Name Guillermo Buitrago | Role Composer | |
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Died April 19, 1949, Cienega, Colombia Albums 16 Exitos de Navidad y Ano Nuevo, 20 Exitos Similar People Los 50 de Joselito, Los Corraleros de Majag, Rafael Escalona, Bovea y Sus Vallenatos, Joselito |
Guillermo buitrago la vispera de a o nuevo
Guillermo de Jesús Buitrago Henríquez, known as Guillermo Buitrago (April 1, 1920, Ciénaga - April 19, 1949) was a Colombian composer and songwriter of vallenato music. Is one of the most successful composers in his country. His songs become part of typical music on Christmas time in Colombia. Some of his hits are La Vispera de Año Nuevo (Day before New Year), Grito Vagabundo (Lazy Scream), Ron de Vinola (Rum of Vinola) and Dame tu mujer Jose (Give me your woman Jose). One of the greater Venezuelan tropical orchestra named Khardon Band Internacional based in the city of Coro, had made a recognition to a Buitrago's legacy making a mix with five of his most famous songs, they are: " el Hijo de la Luna " - " La Carta" - " Las mujeres a mi no me quieren " - " Ron de Vinola " and " La Despedida ", music arrangements by the best tropical musician ever, Mr. Oscar Garcia Urrego common known as " Cachaco del piano " and also musical director of the Khardon Band Internacional.
Contents
- Guillermo buitrago la vispera de a o nuevo
- Guillermo buitrago documental vida y obra del jilguero precursor del vallenato
- Discography
- Vspera de ao nuevo
- Guillermo Buitrago indito
- La pia madura
- Regalito de navidad
- El testamento y otros cantos ineditos
- Released in 78s
- Extinguised recordings
- From radio advertising
- Compilation 16 Exitos de Navidad y Ao Nuevo
- References

Guillermo buitrago documental vida y obra del jilguero precursor del vallenato
Discography

His music was originally distributed in 78 rpm discs; nobody knows exactly how many songs he recorded but it is said to be more than 150 songs. His record producers were "Discos Fuentes", who have compiled most of his songs in LPs and CDs.

Some of the main releases have been:
Víspera de año nuevo

- "Las mujeres a mí no me quieren"
- "Compae Heliodoro"
- "La hija de mi comadre"
- "Ron de vinola"
- "Qué criterio"
- "El hijo de la luna"
- "Grito vagabundo"
- "El huerfanito"
- "La víspera de año nuevo"
- "La araña picua"
- "Dame tu mujer José"
- "La vida es un relajo"
Guillermo Buitrago inédito

- Se marchitaron las flores
- La loca Rebeca
- Muchacha patillalera
- Gallo basto y pelao
- El toque de queda
- El desdichado
- La cita
- Careperro
- Cinco noches de velorio
- Las contradicciones
- El gallo atravesao
- El tigre guapo
- El maromero
- Buitrago me tiene un pique
La piña madura
- La capuchona
- Adios mi maye (la despedida)
- Cienaguera
- La carta
- El testamento
- El tiburon de marbella
- El amor de claudia
- Pacha rosado
- La piña madura
- La varita de caña
- Espera que me muera
- El compae migue (El ermitaño).
Regalito de navidad
In english (Little gift of Christmas),is his long play was edited by Discos Fuentes mixing between those 12 songs of the album four songs that were recorded after Buitragos Death by another singer called Julio C. San Juan and don't belong to Guillermo Buitrago. Those songs with an asterisk belong to San Juan.
- Regalito de navidad*
- Palomita mensajera*
- Yo no monto en avión*
- El amor es un collar
- Las sabanas del diluvio
- Luis Eduardo
- Rosa Valencia*
- La peste
- Pacho y Abraham
- Los enanos
- El brujo de Arjona (El enviado)
- Moralito.
El testamento y otros cantos ineditos
- El cazador
- La mujer que quiere an uno
- La fiera de pabayo
- Pacho y Abraham
- La costumbre de los pueblos
- El testamento
- La matica de yuca
- Espera que muera
- El dolor de Micaela
- La vida es un relajo
Released in 78's
Some other songs that haven't been released in CD or LP but just recorded in 78's and only collectors possess them are: (They have disappeared almost completely).
Extinguised recordings
The following are completely extinguished:
Odeón Argentina and Chile edited a few of his songs and some of that Odeón material was also edited by Discos Fuentes.
From radio advertising
Some other songs were radio advertising and they weren't commercially edited.
There are some more radio advertising recordings made by Buitrago and those with an asterisk are the only 3 that have been found.
Compilation: 16 Exitos de Navidad y Año Nuevo
One of the latest CDs produced is a compilation and restoration of his greatest hits called "16 Exitos de Navidad y Año Nuevo". Two of the songs were cut at the very beginning missing a small part of the original intro. Also, percussion and a bass were added to almost all the songs differing from the original track.
- Víspera De Año Nuevo
- Ron De Vinola
- Dame Tu Mujer José
- Grito Vagabundo
- El Huerfanito
- Compae Heliodro
- El Amor De Claudia
- La Carta
- La Araña Picua
- La Piña Madura
- La Hija De Mi Comadre
- Qué Criterio
- Las Mujeres A Mi No Me Quieren
- Cienaguera
- El Testamento
- El Brujo De Arjona