Juan Falú
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Alfredo Juan Falú is an Argentine
classical guitar
ist and composer.
He was born in Tucumán in 1948, and his uncle, Eduardo Falú
, was by then an increasingly well-known folk guitarist. A psychoanalyst by profession and adherent of left-wing peronism
during the 1970s, Falú was forced into exile after losing his brother, Lucho, to Argentina's notorious "Dirty War
."
He returned to Buenos Aires
after 1983 and later began teaching at the Manuel de Falla
Music Conservatory. He received, among other awards, the 2005 Konex Award
for best folklore group together with Liliana Herrero
. Falú continues to perform in solo concerts and with other prominent figures in Argentine folklore.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
classical guitar
Classical guitar
The classical guitar is a 6-stringed plucked string instrument from the family of instruments called chordophones...
ist and composer.
He was born in Tucumán in 1948, and his uncle, Eduardo Falú
Eduardo Falú
Eduardo Falú is a well-known Argentine folk music guitarist and composer.-Life and work:Eduardo Falú was born in El Galpón, a village near San José de Metán in the province of Salta, Argentina in 1923. His parents, Juan and Fada Falú, were Syrian immigrants...
, was by then an increasingly well-known folk guitarist. A psychoanalyst by profession and adherent of left-wing peronism
Peronism
Peronism , or Justicialism , is an Argentine political movement based on the programmes associated with former President Juan Perón and his second wife, Eva Perón...
during the 1970s, Falú was forced into exile after losing his brother, Lucho, to Argentina's notorious "Dirty War
Dirty War
The Dirty War was a period of state-sponsored violence in Argentina from 1976 until 1983. Victims of the violence included several thousand left-wing activists, including trade unionists, students, journalists, Marxists, Peronist guerrillas and alleged sympathizers, either proved or suspected...
."
He returned to 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...
after 1983 and later began teaching at the Manuel de Falla
Manuel de Falla
Manuel de Falla y Matheu was a Spanish Andalusian composer of classical music. With Isaac Albéniz, Enrique Granados and Joaquín Turina he is one of Spain's most important musicians of the first half of the 20th century....
Music Conservatory. He received, among other awards, the 2005 Konex Award
Konex Award
Konex Foundation awards, or simple Konex awards are cultural awards from the Konex Foundation to Argentine cultural personalities.Created in 1980, where conceived as a way to reward the Argentine personalities and institutions of different fields, as well as to stimulate the beginners.Even though...
for best folklore group together with Liliana Herrero
Liliana Herrero
Liliana Herrero is an Argentine musician born in 1948 in Villaguay, Entre Ríos. In 1966 she moved to Rosario, Santa Fe, in order to study Philosophy, and has since become an adoptive citizen....
. Falú continues to perform in solo concerts and with other prominent figures in Argentine folklore.