Fulgencio Aquino

Infobox musical artist
Name = Fulgencio Aquino


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Alias = "King of the Tuyera Harp"
Born = 1915
flagicon|Venezuela "Sabaneta", Miranda state, Venezuela
Died = death date|1994|7|25|
Caracas, Venezuela
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Instrument = Tuyera Harp
Genre = Central Joropo
Occupation = musician, harpist, composer
Years_active = 1925–1992
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Fulgencio Aquino, was born in Sabaneta, Miranda state, in 1915, was a Venezuelan musician and popular composer. Author of the song "El gato enmochilao". From very young he had to carry out diverse works such as carpenter," alpalgatero", coal miner and retailer, but always shared with his passion by music.

Is distinguished like composer, and great executant of the "Tuyera Harp" (a Venezuelan harp), reason why he was knew like the king and father of this instrument, he began to play it from the age of 10, next to his brother Melquíades, also musician, at the small village of Sabaneta. He did his first public presentation at the age of 14. In just a short time Fulgencio Aquino contributed to the diffusion of the "Arpa Tuyera" and the promotion of the "golpe tuyero", "pajarillo, marisela"," la refalosa", "la revuelta", important musical sorts of the "joropo mirandino", and imposed a particular style of interpretation.

In 1950, knows the singer, executant of the maracas, and "tuyero" composer "Margarito Aristiguieta", from that, they conform a duet, and travel abroad Venezuela, presenting their native music.

For 1992, with 67 years of artistic career, Fulgencio Aquino recorded six commercial albums, and other six from diverse companies of Venezuela. According to the expressed by the own Aquino, "El gato enmochilao", his most well-known compositions, “Is one of the compositions, that i have been listening more, not for being the best, is because its popularity”. Like recognition to his important trajectory, received numerous prizes. Aquino contributed to disclose joropo tuyero at the country, and represented Venezuela, in Jamaica, Barbados, Puerto Rico, Panama, Ecuador and Brazil. On July 19, 1992, was carried out at the Aula Magna of the Central University of Venezuela, a tribute to Aquino, where participated musical groups like: Serenata Guayanesa, Un Solo Pueblo and El Cuarteto, and the singers Gualberto Ibarreto," Mario Diaz, Pedro Castro" and Vidal Colmenares, in addition to the infantile group "La Zaranda". Fulgencio Aquino dies in Caracas, July 25, 1994.

See also

*Venezuela
*Miranda state
*Venezuelan music