1924, September 26 – BIRTH OF LAGRIMA RIOS
Singer (Libra) – of mixed african descent, she was born to very humble surroundings in Durazno, Uruguay…as a child she and her mother moved to “Barrio Sur”, Montevideo the legendary black neighborhood home also to two other pioneers of tango Modesto Ocampo and Carlos Olmedo…Lagrima would recall, as a child, having met Carlos Gardel in his celebrated visit there…for her entire life, through worldwide travels, she remained faithfully tethered to her candombe neighborhood…
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She started singing at the age of 18 performing folk songs and tangos…in 1945 her first break came when she was invited to join the famous Alberto Mastra Trio…a series of kudos and awards followed, culminating in important contracts for radio and night clubs…in 1960 she formed an a capella negro spiritual group “Brindis de Sala” which had great success for 10 years…critically acclaimed television appearances and european tours followed where she was especially active in anti
racism campaigns…among her various personal tragedies, was an estrangement for many years from a beloved son, born out-of-wedlock, who had emigrated to Sweden
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- CLICK HERE – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj7zamiXUuA to hear Lagrima Rios sing “Viejo Ciego” written in 1926 by Sebastian Piana and Catulo Castillo with lyrics by Homero Manzi
TODAY IN TANGO ! 