The Palm Beach Post
March 12, 1934
Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery
Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
Showing posts with label Rafael Hernández. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rafael Hernández. Show all posts
Rafael Hernandes Y Su Orquesta Del Grillon - Victor 75248 (1936)
Unfortunately, Victor's ledgers have been lost so the recording date and personnel are either estimates.
May have been recorded in Mexico City in March of 1936.
May have been recorded in Mexico City in March of 1936.
The Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, FL)
Mar 11, 1934
The Montgomery (AL) Advertiser
May 5, 1940
Corozo Y Pepito - Zitro RO-114 (19??)
Just got back from Christmas & Three Kings celebrations in Puerto Rico and managed to seek out a few 78s in between.
Flipping through a stack at a local shop, my wife said, "Get that one, it has the flag on the label."
Always listen to your wife.
If anyone has information on the artists, label and the year this was made, please leave a comment below.
Flipping through a stack at a local shop, my wife said, "Get that one, it has the flag on the label."
Always listen to your wife.
If anyone has information on the artists, label and the year this was made, please leave a comment below.
Albert Socarras & His Cubanacan Orchestra - Brunswick 7490 (1935)
Born in Cuba in 1908, Alberto Socarras is credited for having recorded the first jazz flute solo which took place in July, 1927. As a sideman with Clarence Williams' Orchestra, they cut Shooting The Pistol issued on Paramount 12517.
Here's one of two records Socarras made in New York for Brunswick under his own name. I've yet to find a personnel listing and recording date.
Here's one of two records Socarras made in New York for Brunswick under his own name. I've yet to find a personnel listing and recording date.
1930 New York Age Newspaper
Fausto & Pastor Canario Y Su Grupo / Orquesta Victor Antillana - HMV G.V.27 (1933)
Here are two sides composed by Puerto Rico's greatest composer, Rafael Hernández.
Victor ledgers have some of the personnel listed as:
Canario (pseudonym for Manuel Jiménez who was from Orocovis, Puerto Rico ) leader / Enrique v / Davilita (Pedro Ortiz Dávila) v / Fausto Delgado v.
Recorded in New York on March 24, 1933.
Victor ledgers have some of the personnel listed as:
Canario (pseudonym for Manuel Jiménez who was from Orocovis, Puerto Rico ) leader / Enrique v / Davilita (Pedro Ortiz Dávila) v / Fausto Delgado v.
Recorded in New York on March 24, 1933.
Partial personnel listed as:
Daniel Sanchez v, claves / Antonio Machín v, maracas.
Recorded in New York on March 24, 1933.
A. Mesa y S. Ithier R. Hernández (Trío Borinquen) - Columbia 2728-X (1927)
Rafael Hernández formed Trío Borinquen in 1925 and recorded 121 songs by the time they disbanded in 1931.
Antonio Mesa (Dominican) tenor v / Salvador Ithier (Mayaguez, Puerto Rico) 2nd guitar, v / Rafael Hernández (Aguadillo, Puerto Rico) lead guitar.
Recorded in New York, 1927.
Antonio Mesa (Dominican) tenor v / Salvador Ithier (Mayaguez, Puerto Rico) 2nd guitar, v / Rafael Hernández (Aguadillo, Puerto Rico) lead guitar.
Recorded in New York, 1927.
Grupo Victoria - Victor 32521 (1935)
This is the type of 78 I always hope to find when the family travels to Puerto Rico for the holidays. I have come up woefully short in my searches. Where are these discs?
From wikipedia...
Rafael Hernández (October 24, 1892 – December 11, 1965) was a composer of Puerto Rican popular music.
Hernández (birth name: Rafael Hernández Marín) was born in the town of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, into a poor family, on October 24, 1892. As a child, he learned the craft of cigar making, from which he made a modest living. He also grew to love music and asked his parents to permit him to become a full-time music student. When he was 12 years old, Hernández studied music in San Juan, under the guidance of music professors Jose Ruellan Lequenica and Jesús Figueroa. He learned to play many musical instruments, among them the clarinet, tuba, violin, piano and guitar. At the age of 14, he played for the Cocolia Orquestra. Hernández moved to San Juan where he played for the municipal orchestra under the director Manuel Tizol. (Juan Tizol's uncle!)
In 1917, Hernández was working as a musician in North Carolina, when the United States entered World War I. The jazz bandleader James Reese Europe recruited brothers Rafael and Jesús Hernández, and 16 more Puerto Ricans to join the United States Army's Harlem Hell fighters musical band, the Orchestra Europe. He enlisted and was assigned to the U.S. 369th Infantry Regiment (formerly known as the 15th Infantry Regiment, New York National Guard, created in New York City June 2, 1913). The regiment, nicknamed "The Harlem Hell Fighters" by the Germans, served in France. Hernández toured Europe with the Orchestra Europe. The 369th was awarded the French Croix de guerre for battlefield gallantry by the President of France.
After the war, Hernández moved to New York City. In the 1920s, he started writing songs and organized a trio called "Trio Borincano." In 1926, fellow Puerto Rican Pedro Flores joined the Trio. Even though Hernández and Flores became and always remained good friends, they soon went their separate ways and artistically competed against each other. After the trio broke up, he formed a quartet called "Cuarteto Victoria" which included singer Myrta Silva, also known as La Guarachera and La Gorda de Oro. With both groups, Hernández traveled and played his music all over the United States and Latin America. On September 2, 1927, Hernández' sister Victoria opens a music store, which also acts as a booking agency and base of operations for her brother. In 1929, Trío Borinquen recorded Linda Quisqueya (originally titled Linda Borinquen) and that same year he founded the "Cuarteto Victoria" (also known as "El Cuarteto Rico") named after his sister.
In 1932, Hernández moved to Mexico. There, he directed an orchestra and enrolled in Mexico's National Music Conservatory to further enrich his musical knowledge. Hernández also became an actor and organized musical scores in Mexico's "golden age" of movies. His wife (and eventual widow) is Mexican.
In 1937, Hernández wrote "Lamento Borincano." That same year, he also wrote "Preciosa." In 1947, Hernández returned to Puerto Rico and became the director of the orchestra at the government-owned WIPR Radio.
Hernández's works' include "Ahora seremos felices" (Now We Will Be Happy), "Campanitas de cristal" (Crystal Bells), "Capullito de Alhelí", "Culpable" (Guilty),"El Cumbanchero"[6] (also known as "Rockfort Rock" or "Comanchero" (sic) to reggae aficionados), "Ese soy yo" (That's Me), "Perfume de Gardenias" (Gardenia's Perfume), "Silencio" (Silence), and "Tú no comprendes" (You Don't Understand), among 3,000 others. Many of his compositions were strongly based on Cuban musical idioms, such as the guaracha "Cachita" and the pachanga "Buchipluma na' ma'", which were often mistaken as songs by Cuban authors. His music became an important part of Puerto Rican culture.
Hernández was Honorary President of the Authors and Composers Association. He was also the founder of little league baseball in Puerto Rico. President John F. Kennedy christened him "Mr. Cumbanchero."
Hernández died in San Juan on December 11, 1965, shortly after Banco Popular de Puerto Rico produced a TV special in his honor in which he addressed the people for the last time. The special was simulcast on all TV and most island radio stations. The TV special was rebroadcast on May 13, 2007. Rafael Hernández's remains are buried in the Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery of Old San Juan.
Puerto Rico has honored his memory by naming public buildings, avenues and schools after him. The airport in Aguadilla is named Rafael Hernández Airport. There are schools in The Bronx, Boston, and in Newark, New Jersey named after Rafael Hernández. Renowned Puerto Rican sculptor Tomás Batista created a statue of Hernández which is in the municipality of Bayamón, Puerto Rico. The Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, the repository of his works, operates a small museum in his honor at its Metropolitan Campus in San Juan which is directed by his son, Alejandro (Chalí) Hernández.
I have not been able to find a personnel listing but it appears to be made up of Puerto Ricans and Cubans.
Pedro Ortiz Dávila (Davilita) (Puerto Rican), Rodriguez (?) v / Alberto Socarrás (Cuban) flute / Mario Bauzá (Cuban) reeds, t.
(If anyone has a listing, please message me.)
Recorded in New York, 1935.
From wikipedia...
Rafael Hernández (October 24, 1892 – December 11, 1965) was a composer of Puerto Rican popular music.
Hernández (birth name: Rafael Hernández Marín) was born in the town of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, into a poor family, on October 24, 1892. As a child, he learned the craft of cigar making, from which he made a modest living. He also grew to love music and asked his parents to permit him to become a full-time music student. When he was 12 years old, Hernández studied music in San Juan, under the guidance of music professors Jose Ruellan Lequenica and Jesús Figueroa. He learned to play many musical instruments, among them the clarinet, tuba, violin, piano and guitar. At the age of 14, he played for the Cocolia Orquestra. Hernández moved to San Juan where he played for the municipal orchestra under the director Manuel Tizol. (Juan Tizol's uncle!)
In 1917, Hernández was working as a musician in North Carolina, when the United States entered World War I. The jazz bandleader James Reese Europe recruited brothers Rafael and Jesús Hernández, and 16 more Puerto Ricans to join the United States Army's Harlem Hell fighters musical band, the Orchestra Europe. He enlisted and was assigned to the U.S. 369th Infantry Regiment (formerly known as the 15th Infantry Regiment, New York National Guard, created in New York City June 2, 1913). The regiment, nicknamed "The Harlem Hell Fighters" by the Germans, served in France. Hernández toured Europe with the Orchestra Europe. The 369th was awarded the French Croix de guerre for battlefield gallantry by the President of France.
After the war, Hernández moved to New York City. In the 1920s, he started writing songs and organized a trio called "Trio Borincano." In 1926, fellow Puerto Rican Pedro Flores joined the Trio. Even though Hernández and Flores became and always remained good friends, they soon went their separate ways and artistically competed against each other. After the trio broke up, he formed a quartet called "Cuarteto Victoria" which included singer Myrta Silva, also known as La Guarachera and La Gorda de Oro. With both groups, Hernández traveled and played his music all over the United States and Latin America. On September 2, 1927, Hernández' sister Victoria opens a music store, which also acts as a booking agency and base of operations for her brother. In 1929, Trío Borinquen recorded Linda Quisqueya (originally titled Linda Borinquen) and that same year he founded the "Cuarteto Victoria" (also known as "El Cuarteto Rico") named after his sister.
In 1932, Hernández moved to Mexico. There, he directed an orchestra and enrolled in Mexico's National Music Conservatory to further enrich his musical knowledge. Hernández also became an actor and organized musical scores in Mexico's "golden age" of movies. His wife (and eventual widow) is Mexican.
In 1937, Hernández wrote "Lamento Borincano." That same year, he also wrote "Preciosa." In 1947, Hernández returned to Puerto Rico and became the director of the orchestra at the government-owned WIPR Radio.
Hernández's works' include "Ahora seremos felices" (Now We Will Be Happy), "Campanitas de cristal" (Crystal Bells), "Capullito de Alhelí", "Culpable" (Guilty),"El Cumbanchero"[6] (also known as "Rockfort Rock" or "Comanchero" (sic) to reggae aficionados), "Ese soy yo" (That's Me), "Perfume de Gardenias" (Gardenia's Perfume), "Silencio" (Silence), and "Tú no comprendes" (You Don't Understand), among 3,000 others. Many of his compositions were strongly based on Cuban musical idioms, such as the guaracha "Cachita" and the pachanga "Buchipluma na' ma'", which were often mistaken as songs by Cuban authors. His music became an important part of Puerto Rican culture.
Hernández was Honorary President of the Authors and Composers Association. He was also the founder of little league baseball in Puerto Rico. President John F. Kennedy christened him "Mr. Cumbanchero."
Hernández died in San Juan on December 11, 1965, shortly after Banco Popular de Puerto Rico produced a TV special in his honor in which he addressed the people for the last time. The special was simulcast on all TV and most island radio stations. The TV special was rebroadcast on May 13, 2007. Rafael Hernández's remains are buried in the Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery of Old San Juan.
Puerto Rico has honored his memory by naming public buildings, avenues and schools after him. The airport in Aguadilla is named Rafael Hernández Airport. There are schools in The Bronx, Boston, and in Newark, New Jersey named after Rafael Hernández. Renowned Puerto Rican sculptor Tomás Batista created a statue of Hernández which is in the municipality of Bayamón, Puerto Rico. The Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, the repository of his works, operates a small museum in his honor at its Metropolitan Campus in San Juan which is directed by his son, Alejandro (Chalí) Hernández.
I have not been able to find a personnel listing but it appears to be made up of Puerto Ricans and Cubans.
Pedro Ortiz Dávila (Davilita) (Puerto Rican), Rodriguez (?) v / Alberto Socarrás (Cuban) flute / Mario Bauzá (Cuban) reeds, t.
(If anyone has a listing, please message me.)
Recorded in New York, 1935.
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