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Beny Moré
Benny Moré (Bartolomé Maximiliano Moré Gutiérrez,
24 August 1919 – 19 February 1963), or Beny, was a
Cuban singer. He is often thought of as the
greatest Cuban popular singer of all time. He was
gifted with an innate musicality and fluid tenor
voice which he colored and phrased with great
expressivity. Moré was a master of most genres of
Cuban music, such as the son montuno, mambo,
guaracha, and bolero. In particular, it is unusual
for a singer to be equally proficient at both the
fast rhythms (e.g. guaracha) and the slower
rhythms, such as the bolero. Moré also formed and
led the leading Cuban big band of the 1950s, until
his death in 1963.The eldest of eighteen children,
Moré was born Bartolomé Moré in Santa Isabel de las
Lajas in the former province of Las Villas in
central Cuba. His maternal great-great grandfather,
Ta Ramón Gundo Paredes, was said to be the son of
the king of a tribe in the Congo who was captured
by slave traders and sold to a Cuban plantation
owner (he was later liberated and died as a freeman
at age 64).As a child Moré learned to play the
guitar, making his first instrument at age six,
according to his mother, out of a board and a ball
of string.
In 1936, at age seventeen, he left Las Lajas for
Havana, where he lived by selling bruised and
damaged fruits and vegetables and medicinal herbs.
Six months later he returned to Las Lajas and went
to cut cane for a season with his brother Teodoro.
With the money he earned and Teodoro’s savings, he
bought his first decent guitar.
In 1940, Moré returned to Havana. He lived from
hand-to-mouth, playing in bars and cafés, passing
the hat.
Moré’s first breakthrough was winning a radio
competition. In the early 1940s, the radio station
CMQ had a program called “The Supreme Court of Art”
in which a wide variety of artists participated.
Winners were given contracts by unscrupulous
businessmen who exploited them. The less fortunate
were treated to the humiliation of a loud church
bell which brutally terminated their performances.
In his first appearance, Moré had scarcely begun to
sing when the bell sounded. He later competed again
and won first prize. He then landed his first
stable job with the Cauto conjunto led by Mozo
Borgellá. He also sang with success on the radio
station CMZ with the sextet Fígaro of Lázaro
Cordero. In 1941, he made his debut on radio
station Mil Diez (1010) performing with the Cauto
Sextet of Mozo Borguella.
Trío Matamoros and Mexico
Ciro Rodríguez, of the famed Trío Matamoros, heard
Moré singing in the bar El Temple and was greatly
impressed. Shortly thereafter,in 1942, Conjunto
Matamoros was engaged for a live performance for
the station 1010. However, Miguel Matamoros was
indisposed and asked Mozo Borgellá (director of
Septeto Cauto), to lend him a singer. Borguellá
sent Moré, who remained several years with the
Matamoros, making a number of recordings. Bronze
statue of Moré in Cienfuegos’ Prado street
Moré replaced Miguel Matamoros as lead singer, and
the latter dedicated himself to leading the band.
On June 21, 1945 Moré went with Conjunto Matamoros
to Mexico, where he performed in two of the most
famous cabarets of the age, the Montparnasse and
the Río Rosa. He made several recordings. Conjunto
Matamoros returned to Havana, but Moré remained in
Mexico. Rafael Cueto said to him: “Fine, but just
remember that they call burros “bartolo” here.
Stay, but change your name.” “Ok,” replied Moré,
“from now on my name is Beny, Beny Moré.”
Moré was left penniless and got permission to work
from the performing artists’ union. With this, he
was able to get a job at the Río Rosa, where he
formed the duet Dueto Fantasma with Lalo Montané.
In Mexico City, Moré made recordings for RCA
Victor, with Perez Prado: Bonito y sabroso, Mucho
corazón, Pachito el che, La mucura, Rabo y oreja
and other numbers. He recorded Dolor Karabalí,
which Moré considered his best composition recorded
with Pérez Prado, one he never wanted to re-record,
also his recording in Mexico with Rafael de Paz
Orch. of “Bonito y Sabroso” was never recorded
again by More, even though his famous composition
of the months prior to leaving Mexico became in
time the theme of his big band in Cuba. More was
always reluctant to record newer versions of his
hit songs, as he thought “you don’t fix what’s not
broken”. There were at least 22 recordings of Moré
with the Prado orchestra.[2]
Moré also recorded with the orchestra of Mariano
Mercerón: Me voy pal pueblo y Desdichado”, “Mucho
Corazon”,”Ensalada de Mambo”< “Rumberos de Ayer”,
“Encantado de la Vida”, etc. with the Conjunto de
Lalo Montane,a Colombian singer,composer, with
which he recorded in Mexico forming a famous duo
called “The Phantom Duet” or “Dueto Fantasma” . He
also recorded with Mexican orchestras, specially
with the one directed by Rafael de Paz; they
recorded Yiri yiri bon, La Culebra, Mata siguaraya,
Solamente una vez and Bonito y Sabroso, a song
where he praises the dancing skills of the
Mexicans, and claims that Mexico City and La Habana
are sister cities.
In this time Benny also recorded with the orchestra
of Jesús “Chucho” Rodríguez. El “Chucho” was so
impressed with Benny’s musical ability that he
referred to him as “El Barbaro del Ritmo”.
Return to Cuba:
During the spring of 1952,around April, Moré
returned to Cuba. He was a star in Mexico, Panama,
Colombia, Brazil and Puerto Rico, but virtually
unknown on the island. His first Cuban recording
was Bonito y Sabroso. Moré began alternating
between performances in the Cadena Oriental and
trips to Havana to record at the RCA studios.
In Havana, Moré worked for the radio station RHC
Cadena Azul, with the orchestra of Bebo Valdés, who
introduced the new style called “batanga”. The
presenter of the show, Ibraín Urbino, presented him
as El Bárbaro del Ritmo. They offered him the
opportunity to record with Sonora Matancera, but he
declined the offer because he didn’t care for the
sound of the group.
After the batanga fell out of fashion, Moré was
contracted by Radio Progreso with the orchestra of
Ernesto Duarte Brito. In addition to the radio, he
also performed at dances, cabarets and parties.
When he sang in Havana’s Centro Gallego, people
filled the sidewalks and the gardens of the
Capitolio to hear him.
In 1952, Moré made a recording with the Orquesta
Aragón with whom he would perform in dance halls.
Orquesta Aragón was from Cienfuegos and was having
trouble breaking into Havana and Moré helped them
in this way.
La Banda Gigante:
The first performance of Moré’s Banda Gigante (Big
Band) was in the program Cascabeles Candado of the
station CMQ. The Banda was generally sixteen
musicians, comparable in size with the orchestras
of Xavier Cugat and Pérez Prado. Although Moré
could not read music, he arranged material by
singing parts to his arrangers.
In the years 1954 and 1955, the Banda Gigante
became immensely popular. In 1956 and 1957, it
toured Venezuela, Jamaica, Haiti, Colombia, Panama,
Mexico and the United States, where the group
played at the Oscar ceremonies. In Havana, it
played at the dance halls La Tropical and El
Sierra. In 1960, it started performing both night
and day.
Moré was offered a tour of Europe – France in
particular – but he rejected it because of fear of
flying (he had by that time been in three air
accidents).
The following musicians were its original members:
Piano: Cabrerita; Saxophones: Miguel Franca,
Santiaguito Peñalver, Roberto Barreto, Celso Gómez
and Virgilio; Trumpets: Chocolate, Rabanito and
Corbacho; Trombone: José Miguel; Bass: Alberto
Limonta; Batería (Drums): Rolando Laserie; Bongos:
Clemente Piquero “Chicho”; Congas: Tabaquito;
Vocals: Fernando Alvarez and Enrique Benitez.
Final Year:
The aftermath of the Cuban Revolution, many of
Cuba’s top musical figures emigrated, but Moré
stayed in Cuba, among, as he said, “mi gente” (my
people).
Moré was an alcoholic, and began to show signs of
liver failure in his early 40s. When he died in
1963 of cirrhosis of the liver, an estimated
100,000 fans attended his funeral. He was 43 years
old.
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Discography:
Castellano que bueno baila usted
Vertientes Camagüey
Bonito y sabroso
Santa Isabel de las Lajas
Soy guajiro
Credits
Serie Fiesta
Year Album
2012 A Mi México
Buena Vista: More
2011 Havana Stars/Mas
Leyendas De La Habana
Quiero Hablar
2011 Contigo: Esencia De
Cuba
2011 Salsa Caliente
2011 True Hits: Cuba
Artist
Composer
Primary
Artist
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Artist
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Artist
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Artist
Year Album
Artist
2010 Afrocubism
Afrocubism
2010
Lo Esencial de Noches
Primary
de Bohemia
Artist
Son De La Loma
Primary
2010 Colección: Esencia De
Artist
Cuba
2007
Isla Bonita: Latin
Composer
Dance, Vol. 1
Primary
2007 Simply Cuba
2006 Ritmo
2003
Composer
Artist
Beny Moré
Primary
Artist
El Corazon Palpita
Primary
Salsa
Artist
2003 La Cuba Mia
Primary
Artist
2002 Trayectoria
Banda MachosComposer
2001 La Reunión
Banda MachosComposer
Year Album
Artist
2000 16 Reales hits
Banda MachosComposer
Primary
2000 Cuban Music Anthology
2000 Havana 1950
2000 Banda Machos
2000 Son del Mundo
1995
Las Movidas de los
machos
100 Tubes Pour Danser
Artist
Orquesta
Primary
Aragón
Artist
Composer
Primary
Artist
Banda MachosComposer
Primary
Artist
16 de Septiembre:
Gruperas (USA), Vol.
Composer
1
50 Latin Hits
Primary
[Universe]
Artist
Year Album
A Romper el Coco
Artist
Benny Moré
Masters: Benny Moré
Artist
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Absolutely Pure Cuban
Beyond Patina Jazz
Primary
Artist
Benny Moré
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Artist
Cafecito Cubano, Vol.
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2
Artist
Clásicas Para El
Taconeo
Banda MachosComposer
Cuba Libre [The Blue
Primary
Bridge]
Artist
El Bodeguero by
Orquesta Aragon and
Primary
Other Great Mexican
Artist
hits
Envoyes
Primary
Artist
Year Album
Havana Holiday
Artist
Ibrahim
Primary
Ferrer
Artist
Jukebox Favourites:
Primary
Best of Latin Lounge
Artist
Primary
La Danza De La Pasion
Artist
Las Que Pegaron:
Composer
Tropicales
Primary
Latina Fever, Vol. 7
Lo Ultimo Que Canto
Artist
Benny Moré
Primary
Artist
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Locos Por El Mambo
Artist
Los 101 Mejores
Primary
Boleros
Artist
Maraciabo Oriental
Benny Moré
Primary
Artist
Year Album
Artist
Musica Regional:
Composer
Cinco De Mayo, Vol. 1
Ritmo
Benny Moré
Primary
Artist
Primary
Spirit of Salsa
Artist
Talent Condensed:
Primary
Boleros
Artist
Toda una Vida
Visa
Albita
Ilukan Y Su
Tanda Mayor
Composer
Composer
Source:
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