Julio Brito Explained

Julio Brito[1] [2] was a Cuban musician, composer, orchestra conductor and singer. He achieved great popularity both in his native Cuba and internationally, thanks to compositions such as the guajira “El amor de mi bohío” or the world famous bolero “Mira que eres linda”, interpreted by numerous artists around the world, even today. His way of describing the Cuban landscapes and his very careful lyrics earned him the nickname of “The melodic painter of Cuba”.[3] [4]

Julio Brito
Birth Name:Julio Valdés-Brito Ibáñez
Birth Date:21 January 1908
Birth Place:Havana, Cuba
Death Place:Havana, Cuba
Known For:Musical composition
Spouse:Antonia Gamba Cabrera
Children:Julio Valdés-Brito Gamba
Alfredo Valdés-Brito Gamba
Alma Santa Valdés-Brito Gamba
Parents:Alfredo Valdés-Brito
Julia Ibáñez
Footnotes:Related artists

Biography

Julio Brito (Julio Valdés-Brito Ibáñez)[5] was born in Havana (Cuba) on January 21, 1908. From his earliest childhood he showed great aptitude for music.

He studied music with Pedro Sanjuán[6] (1887-1976), a famous Spanish musician and teacher, who gave him an excellent musical education.

In 1924, at the age of 16, he joined Don Azpiazu's orchestra as a saxophonist, a very successful orchestra on the island of Cuba.

In addition to the saxophone, he learned to play the guitar, drums, vibraphone, piano and studied conducting, an art in which he remained for most of his musical life.

Julio also learned to sing professionally, which allowed him to perform his compositions himself. He recorded his songs for different record labels, among others RCA Victor. Some recordings for RCA were made on the CMQ channel in Havana, in the program “Buenas noches, mi amor”, where he performed.[7]

Maestro Brito was one of the first conductors of Cuban radio, which began broadcasting in 1922, performing on PWX[8] (founded by the Telephone Company of Cuba) and conducting for RHC-Cadena Azul,[9] specifically for CMBF Radio Universal, which was located at 159 Prado Street in Havana.

He also conducted his orchestra in different nightclubs in Havana, such as the “Cabaret Parisien” of the Hotel Nacional, the Casino Nacional, the Casino de La Playa, the Casablanca and the Encanto Theater.

In the United States, he performed in Hollywood for Max Factor.

In the 1940s he was President of the Society of Authors of Cuba and of the National Federation of Authors of Cuba.

The Siboney Orchestra

In the early 1930s, together with his brother, musician and orchestra conductor Alfredo Brito, Julio Brito founded and formed part of the Siboney Orchestra, in which he participated as saxophonist, drummer, guitarist and singer.[10] [11]

The Siboney Orchestra made the first broadcast of popular dance music from radio station CMC (formerly PWX), broadcast by the BBC chain of stations in London and by WEAF in New York on November 14, 1931.[12] [13]

In 1932 the Siboney Orchestra toured Europe, performing in Spain, France and Portugal in the company of the Trio Matamoros, the Spanish dancer "Granito de Sal" and the rumbera Yolanda González.[14] On August 8, 1932 they embarked for Spain aboard the steamship "Reina del Pacífico". The news of the Diario de la Marina highlighted on the eve of their departure that “...they will disembark in Santander and tour the main cities of that Republic”.[15]

In Spain, the debut took place at the Salón Victoria, in Santander, on Sunday, August 21, 1932. The newspaper El Cantábrico, narrates the impact of the so-called Orquesta Típica Siboney, the Trío Matamoros and the dancers, Yolanda González and the Spanish "Granito de Sal". They also performed at the Teatro Iris, in Ávila, where the press described the Siboney and the Trío Matamoros as “among the best in their genre”. In Oviedo, they perform at the Teatro Novedades. In September 1932 they performed at the Circo Price, in Madrid.[16]

During this tour, Julio joins the SGAE and records some songs with his voice, together with the Siboney Orchestra, for the Spanish label Regal. In November 1932, the Madrid newspaper La Libertad announces two records by Alfredo Brito and the Siboney Orchestra with the Regal label: DK8.714 "En el silencio de la noche" (author: Abelardo Barroso) and "La dichosa suegra" (by Julio Brito) and DK 8.715 "Adiós chamaquita" (Julio Brito) and "El panquelero" (Abelardo Barroso).[17]

In France, they performed at the Montmartre, the Ambassador and the Empire. They perform with Maurice Chevalier.[18] [19]

The Siboney Orchestra was an immediate success. It was one of the first Cuban orchestras to triumph in the Old Continent.[20] [21]

Julio Brito "The melodic painter of Cuba"

During the decades from 1920 to 1940, Julio developed an intense activity as a composer, creating songs that would become very popular all over the world.

His first known songs[22] were “Tus lágrimas” and “Florecita”. In 1931, his song “Ilusión china” made him very popular.

Somewhat later, in the 1930s, he composed “Mira que eres linda”,[23] [24] a classic bolero recorded by great interpreters, even today.[25]

Some performers who have recorded versions of this bolero by Julio Brito: Pedro Vargas, Antonio Machín, Raphael, Alfredo Sadel, Virginia Maestro, Carlos Sadness, Najwa Nimri, etc. (see Discography)

From this period are also his creations: “Acurrurrucadita”, “Trigueñita”, “Flor de ausencia” (great success in the voice of Panchito Riset), “Si yo pudiera hablarte” or “Cuando te acuerdes de mí”, song that Tito Gómez interpreted at the age of 17 (1937), in his radio debut in “La Corte Suprema del Arte”, Cuban radio contest destined to the discovery of new talents of which he would turn out to be winner.[26]

Julio Brito is known as “The melodic painter of Cuba”, for having been one of the musical authors who most beautifully described the Cuban countryside in his songs. He was the creator of the “guajira de salón”, providing peasant music with magnificent orchestrations.[27]

Among the many compositions he dedicated to the Cuban countryside are “Rinconcito criollo”, “Serenata guajira”, “Allá en mi finquita”, “Oye mi guitarra”, “Amor Siboney”, and what would become one of his most famous creations: “El amor de mi bohío”, which Julio premiered in 1937 at the Eden Concert cabaret in Havana.[28]

The great success achieved by this guajira by Julio Brito is reflected in the words of René Cabel, in an interview conducted by Don Galaor for Bohemia magazine, on June 9, 1940 (page 54)[29]

Question:

Answer:

Some performers who have recorded versions of “El amor de mi bohío”: Pedro Vargas, Guillermo Portabales, Juan Legido, Trío Matamoros, Tito Gómez with the Orquesta Riverside, Los Panchos, Xiomara Alfaro, Omara Portuondo, Tito Puente, Olga Guillot, Oscar Chávez, Barbarito Diez with the Antonio María Romeu's Orchestra, Jonah Jones. (see Discography)

Music for movies

Julio Brito composed music for several films. Among them it is worth mentioning:

Radio and television scripts

Julio Brito also wrote scripts for television and radio.

Discography                    

Some performers who have recorded versions of his songs:[41] [42]

Acurrucadita

Adiós chamaquita

África

Allá en mi finquita

Amor Siboney

¡Ay, cómo no!

Canción de amanecer

Capricho de guajira n2

Con mi penquito

Corazón esconde

Cuando te acuerdes de mí

Dame tu cariñito

De corazón a corazón

Dichosa suegra

El amor de mi bohío (Mi guajirita)

El botecito

El manzanero

En la Balalaika

En una sola frase

Pending data: Song creation is on record, but recording data is missing.

Evocación al mar

Flor de ausencia

Florecita

Pending data: Song creation is on record, but recording data is missing.

Guajeito

Indigna

Ilusión china

Lindísima mujer

Me has dejado solo

Mira que eres linda

Oye mi guitarra

Pending data: Song creation is on record, but recording data is missing.

Óyeme André

Pajarito carpintero

Para ti viviré

Pending data: Song creation is on record, but recording data is missing.

Qué linda eres tú

Rinconcito criollo

Rumbalero

Serenata guajira

Si yo pudiera hablarte

Tan solo recordar

Te quiero tanto

Trigueñita

Tus lágrimas

Yo odiarte quisiera

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  2. Web site: 2024-08-17 . 2021-11-08 . Héctor E. Paz . es . Alomar . Valle plateado de luna/ sendero de mis amores/ quiero ofrendarle a las flores/ el canto de mi montuna.../“ (Silver moon valley/ path of my loves/ I want to offer to the flowers/ the song of my montuna.../”. Thus begins the musical theme that marked for eternity the rich authorial portfolio of the outstanding Cuban composer Julio Valdés-Brito Ibáñez (1908-1968), known nationally and internationally as Julio Brito.... Among his main works stand out "Florecita", "Tus lágrimas", "Flor de ausencia", "Acurrucadita", "Mira que eres linda", "Serenata guajira" and, of course, the well-known "El amor de mi bohío"... Because of the Cubanness of his texts, Julio Brito was known as "El Pintor Melódico de Cuba" (The Melodic Painter of Cuba). "El amor de mi bohío" was recorded by singers from several countries and its preference reaches the present day. . Julio Brito, cantor melódico de Cuba . Periódico Invasor - Diario online de Ciego de Ávila.
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