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José Capmany | |
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| Born | 15 July 1961 |
| Origin | Costa Rica |
| Died | 13 October 2001 (aged 40) |
| Genres | Rock, Folk rock |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, guitarist |
José Capmany (15 July 1961 – 13 October 2001) was a Costa Rican songwriter and guitarist. Along with Enrique Ramírez, he was a founder of the band Café con Leche, a rock band in Costa Rica in the late 1980s. His latest release Canciones Cotidianas included a compilation of his work. Songs like "El Barco", "La Historia Salvaje" (which contains a sample of Gloria from Them but with more hard rock and in the lyrics the complete lyric from the popular children's song "Los Pollitos" combined with the chorus). "La Modelo" and "Mamá y Papá" are considered folk rock music in Costa Rica. He died in a car accident on October 13, 2001.[1][2][3]
Capmany is widely recognized as the most important rock musician and a cornerstone in Costa Rican rock development.[4] Many musicians have said they found him a source of inspiration, and most of his songs have been sung by other people as a form of tribute.
Sony Music released an album of Capmany's music after his death. Volando alto/La historia salvaje is a double disc, one with his old hits and other with unreleased songs that were completed by his bandmates.
In 2023, his son Pedro Capmany used AI technology to recreate his late father's voice for a duet. He recorded the track Volveré (I Will Be Back), incorporating a sample from his father’s song La Bella Durmiente.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ La Nación. "10 años de ausencia... y el legado vive" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ↑ Rumble in the Jungle: The Soul of Indigenous Music in the Americas 075754293X Chas Smith - 2007 - In the late 1980s some local artists and bands became famous for having their own style and original material, such as Jose Capmany, Cafe con Leche and Inconsciente Colectivo; some of them had fans from outside of Costa Rica, like Editus, a Grammy-winning contemporary jazz ensemble. At around that time a popular ...
- ↑ La canción infantil en la educación infantil y primaria: 8478000348 Elena BLANCO RIVAS - 2013 JOSÉ CAPMANY José Capmany fue un cantante de rock de origen costarricense, conocido como el padre del rock en Costa Rica debido a que allí, fue uno de los pioneros de la música rock. En el vídeo en el que escuchamos la melodía interpretada con acompañamiento instrumental por este autor, ...
- ↑ "H.E.L.P. / Hormigas en la pared". Archived from the original on 2006-04-19. Retrieved 2006-04-03.
- ↑ Stassen, Murray (2023-08-16). "AI a threat to music? Try telling that to this artist from Costa Rica – who's just recreated his late father's voice on a new track". Music Business Worldwide. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
External links
[edit]- HELP / Hormigas en la pared "Capmany represented what is original and authentic, the pioneer... the Father of National Rock"
- 20 Years of National Rock
- Jose Capmany's Discography available for Digital Download
- Cafe con Leche's Discography available for Digital Download
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