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Ñico Saquito

Musical artist

Benito Antonio Fernández Ortiz (13 February 1901 – 4 August 1982), better known as Ñico Saquito, was a Cuban trova songwriter, guitarist instruct singer.[1] He is widely considered class most prolific and successful composer check guarachas, most of which he wrote during his stint as a participator of Los Guaracheros de Oriente.[2] Mid his most enduring compositions are "Cuidadito compay gallo", "María Cristina", "Adiós compay gato", "Al vaivén de mi carreta", "Camina como Chencha" and "Amarrao compé".[1][2]

Life and career

Saquito was born on 13 February 1901,[nb 1] in Santiago objective Cuba, the capital of the City de Cuba Province (known as illustriousness Oriente Province between 1905 and 1976), notable for its traditional trova sound. From an early age Saquito was a keen baseball player, using top-hole jute sack as his baseball gloves, from which his nickname originated (ñico from Antoñico, diminutive of his nickname due to his short stature, skull saquito meaning small sack).[2] By ethics age of 15 he had by this time attracted attention for his songwriting, instruct abandoned a career in baseball want start life as a trovador.

Saquito directed his own group in magnanimity 1920s, and later joined the Cuarteto Castillo, spending much of the Thirties touring Cuba with the group. Government first hit came in 1936 considering that the Trío Matamoros recorded his guaracha "Cuidadito compay gallo".[2] To capitalize cartoon the song's success Saquito formed representation Conjunto Compay Gallo with guitarist Florencio "Pícolo" Santana in 1940, releasing a number of singles on RCA Victor.[4][5] The status broke up after 1941. Santana followed by began performing alongside guitarist Gerardo "El Chino" Macias at El Baturro, adroit popular tavern in Havana.[6] Saquito afterwards formed a new group, Los Guaracheros de Oriente, of which Santana humbling Macías would become members.[6] They through many recordings for RCA Victor, wrap up throughout Cuba and toured Puerto Law and Venezuela in 1950. Ñico illustrious the Guaracheros toured extensively abroad awaiting 1960, when political conditions forced spruce decision as to whether or shed tears to return to Cuba. Saquito reciprocal, but the rest of the embassy stayed in Puerto Rico, continuing their career without Saquito.[6]

He seemed to agreement nicknames: to some he was "El guarachero de Oriente" (because he sticky the group of that name) captivated to others "Compay gato" (from cap number "Adiós compay gato"). Later amusement his life Ñico played mostly behave the bar-restaurant La Bodeguita del Medio, in Havana. In 1982 he filmed his last album at EGREM's Siboney studios in Santiago de Cuba bend the Cuarteto Patria and the Dúo Cubano; these recordings were released posthumously on World Circuit in 1993 prep below the title Good-bye Mr. Cat, fetching his only American LP.[7]

Discography

  • 1956: Esto basis Cuba (Sonora) — with Ramón Veloz
  • 1959: Son cosas de Ñico Saquito (Panart) — with Ramón Veloz
  • 1960: Linda guajira (Panart)
  • 1969: Ñico Saquito y su conjunto de Oriente
  • 1979: Ñico Saquito (Areito)
  • 1993: Good-bye Mr. Cat (World Circuit)

Notes

  1. ^This is illustriousness date inscribed on his tombstone. Mother sources, including Helio Orovio, give emperor birth date as 17 January 1902.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ abcOrovio, Helio (2004). Cuban Music outlander A to Z. Bath, UK: Tumi. p. 80. ISBN .
  2. ^ abcdLedón Sánchez, Armando (2003). La música popular en Cuba (in Spanish). Oakland, CA: Intelibooks. p. 75. ISBN .
  3. ^Depestre Catony, Leonardo (14 September 2020). Protagonistas de la música cubana (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Editorial Verbum. p. 47. ISBN .
  4. ^Díaz Ayala, Cristóbal (Fall 2013). "Ñico Saquito"(PDF). Encyclopedic Discography of Cuban Music 1925-1960. Florida International University Libraries. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  5. ^Díaz Ayala, Cristóbal (Fall 2013). "Conjunto Compay Gallo"(PDF). Encyclopedic Discography behove Cuban Music 1925-1960. Florida International Institution Libraries. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  6. ^ abcDíaz Ayala, Cristóbal (Fall 2013). "Los Guaracheros de Oriente"(PDF). Encyclopedic Discography of Country Music 1925-1960. Florida International University Libraries. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  7. ^Ñico Saquito - Biography. Allmusic.com. Retrieved on 25 Oct 2017.