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Oscar Alemán
Oscar Marcelo Alemán (20 February 1909 – 14 October 1980) was an Argentine jazz multi instrumentalist, guitarist, singer, and dancer. Career Alemán was born in Machagai, Chaco Province, in northern Argentina. He was the fourth child of seven born to pianist Marcela Pereira, a native Argentine, and Jorge Alemán Morales, of Uruguayan descent, who played guitar in a folk quartet with his children Carlos, Juan, and Jorgelina. At the age of six, Alemán joined the family ensemble, the Moreira Sextet, and played the cavaquinho, a chordophone related to the ukulele, before taking up the guitar.Bob Brozman, ''The History & Artistry of National Resonator Instruments'', Centerstream Publishing, 1993, The group travelled to Buenos Aires to perform at the Parque Japonés, Nuevo Theater, and at the Estadio Luna Park, Luna Park. Later they toured in Brazil. Alemán was orphaned at age of ten when his mother died and his father committed suicide. He sustained himself by working sporadica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machagai
Machagai () is a city in Chaco Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Veinticinco de Mayo Department, Chaco, Veinticinco de Mayo Department. Toponimy In the Qom language ''"Machagai"'' means ''"lowland"'', referring to its geographical features as a slope near rivers like the Bermejo River, Bermejo and Paraná River, Paraná. History Native Argentines like the Qom people used to wander through the area, giving the place its name. After the end of the Argentine Civil War, the government turned its attention to scarcely populated regions of the country like Patagonia and Chaco Province, Chaco and started to promote the arrival of immigrants to populate and strengthen them. The province of Chaco was one of the most transformed by this wave of immigration. In 1909 the first Serbian immigrants from the Austro-Hungarian Empire came to Machagai and founded their agricultural colonies, in 1921 by State decree it was promoted to the category of town. Until the mid-20th centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |