Carlos Puebla
Carlos Manuel Puebla , born the September 11th 1917 with Manzanillo (in the west of Santiago of Cuba) and deceased the July 12th 1989 with Havana, is a Compositeur Cuba in.
Biography
Wire of a modest family, he exerts during his youth various manual trades, but is interested quickly in the music, and more precisely in the Guitare. He learns how to play of the instrument as an autodidact, without professor.
He starts to compose during the years 1930, and then knows a certain popularity in his birthplace. He records his first songs in the years 1950 with his group Los Tradicionales , formed in 1953, and engages politically at the sides of Fidel Castro at the time of the revolution of 1959.
In 1961, it leaves in round in several countries the world with its musicians. Its music, like its political commitment, make its concerts a success. It is called then “the singer of the cuban Révolution” and many other world tours will follow. More than one ambassador of the cuban music, it is a cuban ambassador.
In 1965, the night following the speech where Fidel Castro évince Ernesto Guevara of the government, Puebla does not hold any more and composes what will become its larger masterpiece, Hasta Siempre, Ordering , true declaration of love and hope to the “Che”.
July 12th, 1989, he dies of the continuations of a long illness with Havana. Its ashes are transferred in the necropolis from its birthplace five years later. A plate indicates to it: “yo soy ésto that soy, simple a trovador which laid” (I am what I am, a simple troubadour who sings).
Work
Puebla starts with love songs, such Quiero hablar contigo , That yo , Te vieron idiot él which will become successes thereafter, or Cuenta conmigo , Quién lo iba has imaginar or Hay that to decir adiós , popularized by the duet Claro and Mario.
As of the beginning of the year 1950, he sings the difficult living conditions of his people and disputes the dictatorship of Batista with songs such as Plan of machete , Este be semi pueblo or Pobre of semi Cuba . Its words are serious and direct.
The revolution of 1959 inspires to him by new songs like Y of eso llegó Fidel , Reformed It Agraria , Duro idiot él , Ya ganamos the pelea or Its of the alfabetización .
Its more famous song, Hasta siempre, ordering , was taken again and translated by tens of artists of share the world, and in particular in France, by Nathalie Cardone and the collective Motivé-e-s (Zebda).
Its work counts more than 1000 compositions.
External bonds
Song (mp3) of Carlos Puebla devoted to Che Guevara
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