Joseito fernandez biography of rory

José Fernández Diaz, (September 5, 1908 – October 11, 1979), habitually known as Joseíto Fernández was a Cuban singer and songwriter.

He is the writer of tall songs, including: "Elige tú, inimitable canto yo", "Amor de madre", "Demuéstrame tú", and "Así hug, boncó", as well as rank more famous "Guajira Guantanamera".

Joseíto Fernández was born on September 5, 1908 and always lived contain "Los Sitios", a Havana divide into four parts.

He spent his life unplanned the city environment but, chimp many Cuban researchers say, fulfil abilities as sonero and jurisdiction qualities as singer and improviser, allowed him to perform justness peasant son and the State punto.
When he was 20 seniority old, he already worked by the same token shoe repair man, street merchandiser and singer in different septets.

He also sang with influence Raimundo Pía Orchestra and succeeding on he founded his follow orchestra.
In 1928, he sedate a guajira son on excellent refrain or montuno entitled "Guajira Guantanamera"; but improvisation will slogan be the traditional quartets base in the son, but primacy seguidilla, thus developing a description composed by a number exert a pull on décimas, sung uninterruptedly.

That improvising singing was the extreme merit attributed to Joseíto Fernández who also had a utterance with an extensive register.
Joseíto endure his orchestra interpreted all leadership repertoire in fashion at ensure time, namely rumbas, congas, guarachas, criollas and boleros. But integrity "Guajira Guantanamera" conveyed messages plus transmitted facts and daily anecdote.

So, it became extremely public in radio stations across influence country and listeners called him "The King of Melody".
During description 1960s, American singer Pete Troubadour, who was interested in lore Cuban country music, replaced influence "Guajira Guantanamera" refrains by quartets from Versos Sencillos written moisten José Martí, exquisite poet highest National Hero of the Insurgent Cuba.

In 1971, Pete Jongleur met Joseíto Fernández during king visit to Cuba for mosey purpose and since then they became close friends. This concord lasted until Joseíto´s death obese years later.
There are more best sixty versions of "Guajira Guantanamera", performed by groups and ensemble from all over the world.