Higinio D. Cazón (1866–1914) was an Argentine musician, songwriter and ''
payador
The ''payada'' is a folk music tradition native to Argentina, Uruguay, southern Brasil, and south Paraguay as part of the ''Gaucho'' culture and literature. In Chile it is called ''paya'' and performed by '' huasos''. It is a performance of imp ...
''.
His he toured throughout the country, but the preferred center of his performances was in
Buenos Aires
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and the people of this province. He published a booklet called ''Alegrías y Pesares'', which included his composition ''Bajó el Ombú Copioso'', which gave him great satisfaction as a poet.
On June 30, 1896, he got into a contrapuntal ''payada'' with
. The place of the meeting was the Doria theater stage, in Buenos Aires. A little later, along with other ''payadores'', he performed on the same stage, in a benefit for the widow and children of the poet and troubadour Paul J. López. He was close with many ''payadores'' of his time, and he formed a group with Madariaga and Villoldo (author of the unforgettable tango The brunette), acting in the theater company headed by Herminia Mancini.
He died suddenly in
Balcarce, Buenos Aires, during a tour in 1914. His memory has survived in several contemporary compositions dedicated to him or evoked in tango lyrics, as did Catullus Castillo, in the point of Café de los Angelitos.
Higinio D. Cazón
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1866 births
1914 deaths
Argentine musicians
Argentine songwriters
Male songwriters
People from Buenos Aires
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