Cantar es lindo deleite
mucho mejor con guitarra,
quien le hace el quite a la farra
se va como por aceite.
Sin mañas y sin afeites
puede llegar la cantora,
cantarle a la buena aurora
como lo hace el chincolito
o cantarle al angelito
como la Virgen Señora.
A eso vengo mis señores,
a cantar cantos colmados
de versos tan delicados
como perfectos primores.
Aquí mostrarán dolores,
allá pedirán mudanzas
llenas de fe y esperanzas
de nuestros amargos males.
Fatal entre los fatales
yo seguiré estas andanzas.
Empezaré del comienzo
sin perder ningún detalle,
espero que no me falle
lo que contarles yo pienso.
A lo mejor no convenzo
con mi pobre inspiración.
Se larga la descripción
sin coilas y sin engaños
reculando algunos años
y mudando al caserón.
Ya están sonando instrumentos
y diré con gran estilo
señores demen permiso
aquí presento a mi abuelo:
José Calixto su nombre
fue bastante respetao
amistoso y bien letrao
su talento les asombre.
Mas le aumenté su renombre
al decidir muy en breve
no más entre marte'y jueves
procura mostrar su honor
defendiendo el tricolor
del año setenta y nueve.
En la ciudad de Chillán
vivía en un caserón
dueño de una población
de gran popularidad.
Pa'mayor autoridad
manda a su hijo a la escuela
y a petición de mi abuela
le va a enseñar a solfear
para una orquesta formar
de arpa, violín y vihuela.
Ya ven mi abuelo José
con la música en la mente
y quién hubo más prudente
como mi otro abuelo fue:
Mi abuelo por parte'e maire
era inquilino mayor
capataz y cuidaor
poco menos que del aire.
El rico con su donaire
lo tenía de obligao
caballerizo montao
de viñatero y rondín,
podador en el jardín
y hortalicero forzao.
Al verlo a primera vista
parece mi lindo abuelo
algún arcángel del cielo
gemelo de un Juan Bautista.
Azules sus pupilitas,
dorada su cabellera,
montao en su yegua overa
no hay niña que no lo mire
ni vieja que no suspire
por detracito'e mi abuela.
Me pongo a pensar un rato
y mis taitas aparecen
ojalá aquí deletree
con claridez sus retratos:
Mi taita fue muy letrario
pa'profesor estudió
y a las escuelas llegó
a enseñar su diccionario.
Mi mamá como canario
nació en un campo florio
como zorzal entumio
creció entre la candelilla
conoció lo que es la trilla
la molienda, el amasijo.
Inti-Illimani (from inti and illimani) is an instrumental and vocal Latin American folk music ensemble from Chile. The group was formed in 1967 by a group of university students and it acquired widespread popularity in Chile for their song Venceremos (We shall win!) which became the anthem of the Popular Unity government of Salvador Allende. At the moment of the September 11, 1973 Chilean coup they were on tour in Europe and were unable to return to their country where their music was proscribed by the ruling military junta. In Europe their music took on a multifarious character, incorporating elements of European baroque and other traditional music forms to their rich and colourful Latin American rhythms - creating a distinctive fusion of modern world music. They are perhaps the best internationally known members of the nueva cancion movement. Their name means 'Sun of the Illimani' in Aymara. Illimani is the name of a mountain in the Bolivian Andes.
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New year is synonymous of news and in fact 2021 opened with a nice surprise. The American rock group, The Foo Fighters, founded in 1994 by Dave Grohl ex drummer of Nirvana, delight us with the release of a new single entitled "No son of Mine".
He was 69 and on Christmas Day, guitarist Tony Rice, Bluegrass legend, passed away. His label, Rounder Records, made the news with an official release on December 26th.
We still talk about music, but today we do it from a different point of view, taking a cue from a book, a photographic book called Ten Cities.
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