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Pacho Benavides | |
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| Born | Francisco Benavides Caro 1900 (13 June or 20 October) Vélez, Colombia |
| Died | 18 December 1971 (aged 71) Bogotá, Colombia |
Francisco Benavides Caro[a] (1900–1971), known as Pacho Benavides, was a Colombian tiplista and composer. He performed in several American and European countries, and is known for playing the tiple as a lead solo instrument, and for a tiple concert that he gave at the Teatro Colón in Bogotá.
Early life and music career
[edit]Pacho Benavides was born in 1900 in Vélez, in the Colombian department of Santander, to Bethsabé Caro and Próspero Benavides.[1] Although 20 October 1900 is Benavides' widely reported date of birth,[1][2] musicologist José Pinilla Aguilar received a letter from the Diocese of Socorro y San Gil stating that he was born on 13 June 1900, and baptised on 20 October.[3] As a child, Benavides learned to play tiple and bandola.[1] He attended school at the Colegio del Centenario in Vélez, and later attended the Colegio Universitario de Vélez.[1]
In 1933 Benavides met José A. Morales, and they went on to record together in the 1950s, and accompanied singer Luis Macía González on a trip to Caracas.[1] Also in the 1950s, Benavides recorded the album Canta el tiple for record label Sonolux, accompanied by Edilberto Quiroga on guitar and Aristarco Gómez on second tiple.[1] Benavides performed in several countries in the Americas, and in 1955 on the advice of Mario Moreno he travelled to Spain, where he lived for 3–5 years.[3][1] While in Europe, Benavides performed in countries including Italy, Germany, and England.[1] Benavides was briefly a member of the trio Alma Nacional alongside Leoncio Herrera and Felipe Durán.[1]
In 1962, Benavides' hometown Vélez gave him the Order of the Guabina and the Tiple, an award created in his honour.[3][1] In the late 1960s[b] Benavides gave a tiple concert at the Teatro Colón in Bogotá which brought him "national recognition".[2]: 355 Pinilla Aguilar described the concert as a "historical occasion for Colombian popular music.[3]: 115
The award for the best tiplista at the Mono Núñez Andean Music Festival is named after Benavides.[1]
Personal life and death
[edit]Benavides was married to Aurora Sarmiento in November 1924 in Suaita. They had two sons.[3] He died on 18 December 1971 in Bogotá.[3]
Musical style and compositions
[edit]Benavides is particularly known as a tiple player, which he played as a solo instrument, rather than as an accompaniment as was traditional.[1] He composed in various genres including guabina, torbellino, bambuco, and pasillo.[2][4] His notable compositions include "Tatica", "Veleñita", and "Lejana juventud".[2]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Pacho Benavides: 125 años del Mago del Tiple" [125 years of the magician of the tiple], Radio Nacional de Colombia (in Spanish), 19 October 2025, retrieved 24 September 2026
- 1 2 3 4 5 Benjamín Yépez (1999). "Benavides, Francisco [Pacho]". In Emilio Casares Rodicio (ed.). Diccionario de la Música Española e Hispanoamericana (in Spanish). Vol. 2: Baa – Cancio. Sociedad General de Autores y Editores. p. 355. ISBN 84-8048-305-9.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 José I. Pinilla Aguilar (2005). "Benavides Caro Francisco". Cultores de la Música Colombiana (in Spanish) (2nd ed.). pp. 114–116. ISBN 958-33-7841-0.
- ↑ Egon Ludwig (2001). "Benavides Caro, Francisco". Música Latinoamericana (in German). Berlin: Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Verlag. pp. 80–81. ISBN 3-89602-282-2.
External links
[edit]- Pacho Benavides discography at Discogs