Jaime Torres (musician)
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![]() Jaime Torres, 2014. | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Jaime Torres |
Born | 21 September 1938 San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina |
Died | 24 December 2018 | (aged 80)
Genres | Folklore, classic |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
Instrument(s) | Charango |
Years active | 1948–2018 |
Website | jaimetorres |
Jaime Torres (21 September 1938 – 24 December 2018) was an Argentine musician, son of Bolivian immigrants and a world-renowned interpreter of charango. He was disciple of Mauro Núñez, a Bolivian musician and luthier that built his first musical instruments.
Biography
In 1974, the performer, along with his band, participated in the opening show of the World Cup soccer in Germany. A year later, Jaime Torres organized a local meeting of instrumentalists, repeating the same experience with children in 1980. In 1988 the musician composed the music for the film "La deuda interna",[1] that was nominated for an Oscar.[2]
In 1964 he participated in the recording of the Misa Criolla with Ariel Ramírez, and in 1965 he made his first European tour.
Discography
- 1964: Virtuosismo en charango, Philips 82075
- 1967: Aplausos para un charango, Philips 82162
- 1968: Taquirari
- 1969: Norte arriba
- 1979: De antiguas razas
- 1993: Chaypi, con Eduardo Lagos, Philips / Polygram 518 744-2
- 2007: Charango, Sonkko, America
- 2007: Electroplano
- 2008: Altiplano
References
- ^ http://www.cine.ar/catalogo_peliculas_ampliado.php?id=8009&m=F Archived 21 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Cine .ar.
- ^ La deuda interna.
External links
- Jaime Torres' official website.
- La Nación, Buenos Aires (in Spanish)
- Birth of the charango (1973) with Ariel Ramirez, for the film Argentinísima on YouTube
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