Graciela Arango de Tobón
Graciela Arango de Tobón | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Graciela Arango Peláez |
| Born | 7 March 1931 Ovejas, Colombia |
| Died | 11 February 2000 (aged 68) Cali, Colombia |
| Years active | 1965–1985 |
| Labels | Codiscos, Sonolux[1] |
| Spouse | Hernán Tobón Pizarro |
| Children | 5 |
Graciela Arango de Tobón (1931–2000) was a Colombian songwriter. She wrote songs in a wide range of styles, which were recorded by several Colombian artists, and wrote a regular column on guitar playing in Colombian newspaper El Espectador.
Biography
Early life and education
Arango was born on 7 March 1931 in Ovejas, Colombia, to Julio Arango Villa and Carmen Peláez. She went to school in Ovejas and Cartagena, and studied teaching in Medellín.[1][2] In Medellín Arango learned to play guitar, piano, tiple, and accordion.[2] At the age of 18 she married Hernán Tobón Pizarro, and they moved to Cali. Together they had 5 children.[1]
Music career
Arango's first composition was "Tus Trenzas", a bambuco that she submitted to a 1965 songwriting contest called Orquídea de Plata. The song won, and was recorded by the trio Los Quechuas.[3][4] Arango wrote songs in a wide range of styles, which were performed by musicians including Helenita Vargas, Óscar Golden, Lyda Zamora, and Carmenza Duque.[3] Her notable compositions include:[2]
- tropical songs: "El Farolito", "Cumbia en Azul", "El Cumbión del Cangrejo", "La Cebolla", "Mis Zapatos Viejos", "Me Voy Pa' Macondo", "Por las Buenas"
- pasillos: "Lo Que Más Me Está Doliendo", "No Queda Nada en Mí"
- waltzes: "No Te Vuelvo a Ver"
- boleros and ballads: "Sin Cadenas", "Mi Huella", "Afirmativamente", "Mentiras", "Qué Es Pecar", "Quiero un Hogar"
- other: "Don Goyo" (also known as "Ese Muerto No lo Cargo Yo"), "Señor"
For several years Arango wrote a column on guitar playing in Colombian newspaper El Espectador, under the pseudonym "Canciones del Sábado".[3] According to her daughter, Arango stopped composing music when her husband died in 1985.[4]
Death
Arango died in Cali on 11 February 2000.[2]
Awards and recognition
- In 1973 Arango became the first Colombian to win an award at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival.[2]
- Won best composer at the 1982 Mono Núñez Festival.[2]
- Awarded a "Lira de Oro" in 1982 by SAYCO, the Colombian copyright collection society, for being the "most prolific and multifaceted female composer in the country."[2]: q
References
- ^ a b c José I. Pinilla Aguilar (1980). "Arango de Tobón Graciela". Cultores de la Música Colombiana (in Spanish). Editorial Ariana. pp. 56–57. OCLC 253182806.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Graciela Arango de Tobón: 90 años de su natalicio" [90 years since her birth], Radio Nacional de Colombia (in Spanish), 2021-03-07, retrieved 2025-04-09
- ^ a b c Ignacio Castro Contreras (1999). "Arango de Tobón, Graciela". In Emilio Casares Rodicio (ed.). Diccionario de la Música Española e Hispanoamericana (in Spanish). Vol. 1: Abad – Azzali. Sociedad General de Autores y Editores. p. 558. ISBN 84-8048-304-0.
- ^ a b "Falleció Graciela Arango" [Graciela Arango has died], El Tiempo (in Spanish), 2000-02-18, retrieved 2025-04-09
External links
- Graciela Arango de Tobón discography at Discogs