Sixto Palavecino
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Sixto Doroteo Palavecino (March 31, 1915, Barrancas, Salavina, Santiago del Estero Province
, Argentina
- April 24, 2009, Santiago del Estero
, same province) was a poet
, musician
and singer of Argentine folk music, who has played the violin
since he was 10 years-old.
Palavecino has been influential as a player, a compiler of folk traditions, and in sustaining the Santiago Quechua
language through his music and the radio program "Alero Quechua Santiagueño" which he presented for many years with his son Rubén.
Palavecino has enjoyed wide recognition from colleagues and audiences throughout Argentina since the 1980s. In the years before that, he also worked as a barber
to make ends meet.
He died in the city of Santiago del Estero, where he was hospitalized due to a severe pneumonia
.
Santiago del Estero Province
Santiago del Estero is a province of Argentina, located in the north of the country. Neighbouring provinces are from the north clockwise Salta, Chaco, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Catamarca and Tucumán.-History:...
, Argentina
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...
- April 24, 2009, Santiago del Estero
Santiago del Estero
Santiago del Estero is the capital of Santiago del Estero Province in northern Argentina. It has a population of 244,733 inhabitants, making it the twelfth largest city in the country, with a surface area of 2,116 km². It lies on the Dulce River and on National Route 9, at a distance of...
, same province) was a poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
and singer of Argentine folk music, who has played the violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
since he was 10 years-old.
Palavecino has been influential as a player, a compiler of folk traditions, and in sustaining the Santiago Quechua
Santiago del Estero Quichua
Santiago del Estero Quichua or Santiagueño Quichua is an Amerindian language spoken by ca. 60,000 people in Argentina. It is spoken in the province of Santiago del Estero...
language through his music and the radio program "Alero Quechua Santiagueño" which he presented for many years with his son Rubén.
Palavecino has enjoyed wide recognition from colleagues and audiences throughout Argentina since the 1980s. In the years before that, he also worked as a barber
Barber
A barber is someone whose occupation is to cut any type of hair, and to shave or trim the beards of men. The place of work of a barber is generally called a barbershop....
to make ends meet.
He died in the city of Santiago del Estero, where he was hospitalized due to a severe pneumonia
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
.