Emilio Bobadilla Cáceres
Encyclopedia
He was born in Cerro Verá, in the town of Pirayú
, Paraguay
, on March 3, 1907. He was son of Ramón Bobadilla and Isabel Cáceres.
, where he learned to play the “tiple” (a small guitar that served to the musical embellishment of the guitar plucking) and later the guitar
. Since 1930 he lived in Buenos Aires
, where he formed, along with Agustín Barboza
, the duet Barboza-Cáceres.
, with the song “Ñane arambohá”, composed with lyric of Félix Fernández.
.
He was founder and first president of “Intérpretes de Folklore Asociados del Paraguay – IFAP” (Associated Folklore Performers of Paraguay) and also was Vice President of APA in the ‘70s.
Pirayú
Pirayú is a town in the Paraguarí department of Paraguay.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...
, Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
, on March 3, 1907. He was son of Ramón Bobadilla and Isabel Cáceres.
Childhood and Youth
Still being a child he moved to AsunciónAsunción
Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San...
, where he learned to play the “tiple” (a small guitar that served to the musical embellishment of the guitar plucking) and later the guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
. Since 1930 he lived in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, where he formed, along with Agustín Barboza
Agustín Barboza
Agustín Pío Barboza was a Paraguayan singer and composer.-Childhood and youth:Barboza was born in Asunción, Paraguay. In his adolescence , he went to Buenos Aires to work as a seaman aboard the Mixu, a ship flying the Argentine flag. Alternating his work of seaman with musical activities, he met...
, the duet Barboza-Cáceres.
Beginnings
In 1934 he participated in the recording of the first disc of the Ortiz Guerrero’s Orchestra, directed by the master José Asunción FloresJosé Asunción Flores
José Asunción Flores was a Paraguayan composer and creator of the Guarania music genre.-Early life:Flores was born in the poor neighborhood of La Chacarita, in Asunción. As a kid, he had to work as a paperboy and shoeshiner in order to help his mother with food and other necessities...
, with the song “Ñane arambohá”, composed with lyric of Félix Fernández.
Career
In 1939, with his brother Cristóbal Cáceres, he started a series of recordings using the name “Dúo de los Hermanos Cáceres” (The Bothers Cáceres Duet), until 1950, with the orchestra “Ñande roga” of Mauricio Cardozo OcampoMauricio Cardozo Ocampo
Mauricio Cardozo Ocampo was the main reference of the so called “golden generation” of the Paraguayan popular music and a strict studious of the Paraguayan folk music.-Biography:...
.
He was founder and first president of “Intérpretes de Folklore Asociados del Paraguay – IFAP” (Associated Folklore Performers of Paraguay) and also was Vice President of APA in the ‘70s.
Work
He composed many songs with lyrics from important poets:- “Ñane aramboha” (with Félix Fernández and Agustín BarbozaAgustín BarbozaAgustín Pío Barboza was a Paraguayan singer and composer.-Childhood and youth:Barboza was born in Asunción, Paraguay. In his adolescence , he went to Buenos Aires to work as a seaman aboard the Mixu, a ship flying the Argentine flag. Alternating his work of seaman with musical activities, he met...
, the latter, was also co-author of the music) - “Koeti jave” (with Emiliano R. FernandezEmiliano R. FernándezEmiliano R. Fernández was born on August 8, 1894, in Yvysunu, Guarambare, Paraguay. His parents were Silvestre Fernandez and Bernarda Rivarola.-Childhood and youth:He is the author of more than 2,000 poems...
) - “Imomoramby purahei” (with Crispiniano Martínez González)
- “Golondrina fugitiva”
- “Alondra feliz”
- “Angel de la sierra”
- “A mi rosa dormida”
- “Okaraguami aka sayju”
- “En mi prisión de esmeralda” (GuaraniaGuarania (music)Guarania is a style of music created in Paraguay by musician José Asunción Flores in 1925 with the purpose of expressing the character of the Paraguayan people...
that narrates dramatically the life in the yerba plantations in Alto ParanáAlto Paraná DepartmentAlto Paraná is a department in Paraguay. The capital is Ciudad del Este .The Alto Paraná department has experienced tremendous economic and population growth in the past 50 years...
, at the beginning of the 20th century) - “Ñande korochiré”
- “Ne mba’e raminte Angélica”
- “Sobre el corazón de mi guitarra”
- “Che sy mi marangatúpe”
- “Virgen y flor” (based on poem from Carlos Miguel Giménez)
- “Chipera Luque” (with Darío Gómez Serrato).