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Luis Enrique Martínez (musician)
Luis Enrique Martínez Argote (1922 or 1923–1995), also known as El Pollo Vallenato, was a Colombian musician and songwriter. Martínez was one of the first to record accordion music in Colombia, alongside Abel Antonio Villa. He won the accordion competition of the Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata in 1973, and was described by as "one of the greatest accordion players and performers in the history of vallenato music." Biography Luis Enrique Martínez was born on 24 February in either 1922 or 1923 in El Hatico, a town in Fonseca, La Guajira, Fonseca, Colombia. His father was Santander Martínez, an accordionist of some renown, who is mentioned by name in the song "El Cantor de Fonseca" by Carlos Huertas (vallenato composer), Carlos Huertas. Martínez was a self-taught accordionist, and was influenced by the styles of Diego Sarmiento, Pacho Rada, Chico Bolaños, and his father. In the mid-1940s, Martínez moved to El Copey in the Colombian department of Cesar Department, Cesar, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fonseca, La Guajira
Fonseca is a municipality located in the Colombian Department of La Guajira. The town celebrates the Festival del Retorno in honor of St Augustine with religious celebrations, vallenato music events and others. Geography The municipality of Fonseca has a total area of at an altitude of above sea level at the seat of the municipality. The municipality is on a depression in the valley of the Ranchería River which flows through the municipality from west to east, between the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and the Serranía del Perijá. Fonseca limits to the north with the municipality of Riohacha and Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range; to the south with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Serranía del Perijá mountains; to the east with the municipality of Barrancas and to the west narrowly with the municipality of San Juan del Cesar. The average temperature throughout the year is varying only by altitude due to the mountainous environment. The municip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |