Lucho Bermúdez
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Luis Eduardo Bermúdez also known as Lucho Bermúdez (Born January 25, 1912 in El Carmen de Bolivar) - Died April 24, 1994 in Bogotá) was a Colombian musician, composer and interpreter of Boleros, Cumbias and Porros and other Colombian folcloric rhythms stylized by orchestras.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early years
Bermúdez studied in the city of Santa Marta where he also became a member of the military marching band in 1920. He learned to play the flute, the trombone, the piccolo, the Tuba, the trumpet, the Saxophone and the clarinet, this last one his favorite. He became muscial director for the A Numero uno de Cartagena orchestra and later on, Orquesta del Caribe in which he got to play many of his compositions.
[edit] Orchestra career
In 1946 Bermúdez and his orchestra went overseas to perform for the first time and taking advantage of this the orchestra recorded an album under the RCA Victor in Argentina, which contained the songs "Danza Negra", "Caprichito", "Cuca", "Cumbia Colombiana", "El Porro Buenos Aires", among others. The following year Bermúdez organized an orchestra with his name and moved to Medellín where he established his home.
Between 1952 and 1954 Bermúdez lived in Cuba and Mexico with his orchestra, mainly to promote the Colombian music overseas. Upon his return was invited by the first channels in the Colombian Television to perform in its first emissions on June 13, 1954. By 1963 Bermúdez had established a reputation and the radiowaves were tunned with his songs.
[edit] Compositions
- "San Fernando"
- "Carmen de Bolívar"
- "Buenos Aires
- "Añoranza"
- "Fantasía Tropical"
- "Embelezo"
- "Caprichito"
- "Prende la Vela
- "Te Busco"
- "Salsipuedes"
- "Borrachera"
- "Diana María"
- "Burucua"
- "Sabrocita"
- "Patacumbia"
- "Doble Cero"
[edit] Awards
Caracol Radio awarded him the "Caracol de Oro" award.
[edit] References
- www.sayco.org, January 2003
- (Spanish)colarte.com; Lucho Bermudez
