Rafael Campo Miranda

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Campo and the second or maternal family name is Miranda.
Rafael Campo Miranda
Background information
Born(1918-08-07)7 August 1918
Soledad, Colombia
Died15 June 2024(2024-06-15) (aged 105)
Barranquilla, Colombia
SpouseMaría del Socorro Vives Trespalacios
Children3

Rafael Campo Miranda (1918–2024) was a Colombian songwriter and musician. His songs have been recorded by several prominent Latin American artists, including La Sonora Matancera and Pastor López. In 2022 Campo Miranda was awarded the Colombian Ministry of Culture's Premio Nacional Vida y Obra in the category of arts and culture.

Biography

Rafael Campo Miranda was born on 7 August 1918 in Soledad in the Colombian department of Atlántico.[1] His parents were Juan Bernardo Campo Serrano López and Cándida Miranda Robles.[2] Around 1930 the family moved to the departmental capital, Barranquilla.[2]

In Barranquilla Campo Miranda studied at the Colegio Barranquilla and at the School of Fine Arts, and was taught by Pedro Biava at his music conservatory, which was attached to the University of Atlántico.[1][3] He also learned classical guitar from Calixto González, cello from Guido Perla, and composition with Adolfo Mejía Navarro.[1]

Campo Miranda worked white-collar jobs for most of his life, and composed music in his free time.[4] In 1953 Radio Caracas Televisión and the record label Discomoda invited him to Venezuela, where he recorded several programmes for the radio.[1] In 1965 Campo Miranda founded a music school, which is now run by his son.[5][2]

Campo Miranda was still composing music as a centenarian in 2022.[6] He died from complications due to pneumonia on 15 June 2024.[7]

Personal life

In April 1951 Campo Miranda married María del Socorro Vives Trespalacios.[2] The couple had three children: Marta, Margarita, and Rafael.[5] He was good friends with bandleader Pacho Galán.[3]

Awards and recognition

  • Named "illustrious citizen of Colombia" (Spanish: ciudadano ilustre de Colombia) by the President of Colombia, Misael Pastrana Borrero.[6]
  • Honor al Mérito medal, awarded by the Sociedad de Mejoras Públicas de Barranquilla.[5]
  • Medal of Artistic Merit, awarded by the Mayor of Barranquilla.[7]
  • National Music Award, awarded by the Colombian Ministry of Culture.[7]
  • Premio Nacional Vida y Obra (2022) in the category of arts and culture, awarded by the Colombian Ministry of Culture. The jury described his work as having "undeniable and evident impact on Colombian culture."[8]: q 

Musical style and notable compositions

Campo Miranda's compositions have been recorded by artists including La Sonora Matancera, Billo's Caracas Boys, Lucho Bermúdez, Pacho Galán, Nelson Pinedo, Pastor López, Alejo Durán, and Alci Acosta.[7][1] He composed in a wide range of styles, and his notable compositions include:[1]

  • Boleros: "Humo Que Quema", "Loca Obsesión", "Refugio", "Bajo Otro Cielo", "Apartamento", "Tatuaje"
  • Cumbias: "Cumbia Celeste", "Hombre de Mar", "Playa, Brisa y Mar"
  • Merengues–fandangos: "La Cometa", "Nube Viajera", "Pájaro Amarillo", "Uno Para Todos"
  • Paseos: "Bajo el Ceibal", "Brisas del Valle", "Llano Verde", "Sin Rumbo"
  • Porros: "Alborada"; "El Embrujao", "El Totumal", "Entre Palmeras", "Lamento Naúfrago", "Mi Delirio", "Miramar", "Pasión Tropical", "Playa", "Remando", "Suspiro Sabanero", "Te Fuiste Paloma", "Viento Verde", "Volaron las Garzas"
  • Other styles: "Brisas del Valle" (vallenato), "La Mojana", "El Pescador" (merecumbé), "Trópico" (porro-merecumbe)

"Lamento Náufrago"

"Lamento Náufrago" is considered one of Campo Miranda's best compositions.[9] He described the song as "my masterpiece. It is the memory of a love that still throbs in my mind."[3]: q  The song was written about a Mexican woman called Adriana whom Campo Miranda met in Puerto Colombia; it was first recorded in 1956 by Juancho Esquivel's band with the title "Recuerdos Náufragos", and later by Chucho Sanoja.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Benjamín Yépez (1999). "Campo Miranda, Rafael". In Emilio Casares Rodicio (ed.). Diccionario de la Música Española e Hispanoamericana (in Spanish). Vol. 2: Baa – Cancio. Sociedad General de Autores y Editores. pp. 981–982. ISBN 84-8048-305-9.
  2. ^ a b c d Rafael Campo Vives, "Rafael Campo Miranda – Vida y Obra", rafaelcampovives.com (in Spanish), retrieved 31 March 2025
  3. ^ a b c Roberto Llanos Rodado (7 August 2018), "Los cien años del cantor del mar Rafael Campo Miranda", El Heraldo (in Spanish), retrieved 1 April 2025
  4. ^ Peter Wade (2000). Music, Race, and Nation: Música Tropical in Colombia. University of Chicago Press. p. 71. ISBN 0-226-86845-1.
  5. ^ a b c José I. Pinilla Aguilar (1980). "Campo Miranda Rafael". Cultores de la Música Colombiana (in Spanish). Editorial Ariana. p. 114. OCLC 253182806.
  6. ^ a b Jonathan Diaz (23 October 2022), "Rafael Campo Miranda: el poeta viviente de la música caribeña", El Heraldo (in Spanish), retrieved 1 April 2025
  7. ^ a b c d Leonardo Herrera Delgans (15 June 2024), "Luto en la música colombiana : falleció en Barranquilla a los 105 años el maestro Rafael Campo Miranda", El Tiempo (in Spanish), retrieved 1 April 2025
  8. ^ Liliana Martínez Polo (27 September 2022), "Premios Vida y Obra 2022 a Rafael Campo Miranda y Marcial Antonio Montalvo", El Tiempo (in Spanish), retrieved 1 April 2025
  9. ^ Jonathan Diaz (15 June 2024), "Las 10 canciones más memorables creadas por Rafael Campo Miranda" [Rafael Campo Miranda's Top 10 Most Memorable Songs], El Heraldo (in Spanish), retrieved 1 April 2025
  10. ^ Jonathan Diaz (15 June 2024), "La enternecedora historia detrás de 'Lamento náufrago', de Rafael Campo", El Heraldo (in Spanish), retrieved 31 March 2025
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