Cheo Hurtado
Born
May 2, 1960 Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela

Cheo Hurtado was born in Ciudad Bolívar, Bolívar (state), Venezuela, May 2, 1960 famous cuatro player, mandolina player, bandola player, guitarist and musical producer, son of the guitarist and composer Ramón Hurtado. May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Sketch of Ciudad Bolívar, 1867 Ciudad Bolívar is the capital of the eastern Venezuelan state of Bolívar. ... Sketch of Ciudad Bolívar, 1867 Ciudad Bolívar is the capital of the eastern Venezuelan state of Bolívar. ... Bolívar State Anthem State motto: none Location within Venezuela Created (given current status) 1901 State capital Ciudad Bolívar Area    â€¢% 238,000 km² 26,24   (Ranked 1st) Population    â€¢% 1,490,612 hab. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... The name cuatro can refer to any of several Latin American instruments of the guitar or lute family. ... The Bandola is a small pear-shape chordophone found in Venezuela and Colombia. ...

Begins Begins as musician at the age of 7, under the trusteeship of his father, and the influence of Carmito and Hernán Gamboa, at the age of 13 obtains the first place in the Concurso Nacional de Cuatro de Venezuela.

Between 1975 and 1983, he is dedicated to the education of cuatro, guitar and mandolina in the House of the Culture of Ciudad Bolívar, where he founds the Estudiantina Carlos Raul Villanueva, who soon happens to be called La Cuerda de Carmito, on tribute to the composer Carmito Gamboa. With this group he recorded three discs, playing the mandolina, the Bass (instrument), the cuatro and the drum of calypso. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The name cuatro can refer to any of several Latin American instruments of the guitar or lute family. ... The acoustic archtop guitar, used in Jazz music, features steel strings. ... Sketch of Ciudad Bolívar, 1867 Ciudad Bolívar is the capital of the eastern Venezuelan state of Bolívar. ... There are a range of musical instruments that can be collectively be regarded as bass instruments. ... The name cuatro can refer to any of several Latin American instruments of the guitar or lute family. ...

By then, also Orquesta Angostura, directed by Juanito Arieta More ahead, Un Solo Pueblo, Costa Caribe and the group Bandolas de Venezuela.

In 1985, he takes the definitive step when, next to Luis Julio Toro and to Cristóbal Soto, founds the Gurrufío Chamber Ensamble, that later will incorporate other musicians and will happen to be called Ensamble Gurrufío; that proposes to do folk music but turning the improvisation a fundamental element. This article is about the year. ...

He has shared scene with great artists like: Alirio Diaz, Aldemaro Romero, Paquito D’Rivera, Oscar D'León, Simón Díaz, Fleck Bella, Serenata Guayanesa, Soledad Bravo, Lilia Vera and Maria Teresa Chacín, among others. Alirio Diaz in Concert Alirio Diaz is a classical guitarist. ... Aldemaro Romero Aldemaro Romero (born March 12, 1928 in Valencia, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. ... Oscar DLeón Oscar DLeón (b. ... Simón Díaz (1928- ). Celebrated singer and composer of Venezuelan music, whose work is regarded as one of the most important legacies for both Venezuelan and Latin American popular music. ...

Like solista, accompanying musician and musical director have participated in international events in America, Europe, Asia and the Caribbean countries, between his profits is the project of the Camerata Criolla and the campaign of the Siembra del Cuatro. America is usually meant as either: the Americas, the lands of the Western hemisphere, usually subdivided into North America and South America the United States of America See also: Americas (terminology), Use of the word America, and Use of the word American. ... Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europes borders. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ... The name cuatro can refer to any of several Latin American instruments of the guitar or lute family. ...

See also

• Venezuela
• Venezuelan music
• The Cuatro

Venezuelan music has been largely overshadowed on the international scene by its neighbors, especially Brazil, Trinidad and Colombia. ... The name cuatro can refer to any of several Latin American instruments of the guitar or lute family. ...

External Links

• Cheo Hurtado Discography
• The song Periquera by Cheo Hurtado