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Jesús “Chuito” Narváez the Atheist of La Guaira and the pianist of the golden age of the Latin Dimension
Jesús Chuito Narváez was born in Margarita on August 26, 1950. He began his musical career as a player of stringed instruments such as the guitar, cuatro and bass.
On Monday, January 16, 2006, at 6:00 a.m., Jesús “Chuito” Narváez, pianist of the golden age of the Latin Dimension, died in La Guaira at the age of 55 due to a liver disease.Especially for the guitar instrument with which he debuted with “Los Tremendos” in La Guaira and under the tutelage of Edgar Evers in the late sixties and early seventies.
Precisely in 1971, the famous Estrellas Latinas of composer Cheo Palmar (a group that included Canelita Medina, Joe Ruiz, Calavén, El Flaco Bermúdez, Cheo Navarro, among others), made a record in which Chuito recorded the guitar on one of the sides of the 45 rpm.
In that group Los Tremendos bought a piano so that Chuito could learn to play it, and it is when he had the opportunity to replace Nano Ladera, pianist of Los Satélites and they recorded the LP: “Saltando el Muro” in 1972, an album that reached the first places in NY especially for the song: “Traicionera”.
Cheché Mendoza’s Satélites, after jumping the wall to fame in other yards, constantly traveled to achieve the success that in their own land they were denied, one of those frequent travelers was Chuito himself, a fact that prevented him from recording the first album of Dimensión Latina in its entirety, where there was the need in the song Julia to use the piano of Professor Franklyn Stuart or Eddie Frankie or rather Tony Monserrat, who like a serious madman leaves that string of madmen who were the members of the Latin Dimension, so when Chuito returns from his trip to Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire he must make the difficult decision to choose between the Satellites (with whom he had recorded another album : “Cheché himself, disillusioned by the little affection in his homeland, encourages him to go with the Dimension, where he begins a fruitful career of 14 long durations.
In 1979, Dimensión Latina had already suffered the loss of Oscar D’León in July 1976, in February 1978 Wladimir to go with Oscar, until after a series of rumors Chuito together with Rodrigo Mendoza also left the group fulfilling contracts until March 15, when he was replaced by the excellent Colombian pianist Samuel Del Real.
Chuito Narváez and Rodrigo Mendoza formed the Orquesta Amistad in April 1979, recording three albums: “Presente y Pasado” in 1979, “El Poder de la Amistad” (1979), and “Calavén y Yo” in 1981, with the legendary Negrito Calavén replacing Rodrigo who had left with La Salsa Mayor.
With the Orquesta Amistad Chuito changed his structure with the dimension and incorporated three and four trumpets, two trombones and the flute of the young Natividad Martínez.
Chuito himself once declared: I am not pedantic, because I don’t like that, but my aspirations are to have one of the best orchestras and to be able to alternate with those who are said to be the best. In his first album, the vocalists Rodrigo and Tito Gómez compete with one of his greatest hits: Ritmo de Azúcar (1979).
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Latin America – October 2020
Romantic duos in Latin music
The month of love is coming, and nothing better than accompanying those moments with good music. Latin music has always been loaded with romance, passion, heartbreak, and despite that each of the listeners feels identified with the lyrics, and moves to their rhythms. Added to the great artists, both the active ones and those who have already left, there have been songs that raise the level due to the union of two of those singers. In this article we tell you about the most romantic duos in Latin music.
These are the most romantic duos in Latin music
Marc Anthony and La India – Vivir Lo Nuestro
One of the most popular salsa songs at the start of the new millennium. This work launched both singers to stardom. To this day it is a song that many couples definitely identify with, with lyrics like:
“En una noche cerrada
Voy a detener el tiempo
Para soñar a tu lado
Que nuestro amor es eterno”
The eternal love between both parties, the desire to shout to the world how much you love your other part, and that there is no obstacle to stop them, is the message they want to give.
“En un mundo sin razas
Sin colores, ni lamentos
Sin nadie que se oponga
En que tu y yo nos amemos”
Despite the resounding success of the song, and the boost it gave to both their careers, they are currently not on good terms, which shows that although the song is loved by its fans, and speaks of a love without barriers, external factors can end a relationship, be it friendship or professional. So it doesn’t look like we’ll be getting a fresh, live version of this romantic classic anytime soon.
Maná and Rubén Blades – Sábanas Frías
This is a combination that few expected back in 2002, but Blades has never hidden his desire to collaborate with many artists. On this occasion it was the Mexican Rock group Maná, who had the great opportunity not only to mix the talent of the group with the great Panamanian artist, but also the fusion of two genres, rock and salsa so characteristic of Rubén.
The song talks about how lonely a person in love feels, without their other half living under the same roof. So as the track progresses, he invites his love to live together, to take care of each other forever, and share everything.
“Y te cuidaré por siempre y donde quiera
Te amaré como uno quiere a su bandera
Yo te quiero compartir todo, todo mi amor
Te comparto mi cuarto, mi cama, mis besos
y todo, todo amor”
This is one of the emblematic songs of Maná Revolución de Amor album, released in 2002. As its name indicates, it is totally dedicated to love, that’s where Sábanas Frías came from, but nobody expected the collaboration with Rubén Blades to bring that tropical sound so typical of Panama.
Eddy Herrera and Liz – A Dormir Juntitos
Merengue is another genre that does not escape love, and one of its hymns is A Dormir Juntitos by the Dominican singer Eddy Herrera, who invited the Venezuelan Liz, known for having been part of Los Melódicos, so that both of them could mix their talents in this song.
If you take a look at the lyrics, it’s not completely a love song, but more about heartbreak, since it talks about a couple who are separated, and although they still love each other, they can’t sleep together again.
“Y yo te veo
A través de la ventana cuando te vas
Y llorando me dan ganas de decirte, quédate
Por qué estamos durmiendo solos
Si nos seguimos queriendo
Si nos seguimos amando
No dejamos de lado el orgullo y volvemos”
Víctor Manuelle and Oscarcito (Yakozuki) – Si Tú Me Besas
Puerto Rican singer Víctor Manuelle is well known for the romantic lyrics that make up his songs. For 2011 he worked with the Venezuelan producer Oscar Hernandez, better known as Oscarcito or with his new name Yakozuki. This is how Si Tú Me Besas was born, a song that was originally covered in 3 versions for the album Busco Un Pueblo, so you can enjoy the song in salsa, pop and ballad.
“Bésame despacio
Y no se te ocurra dejar libre
Ningún beso ni ningún espacio
Con ese cuerpazo
Dame el privilegio de viajar hacia el espacio”
The lyrics talk about the experience of kissing your partner, and everything that this awakens in both parties. It not only talks about the feelings that arise from a kiss but also that you can forget the world through it. There is a fourth version of this song, although it follows the salsa genre, it is sung by both Víctor and Oscar, which got more followers in many countries.
This is just a small glimpse of all the great duos that Latin music has given us over the years. Without counting all those who will come, since the new generations show more and more talent.
Latin America – February 2023
