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| Género(s) | Bullerengue, Chalupa | |
| Discográfica(s) | NONAME PRODUCCIONES | |
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| Sitio web | magindiaz.com | |
Magín Díaz García (30 de diciembre de 1922)[1] is a Colombian musician and composer. He is best known for being the uncredited writer of "Rosa, que linda eres".[1]
Biography
editarDíaz was born on 30 December 1922, to Domingo Díaz and Felipa García. Both of his parents were singers; his mother was a well known Bullerengue singer in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Born into poverty, he along with other children worked the land, planting rice, beans and yucca to feed the family. As such, he did not go to school, and thus, cannot read or write. Early on in his life, it was clear that he was musically talented, and was described as a child prodigy. Aged nine, he sang, wrote, and was able to play all kinds of instruments, including the drums, maracas, and guacharaca.[2]
In his teenage years, he worked on a plantation as a sugar cutter. He was enamoured with the Caucasian plantation owner's daughter, Rosa, and aged fifteen, wrote "Rosa, que linda eres" (English: Rosa, how beautiful you are). Their budding romance was taboo, and could never have happened during that time, so the song was seen as just a melody sung by a humble farmer. As the song was not written down or recorded in a studio, it gained popularity along the coast, and other musicians picked it up.[1] He was also known to have written other folk songs such as "Por el Norte Por el Sur", "Espíritu maligno" and "Me amarás" in the 1930s and 1940s.[3] In the 1940s, Díaz then moved to Venezuela as part of the tropical band Billos Caracas Boys, where he performed alongside Cheo García. However, homesickness and caring for his ailing mother meant he moved back to his hometown, Gamero, a small village near San Basilio de Palenque.[2]
In the 1970s, Díaz returned to Venezuela, to work on a construction site in Caracas. A relative of the Díaz García family, Irene Martínez, went to Medellín to meet with a lawyer to establish legal protection for the song. Díaz could not be traced, and so Martínez was credited as the songwriter. The song was covered multiple times, most notably by Carlos Vives who recorded the song for his Latin Grammy award winning album La Tierra del Olvido. NoName Productions, led by Daniel Bustos, have been campaigning to name Díaz as the correct songwriter of "Rosa".[1]
His first solo album Orisha de la Rosa will be released in 2017, with many artists such as Vives and Celso Piña collaborating on the project.[3] The album will be produced by NOMAME PRODUCCIONES, and a behind-the-scenes documentary will also be released the same year.[4]
Discography
editar- Orisha de la Rosa (2017)
References
editar- ↑ a b c d Emblin, Richard (28 August 2015). «Magín and his ‘Rosa’». The City Paper. Consultado el 7 December 2016.
- ↑ a b «Magin Diaz & Sexteto Gamero». Tropical Bass. 13 November 2015. Consultado el 7 December 2016.
- ↑ a b Simón, Yara (1 December 2016). «This 94-Year-Old Wrote Some of Colombia’s Most Iconic Songs, But Was Never Credited Until Now». Remezcla. Consultado el 7 December 2016.
- ↑ Cifuentes, Jenny (21 February 2016). «'El Orisha de la Rosa', el disco del legendario Magín Díaz» (en spanish). Shock. Consultado el 7 December 2016.
External links
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[[Category:Colombian musicians]