenato (1989)
- Así es Colombia (1990)
- El rey de Colombia (1991)
- El rey de la cumbia (1992)
- Las mujeres de... (1993)
- Vallenato (1995)
- Texas ya baila... que chimba (1995)
- Mucha quebradita (1996)
- De Vallenato a Cumbia (1997)
- El Tigre Sabanero (1998)
- De parranda con... (1998)
- El burro moro (1999)
- Puro movimiento (2000)
- El cóndor legendario (2001)
- Embajador de la cumbia y vallenato clásico (2002)
- Aniceto Molina En Vivo (2002)
- Fiesta cumbiambera (2002)
- El Peluquero Salvatrucha (2002)
- Las 16 de Tony (2003)
- El Garrobero (2004)
- Vendí mi moto (2004)
- La Machaca (2004)
- Como siempre echando pa'lante (2004)
- Más sabroso que nunca (2005)
- México y Colombia (2006)
- Mi sombrero sabanero (2006)
- La trayectoria (2007)
- El Toro de tres palos (2008)
- Señor tabernero (2008)
- La Mariscada (2009)
- Sembrando café (2009)
- Ayer, Hoy y Mañana (Cuando el hombre llega a viejo) (2010)
- El machito (2013)
- Desde el Cielo (2015)
- Desde el Cielo Vol. 2 (2015)
- La Despedida (2015) -Sang by Edson Molina
References
edit- ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Biography: Aniceto Molina". Allmusic. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ a b Fallece Aniceto Molina tras una complicación pulmonar, La Prensa (Honduras), 30 March 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ Ramírez, Sigfredo (25 December 2012). "Las mil fiestas del Tigre Sabanero". La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ "Muere el músico colombiano Aniceto Molina, 'El Tigre Sabanero'" (in Spanish). CNN Mexico. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ Where his kids grew up and where his only son who plays and writes music Antonio Molina , and is where he’s takes over his dads legacy"A.R.C. Discos proudly announces the signing of Aniceto Molina to their roster of artists"[permanent dead link], hispanicbusiness.com, 10 December 2003; accessed 30 March 2015.
- ^ Burr, Ramiro (20 August 2004). "Entre cumbias y vallenatos". San Antonio Express-News. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ Famed Colombian Accordionist Aniceto Molina, “El Embajador de la Cumbia”, Has Passed Away, Sounds and Colours, 31 March 2015