Emilio Sierra
Emilio Sierra | |
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| Born | Emilio Sierra Baquero 15 September 1891 Fusagasugá, Colombia |
| Died | 8 March 1957 (aged 65) Cali, Colombia |
Emilio Sierra Baquero[a] (15 September 1891 – 8 March 1957) was a Colombian musician and composer. Along with Milcíades Garavito Wheeler he is credited with inventing the Colombian musical genre of rumba criolla.
Biography
[edit]Emilio Sierra Baquero was born on 15 September 1891 in Fusagasugá, in the Colombian department of Cundinamarca, to Teodomilda Baquero and Vicente Sierra.[1] As a child he learned to play guitar, tiple, and harmonium.[1][2] Beginning in 1906, Sierra directed his local choir in Fusagasugá. He then moved to Bogotá and directed choirs in various towns around the city, including Chía, Chipaque, Zipaquirá, and Girardot.[1] In November 1921 Sierra married María Espinel Sabogal, with whom he had three children.[1]
Sierra returned to Bogotá in 1935, and lived there for the next decade. During that time he studied at the National Conservatory, led his own orchestra, and alongside Milcíades Garavito Wheeler is credited with inventing the rumba criolla.[3] Sierra performed his composition "Vivan los novios" on Radio Santa Fe in 1938, the year it started operating.[3] He recorded two songs with Matilde Díaz and her sister Elvira.[3] In 1945 he left Bogotá, and undertook a national musical tour.[1] He ended up living in Tuluá, where he taught at the Colegio del Pacífico.[1] In 1946 Sierra was a founder of SAYCO, the Colombian copyright collective, and he served as the first president.[2]
Musical style and compositions
[edit]Sierra composed over 120 songs.[3] He is known for being one of the first composers of rumba criolla, and his notable compositions in the genre include "Vivan los novios", "Trago a los músicos", and "A juerguiar tocan".[3] Sierra also composed in the styles of bambuco, pasillo, porro, and bolero.[1]
Several of Sierra's compositions were given lyrics by Luis Eduardo Castillo, Rafael Almanza, and José Joaquín Jiménez. He also wrote some lyrics himself, for example to the song "Mojicón".[3]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ In this name that follows Hispanic American naming customs, the first or paternal surname is Sierra and the second or maternal family name is Baquero.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 José I. Pinilla Aguilar (2005). "Sierra Baquero Emilio". Cultores de la Música Colombiana (in Spanish) (2nd ed.). pp. 670–671. ISBN 958-33-7841-0.
- 1 2 Luis Carlos Rodríguez (2002). "Sierra Baquero, Emilio". In Emilio Casares Rodicio (ed.). Diccionario de la Música Española e Hispanoamericana (in Spanish). Vol. 9: Rábago – Sorgin. Sociedad General de Autores y Editores. p. 1002. ISBN 84-8048-312-1.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Emilio Sierra: 130 años del padre de la rumba criolla" [130 years of the father of rumba criolla], Radio Nacional de Colombia (in Spanish), 12 September 2021, retrieved 21 September 2026
External links
[edit]- Emilio Sierra discography at Discogs