Carlos Canaveris

Carlos Canaveris (1858 – c. 1910) known as "el pardo" was an Argentine musician.[1] He integrated several Tango musical ensembles, including the trio formed with Ernesto Ponzio and José Fuster.[2]

Carlos Canaveris
Birth nameCarlos Alberto Canaveris Gaytan
Also known as"El pardo"
Born5 February 1858
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Diedc. 1910
La Plata, Argentina
GenresTango
Occupation(s)Instrumentalist
InstrumentsGuitar
Years active1881-1900s

Biography
Carlos Canaveri Sosa

He was born in Buenos Aires, the son of Carlos Canaveris Rabelo and Celestina Gaytan Luna, belonging to a Creole family mostly of Spanish-Portuguese ancestry.[3] He studied guitar with Juan Alais, Gaspar Sagreras,[4] and Antonio Rubira, three outstanding guitar teachers of the nineteenth century.[5]

He was one of the first professional guitarists in Buenos Aires,[6] and together with Sebastián Ramos Mejía, and Leopoldo Thompson, were known for integrating the first tango ensembles in the Río de la Plata, called like La Guardia Vieja.[7]

At the beginning of his musical career, Canaveris had integrated the first tango orchestra of Buenos Aires, directed by the bandoneonist Antonio Chiappe.[8]

In 1883 Canaveris formed a trio with the guitarist Eusebio Azpiazú, and the violinist Francisco Ramos.[9] Between 1904 and 1907, he integrated a trio with the violinist Ernesto Ponzio and José Dionisio Fuster, on flute.

Although Carlos Canaveris was known by the name of "el pardo", this musician was not of African roots. His father, Carlos Canaveri Ravelo, a farmer of Veinticinco de Mayo, served in the Argentine Army as lieutenant in the Guardia Nacional of the Buenos Aires Province in 1858.[10]

Carlos Canaveris belonged to a family of musicians. His son Carlos Canaveri Sosa was a renowned guitarist who performed on Radio París of Buenos Aires,[11] and his sister, Isabel Canaveri composed the "Cardo Azul", poem recorded by Carlos Gardel and José Razzano for the Odeon Records in 1913.[12]

References
  1. El Buenos Aires de Angel G. Villoldo, 1860 ... 1919, Enrique Horacio Puccia, 1976
  2. Formaciones de Ernesto Ponzio, Todotango
  3. Bautismos 1850–1860, Nuestra Señora de la Piedad
  4. Club de Tango, Issues 13–27, Club de Tango, 1995, 1995
  5. Enciclopedia de la guitarra, Volume 1, Francisco Herrera, 2004, ISBN 9788495026798
  6. El tango y su rebeldía, Continental Service, 1965, 1965
  7. Latitudes africanas del tango, Néstor R. Ortiz Oderigo, Norberto Pablo Cirio, 2009, ISBN 9789871172535
  8. Desmemoria, Issues 6–9, 1895, 1995
  9. La Historia del Tango: La guardia vieja, Corregidor, 1977, 1977
  10. Registro nacional de la República argentina 1857/1862. República argentina.
  11. Radiotelefonía, Caras y Caretas
  12. Revista Universidad de América, Editorial Universidad de América, 1989
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.