Ernesto Cavour Aramayo (9 April 1940 – 7 August 2022) was a Bolivian singer, musician, inventor of musical instruments, and author of Bolivian music teaching books. He was a founding member of the group Los Jairas.[1]
Ernesto Cavour | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ernesto Cavour Aramayo |
| Born | 9 April 1940 La Paz, Bolivia |
| Died | 7 August 2022 (aged 82) |
| Genres | Folk, nueva canción, Andean music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, musician, inventor of musical instruments |
| Instrument | Charango |
| Years active | 1957–2022 |
| Labels | Polydor Records |
| Website | ernestocavour |
El ABC del charango
by Ernesto Cavour.
by Ernesto Cavour.
In 1962, Cavour founded the Museo del charango in La Paz, which ultimately became the Museo de Instrumentos Musicales de Bolivia. The museum contains 2000 musical instruments, both Bolivian and international, including some of Cavour's creation. The Museum also includes the Teatro del Charango, a performance space where Cavour himself regularly performed.[2]
In 2013, he received the Order of the Condor of the Andes.[3]
He died on 7 August 2022, at the age of 82.[4]
References
edit- ^ Rios, Fernando. "Cavour, Ernesto (1940–)". encyclopedia.com. Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ Cavour, Kantuta. "Museo de instrumentos musicales de Bolivia". museodata.com. Museodata. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Soruco, Jorge (31 October 2013). "El músico Cavour recibe el Cóndor de los Andes". La Razón. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "Falleció el Maestro del Charango Ernesto Cavour Aramayo". Opinión Bolivia (in Spanish). 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
Further reading
edit- Broughton, Simon; Ellington, Mark; Trillo, Richard; Duane, Orla; McConnachie, James; Dowell, Vanessa, eds. (1999). World music: Latin & North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific. London: Rough Guides. ISBN 9781858286365.
- Céspedes, Gilka Wara (1984). "New Currents in "Música Folklórica" in La Paz, Bolivia". Latin American Music Review / Revista de Música Latinoamericana. 5 (2): 217–242. doi:10.2307/780073. ISSN 0163-0350. JSTOR 780073.
- Rios, Fernando (1 October 2014). ""They're Stealing Our Music": The Argentinísima Controversy, National Culture Boundaries, and the Rise of a Bolivian Nationalist Discourse". Latin American Music Review. 35 (2): 197–227. doi:10.7560/LAMR35202. ISSN 0163-0350.
External links
edit- Ernesto Cavour discography at Discogs
- Ernesto Cavour at IMDb