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María Isabel Granda Larco (3 September 1920 – 8 March 1983), better known as Chabuca Granda, was a Peruvian singer and composer. She created and interpreted a vast number of Criollo waltzes with
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rhythms. Granda's "La flor de la canela", "José Antonio", "El Puente de los Suspiros", and "Fina estampa" helped the singer receive international recognition. She has influenced various Peruvian artists such as
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,
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and
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. In 2017, her work was declared a ''Cultural Heritage of the Nation'' and in 2019, the Peruvian government posthumously awarded her the highest national honor, the Order of the Sun.


Life and career

Granda was born on 3 September 1920, in a copper mining area in the region of Apurímac. She began singing at 12 years old, in the school choir at the exclusive girls' school Colegio Sophianum, in San Isidro, an affluent neighborhood of
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, Peru. At this age she sang as a soprano (an operation later gave her the deep voice for which she is remembered). However, she wasn't well known until after her divorce, a scandal in contemporary Lima, noted for a very conservative Catholic society.


Early career

Early in her career her work was expressive and picturesque – evoking the romantic and beautiful neighborhood of
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in Lima, with its grand French houses with impressive entrances and winter gardens. Some of her most famous songs from this period are " Lima de veras", "La flor de la Canela", "
Fina estampa ''Fina Estampa'' (''Looks & Essence'') is a Brazilian telenovela that first aired on Globo between August 22, 2011 and March 23, 2012 in 185 chapters.
", "Gracia", " José Antonio", and "Zeñó Manué", to name a few. She broke the conventional rhythmic structure of the waltz, later broke convention with her poetic cadences as well. Later in her career she wrote songs dedicated to the Chilean
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("
Cardo o ceniza "Cardo o ceniza" (translated "thistle or ash") is a song written and performed by Chabuca Granda. It was written in 1973 and tells of the passionate desire and shame felt by Chilean singer-songwriter Violeta Parra after being rejected by her lover ...
") and to
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, a Peruvian poet and guerrillero, who was killed in 1963 by the Peruvian army. Towards the end of her career, Chabuca Granda incorporated Afro-Peruvian rhythms into her work. Afro-Peruvian music, while popular, was not considered "high art" due to the prevalent racism and devaluation of Afro-Peruvian culture. She masterfully blended the suggestive and colorful rhythms into her work, enriching Peruvian popular music.


Death

She died of heart problems in a clinic in
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, in the United States, in 1983. Her voice and compositions are known far from the borders of her country, and her popularity has introduced the world to the fine and sensitive character of Peruvian music.


Legacy

Granda continued to make her presence felt a decade after her death, when
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used her song, "
Fina estampa ''Fina Estampa'' (''Looks & Essence'') is a Brazilian telenovela that first aired on Globo between August 22, 2011 and March 23, 2012 in 185 chapters.
", as the title track of an album released in 1994, while her song, "Maria Lando", written with César Calvo, provided the North American breakthrough for Peruvian vocalist
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the following year. Granda's song "La Flor de la Canela" has become an anthem for the city of Lima, since it was made popular by the Peruvian group Los Chamas in 1952. Granda worked with several influential guitarists including
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,
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, Lucho González, Alvaro Lagos, and Felix Casaverde. In 2021, the Central Reserve Bank of Perú honored Granda by featuring her on the country's 10
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banknote, in honor of Granda's legacy and in recognition of the country's
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.


Discography

*
Fina estampa ''Fina Estampa'' (''Looks & Essence'') is a Brazilian telenovela that first aired on Globo between August 22, 2011 and March 23, 2012 in 185 chapters.
(criollo waltz) *
La flor de la canela "La flor de la canela", commonly translated to the English language as "The Cinnamon Flower", is a Creole waltz composed by the Peruvian singer-songwriter Chabuca Granda. The song was first recorded in 1950 by the musica criolla trio Los Moroc ...
(criollo waltz)] * El puente de los suspiros (song), El puente de los suspiros *
Cardo o ceniza "Cardo o ceniza" (translated "thistle or ash") is a song written and performed by Chabuca Granda. It was written in 1973 and tells of the passionate desire and shame felt by Chilean singer-songwriter Violeta Parra after being rejected by her lover ...
(landó) * José Antonio (criollo waltz) * Lima de veras (criolla waltz) * * María Landó (landó)
Ha de llegar mi Dueño (Tondero


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Chabuca Granda in 300 Millones
{{DEFAULTSORT:Granda Larco, Maria Isabel Peruvian composers 20th-century Peruvian women singers Peruvian people of Italian descent Peruvian people of English descent Peruvian people of Basque descent Peruvian people of Spanish descent Peruvian singer-songwriters 1920 births 1983 deaths Latin music songwriters Women in Latin music