Emigdio Ayala Báez (August 5, 1917 – February 24, 1993) was a Paraguayan musician. He was born in Escobar, a town of the
Paraguarí Department
Paraguarí (; Guaraní: Paraguari) is a ''departamento'' in Paraguay. At the 2002 census it had a population of 221,932.Paraguay
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Beginnings
He started his artistic career with the master
Herminio Giménez
Herminio Giménez (February 20, 1905 – July 6, 1991) was a Paraguayan composer.
Life
At the early age of 11 he was already part of the Paraguarí music band and two years later he was hired to be part of the Asunción marching band. While ...
, with who, around 1940, started his first artistic tour of presentation in
Brazil
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In 1941 the famous group of Félix Pérez Cardozo recorded his composition “Mi dicha lejana”, a beautiful guarania that became very popular.
In 1947 he went on tour for
Argentina
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with
Herminio Giménez
Herminio Giménez (February 20, 1905 – July 6, 1991) was a Paraguayan composer.
Life
At the early age of 11 he was already part of the Paraguarí music band and two years later he was hired to be part of the Asunción marching band. While ...
.
Career
In 1948 he was invited by Eladio Martínez to be part of the delegation of artists that would go to the
Olympic Games
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in
London
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,
England
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, with the sponsor of Sir Eugen Millington-Drake, to compensate the absence of Paraguayan athletes. During this trip to
Europe
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he wrote, with Martínez, the guarania “Oración a mi amada” (Pray to my beloved), one of the richest a most popular love songs in
Paraguay
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. The “Trio Olímpico” (Olympic Trio), name for which they were known with (Albino Quiñonez completed the group) performed with great success in several shows in the
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Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...
of
London
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, sung for the sport and cultural delegations from several other countries in
Oxford University
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and for the
Royal Family
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too. They also traveled to other countries in
Europe
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.
He lived for many decades in
Buenos Aires
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,
Argentina
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and returned to
Paraguay
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in the late ‘80s. He was founder member of APA (Association of Paraguayan Authors) and member for life of the SADAIC (Sociedad Argentina de Autores y Compositores de Música).
Paraguarí Department
Paraguarí (; Guaraní: Paraguari) is a ''departamento'' in Paraguay. At the 2002 census it had a population of 221,932.Centro Cultural de la República El Cabildo * Diccionario Biográfico "FORJADORES DEL PARAGUAY", Primera Edicción Enero de 2000. Distribuidora Quevedo de Ediciones. Buenos Aires, Argentina.