Narf (singer) explained

Narf
Birth Name:Francisco Xavier Pérez Vázquez
Birth Place:1968 4, df=y
Origin:Silleda, Spain
Death Place:Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Occupation:Singer, songwriter, actor
Instrument:Guitar, voice
Website:franpereznarf.com

Francisco Xavier Pérez Vázquez[1] [2] (24 April 1968[3] [4] [5] – 15 November 2016[6]), best known as Narf, and, firstly, as a member of the bands Os Quinindiolas and Nicho Varullo, in the theatrical company Chévere and posteriorly in Psicofónica de Conxo, unically as Fran Pérez,[7] [8] [9] [10] was a Galician singer and songwriter,[11] [12] which sought to incorporate diverse musical genres to rock structure.[13] [14]

Narf was first featured as a soundtrack composer, combining this aspect with the acting one in different theatre roles.[15] He also collaborated with many other artists, taking his music around the world, championing his compromise with Galician culture,[16] nonetheless feeling profound affinity with African music.[17] [18]

Notes and References

  1. News: Graña. A. . Falece o compositor e cantante galego Narf . . 15 November 2016 . Europa Press. gl.
  2. Web site: Fallece el músico gallego Fran Pérez 'Narf' . Canción a quemarropa . 15 November 2016 . 16 March 2018 . es.
  3. Premio Ari[t]mar da Amizade Galego-Lusófona para Narf]. 26 April 2017. Sermos Galiza. 25 April 2017.
  4. Santiago. Ro. Morre Fran Pérez 'Narf', un dos grandes da música galega. gl. . 16 November 2016 . 25 November 2016.
  5. Fallece el cantante y compositor gallego Narf . La Región. es . 15 November 2016 . 25 December 2016.
  6. Lombao. David . Falece o músico Fran Pérez, Narf. gl. Praza Pública . 15 November 2016.
  7. Web site: Os Quinindiolas. Los hijos bastardos de James Brown . lafonoteca . 25 December 2016 . es.
  8. Web site: Nicho Varullo. Post punk compostelano . lafonoteca . 25 December 2016 . es.
  9. Gómez. Lupe . Compartir unha aventura . Gllicia Hoxe . 5 October 2009 . 27 December 2016. gl.
  10. Beceiro. M. . Novos sons de Psicofónica e Chouteira . . 25 December 2016. gl.
  11. A beleza dos sons de Uxía e Narf únense nas Baladas da Galiza imaxinaria e visitan o Verán Cultural . Xornal Galicia . 11 August 2016 . 2 January 2016.
  12. Web site: Fran Pérez 'Narf' e Manecas Costa abren no Salón Teatro o Ciclo Novas Músicas . Axencia Galega das Industrias Culturais. 11 June 2008 . 4 January 2017. gl.
  13. Web site: Narf . Dotgalicia . 2011 . 30 December 2016 . gl . https://web.archive.org/web/20180317102110/http://www.dotgalicia.com/Dot-Magazine-narf-1058.php?pagina=400&tag=1&at=1&ab=0&user=10&id=1058&fecha=2012-05-07&plb= . 17 March 2018 . dead .
  14. Iglesias, Óscar . O retorno de Narf . . 23 November 2007 . 27 December 2016.
  15. glleg@s – Fran Pérez . gllicia Dixital . 28 December 2016.
  16. Dopico. Montse . A cultura e o language son o maior activo que temos. Creo que descoidalos é un erro . . 27 March 2011 . 30 December 2016. gl.
  17. Web site: Torres. Ramiro. Entrevista a Fran Pérez, Narf. Palavra comum. 3 December 2014. 4 January 2017. gl. https://web.archive.org/web/20170104235131/http://palavracomum.com/2014/12/03/entrevista-a-fran-perez-narf/. 4 January 2017. dead.
  18. A fusom entre a Guiné Bissau e a Galiza . Diário Liberdade . 27 June 2010 . 8 January 2017 . gl . https://web.archive.org/web/20170109022309/http://www.diarioliberdade.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4193:a-fusom-entre-a-guine-bissau-e-a-galiza&catid=15:cultura-e-desportos&Itemid=45 . 9 January 2017 . dead .