Silvano Shueg Hechevarría (January 6, 1900 – April 1974), better known as Chori or Choricera , was a famous Cuban percussionist. He rose to prominence in the 1930s due to his extravagant shows at many nightclubs in Havana where he played timbales , drums , cowbells and objects such as bottles and metal pans. He composed the popular sones "La choricera" and "Ayaca de maíz", and appeared in several films in the 1950s.
17-645: [REDACTED] Look up chori in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Chori might refer to: People [ edit ] Silvano "Chori" Shueg (1900 – 1974), Cuban musician Alejandro Domínguez (footballer, born 1981) , Argentine footballer Gonzalo Castro Irizábal (born 1984), known as Chory Castro, Uruguayan footballer Other [ edit ] Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute , California Chori language , from Nigeria Chori people , from Bolivia Red chori , Indian beans Chorizo ,
34-705: A peña (a venue) where veteran musicians and trovadores such as Sindo Garay would play. These concerts were organized by Alfredo González Suazo, better known as Sirique, who named the band Los Tutankamén. In 1966, Shueg and the rest of the group appeared in the documentary La herrería de Sirique . Shueg died in April 1974 in Havana. In 2001, Cuban poet Ramón Fernández-Larrea wrote a piece in Shueg's memory. Miguelito Vald%C3%A9s Miguelito Valdés (September 6, 1912 – November 9, 1978), also known as Mr. Babalú ,
51-730: A leading band of the day. He was their lead singer until 1936. In 1937, he joined a group of top musicians who formed the Orquesta Casino de la Playa . In June 1937 Valdés and Casino de la Playa began recording for RCA-Victor , making their debut with Bruca maniguá , a song composed by Arsenio Rodríguez . He was now perhaps the top singer in Cuba, on the verge of international fame. In 1939, La Playa toured South America and Central America. By that time, their records were highly successful all around Latin America. In 1940, Valdés briefly joined
68-561: A role in the film The Big Boodle , which he accepted. Many other celebrities attended his performances in Havana between the 1930s and 1950s, including Langston Hughes , Toña la Negra , Agustín Lara , Cab Calloway , and Ernest Hemingway , and he was featured in Life magazine . In 1961, Shueg appeared in the cinéma vérité short film PM , the first film to be banned in Castro 's regime. Starting in 1962, Shueg would often perform at
85-399: A type of pork sausage Chori Chori (1956 film) , 1956 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film by Anant Thakur, starring Raj Kapoor and Nargis Chori Chori (2003 film) , 2003 Indian Hindi-language film See also [ edit ] Chory , a given name and surname Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
102-653: The Orquesta Riverside (another of the big Cuban bands) before emigrating to New York City, which became his home base for the rest of his career. In New York City he worked for Orquesta Siboney de Alberto Iznaga, Xavier Cugat , Noro Morales , Tito Rodríguez and Machito . He directed his own orchestra for a few years, and made some successful recordings with it in 1949 and 1950. He appeared with Brazilian singer Delora Bueno (1925–2012) in her DuMont Television Network program Flight to Rhythm (March to September 1949). In 1947, Valdés and his Orchestra played at
119-681: The Sans Souci, but the Musicians's Guild rejected him and Shueg went back to the nightclubs on the shoreline. In 1955 he took part in the Mexican film Un extraño en la escalera , and in 1956 Marlon Brando went to see him during his visit to Havana, ultimately failing to bring Shueg to the United States (Shueg left the airport minutes before his flight). Two years later, Errol Flynn attended one of Shueg's performances and offered him
136-817: The beach in Marianao , such as Los Tres Hermanos, El Ranchito, Rumba Palace (which was renamed La Choricera in his honor), and La Taberna de Pedro, where he played for over a decade. In these venues he met other percussionists including Cándido Camero and Tito Puente . He played sones and guarachas, and occasionally sang through a megaphone . Shueg quickly became a popular act in Havana's nightlife, partially as result of his self-promotion through graffiti that he sketched on streets and trains. In addition, American journalist Drew Pearson contributed to Shueg's popularity by mentioning him in his column. He composed two sones, "La choricera" and "Ayaca de maíz", that became very popular. Miguelito Valdés invited him to play at
153-575: The night clubs of Havana, and first attracted renown as vocalist at the Havana-Riverside Casino. Valdés began his musical career in the Sexteto Habanero Infantil, where he played, variously, the guitar, tres , double bass, timbal and sometimes sang. Soon, his capability as a singer was realized, and from that moment he was constantly in demand. After a brief spell with María Teresa Vera 's Sexteto Occidente, he
170-568: The third Cavalcade of Jazz concert held at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles which was produced by Leon Hefflin, Sr . on September 7. Other performers were Woody Herman , The Blenders, T-Bone Walker , Slim Gaillard , The Honeydrippers , Johnny Otis and his Orchestra , Toni Harper , Sarah Vaughn , and the Three Blazers . He appeared in a number of films such as You Were Never Lovelier with Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth , and
187-480: The title Chori . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chori&oldid=1169931025 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Silvano %22Chori%22 Shueg Silvano Shueg Hechevarría
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#1732764850597204-583: Was a good amateur boxer . In 1934 he won the Amateur Championship of Cuba at his weight. One of his closest friends from his days in the barrio was Chano Pozo , and in his singing style he has been called "as black a white guy as you would meet in Havana". In 1936 he married Vera Eskildsen, an aristocrat from Panama City with whom he had a son, Juan Miguel Valdés Eskildsen. In 1968 he lived in Palm Springs, California . He got his start in
221-716: Was a renowned Cuban singer. His performances were characterized by a strong voice and a particular sense of cubanismo . Miguelito Valdés was born as Miguel Ángel Eugenio Lázaro Zacarías Izquierdo Valdés Hernández on September 6, 1912 in Havana . His father was Spanish and his mother was Mexican from Yucatán . He was born in Belén (in Old Havana ), and moved to another barrio, Cayo Hueso (in Centro Habana ), when his father died. In his youth he worked as an auto mechanic and
238-538: Was born on January 6, 1900, in Santiago de Cuba , the capital of Oriente , Cuba's easternmost region. In 1919 Shueg became the timbalero in a son estudiantina (student ensemble) from Santiago called Los Champions del Son. In 1927, the band toured Havana and Shueg decided to stay in the city, where he joined the Marte y Belona dance academy. He then began performing at the numerous nightclubs and cabarets along
255-487: Was known as "Mr. Babalú" after his performance of Margarita Lecuona 's " Babalú ". Valdés recorded this number with three top orchestras: Casino de la Playa in Havana, and Xavier Cugat and Machito in New York. He recorded with the renowned band Sonora Matancera in 1951 and 1977. Valdés was regarded as one of the greatest soneros and guaracheros of his time. Although non-African, his interpretation of Afro-Cuban lyrics
272-669: Was one of the founding members of the Septeto Jóvenes del Cayo in 1929. In 1933 he moved to the charanga of Ismael Díaz, and then to the Charanga Gris, directed by the pianist and composer Armando Valdés Torres, and to the Orquesta Habana, directed by Estanislao Serviá . In 1934, he made his first journey abroad, to Panama , and on his return joined the Orquesta Hermanos Castro, which was
289-716: Was remarkable. In 1960, he organized a revue "Mr. Babalu", which performed in Reno, Nevada and Lake Tahoe, California . Billed were singers Loraine Barry , Marguerita Monteil and Josie Powell . Apart from being a famous singer, he was a notable songwriter as well. Numbers he composed include "Mondongo", "Rumba rumbero", "Loco de amor", "Los tambores", "Oh, mi tambó", "Bongó", "Dolor cobarde". Films he appeared in include Mi reino por un torero , Suspense (1946), Panamericana , Imprudencia , Acapulqueña (with María Antonieta Pons ), Copacabana , Mientras el cuerpo aguante , Canción para recordar and Nacido para amarte . Also listed
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