Ángel Custodio Loyola
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Ángel Custodio Loyola (September 4, 1926 – September 24, 1985), was a
Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
n singer and composer, known as a pioneer in the
joropo The joropo is a musical style resembling the fandango, and an accompanying dance. It originated in Venezuela and is also present in the eastern Colombian plains. It has African, Native South American, and European influences. There are differe ...
genre. He wrote many popular songs, including "El Gavilán", "Tierra Negra", "Carnaval", "Sentimiento Llanero", "Catira Marmolereña", "Faenas Llaneras", and "Puerto Miranda". He is considered to have been one of the greatest exponents of ''llanera'' music.


Partial discography

*''Pasaje contramarcado'' (Discomoda DCM-119) *''Buenos Aires llaneros'' (Discomoda DCM-195) *''Sentimiento llanero'' (Discomoda DCM-246) *''Corrío Apureño'' (Discomoda DCM-256) *''El guachamarón'' (Discomoda DCM-287) *''Travesias de Mata Larga'' (Discomoda DCM-298) *''El tigre de Masaguarito'' (Discomoda DCM-414) *''Señores, Aquí está un llanero'' (Discomoda DCM-462) *''Ay! Catira Marmoleña'' (Discomoda DCM-623) *''Sentir Venezolano'' (Philips 40.097) *''El Indio Modesto Laya'' (Palacio LPS-66.386) *''El Guariqueño si sabe'' (Cachilapo LPC-017)


Compilations

*''El Disco de Oro de Ángel C. Loyola'' (Discomoda DCM-973) *''Ángel C. Loyola-El Carrao-Eneas Perdomo'' (Discomoda LP-TB 1402) *''Bravos del Canto Llanero'' (Discomoda DCM ER-20010) *''Clásicos llaneros de Ángel Custodio Loyola'' (Discomoda 601537) *''Loyola y El Carrao'' (Foca Records FD-43398673)


See also

*
Venezuelan music Several styles of the traditional music of Venezuela, such as salsa and merengue, are common to its Caribbean neighbors. Perhaps the most typical Venezuelan music is joropo, a rural form which originated in the llanos, or plains. Genres Jorop ...


References

* Casanares, Juan - ''Ángel Custodio Loyola : Todo el llano en la voz'' ( El Nacional, Caracas, September 7, 1980) * Hernández Camacho, Pedro - ''Al rescate de la música criolla'' (Elite Magazine, Caracas, June 19, 1969) * Medina, Vicente - ''Cosas de cantadores'' ( El Nacional, Caracas, May 28, 1977) * Vallejo, Raúl - ''Se despidió El Pajarillo. Custodio permanente de nuestra música'' ( El Nacional, September 25, 1985) * ''Enciclopedia de la Música en Venezuela'', (ed. Fundación Bigott () Caracas, Venezuela, 1998) *''Últimas Noticias'', July 17, 2009. “Punto Criollo” by Alfredo Cisneros


External links


International Jose Guillermo Carrillo FoundationSongs of Ángel C. Loyola at www.llanera.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Loyola, Angel Custodio 1926 births 1985 deaths People from Guárico Venezuelan composers Male composers Venezuelan folk singers 20th-century Venezuelan male singers 20th-century composers