Olmedo Torres, Alma The Saxo
In the decade of 1970, "The crazy pace" thrilled the audience did Quito. The songs: The Green Ribbon , Cumbia sad , among others, acquired a special feeling in the melody sax Olmedo Torres. Since then, Torres recorded a hundred LPs and later, two CDs, making it one of the most recorded artists in Ecuador has done.
Thursday March 4, 1999, Olmedo Torres, known in the art world as The soulful sax, died at age 73, after suffering a heart attack.
This musician was born in Cuenca in 1926. In the capital of the province of Azuay studied music at the Conservatory. His career, devoted to the interpretation of popular music and national, grew with his talent and charisma.
addition to being a good musician and close friend, was also a harsh critic of the difficult situation in the Ecuadorian artist. That fact always preferred to travel to the United States, where, he believed, it is better for artists, valued for their capacity. There is a fairer recognition.
One of the best
Miguel Venegas, director of the Professional Artists' Association of Pichincha, said Olmedo Torres was one of the best saxophonists in Latin America. "After Julio Jaramillo recalled , Known as Mister Oath was who recorded the most albums. Torres was a passenger of the most representative figures of yesteryear who had Ecuador, and also the new values \u200b\u200bof Ecuadorian song, "said the leader.
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As artistic director, Miguel Venegas regretted that musicians of the value of Olmedo Torres who devoted his life to culture, to die without any state support, "Olmedo died in abject poverty," he said.
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In the decade of 1970, "The crazy pace" thrilled the audience did Quito. The songs: The Green Ribbon , Cumbia sad , among others, acquired a special feeling in the melody sax Olmedo Torres. Since then, Torres recorded a hundred LPs and later, two CDs, making it one of the most recorded artists in Ecuador has done.
Thursday March 4, 1999, Olmedo Torres, known in the art world as The soulful sax, died at age 73, after suffering a heart attack.
This musician was born in Cuenca in 1926. In the capital of the province of Azuay studied music at the Conservatory. His career, devoted to the interpretation of popular music and national, grew with his talent and charisma.
addition to being a good musician and close friend, was also a harsh critic of the difficult situation in the Ecuadorian artist. That fact always preferred to travel to the United States, where, he believed, it is better for artists, valued for their capacity. There is a fairer recognition.
One of the best
Miguel Venegas, director of the Professional Artists' Association of Pichincha, said Olmedo Torres was one of the best saxophonists in Latin America. "After Julio Jaramillo recalled , Known as Mister Oath was who recorded the most albums. Torres was a passenger of the most representative figures of yesteryear who had Ecuador, and also the new values \u200b\u200bof Ecuadorian song, "said the leader.
Guild
As artistic director, Miguel Venegas regretted that musicians of the value of Olmedo Torres who devoted his life to culture, to die without any state support, "Olmedo died in abject poverty," he said.
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