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{{Short description|Colombian musician (1931–2000)}}
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Andrés Gregorio Guerra Landero (February 4, 1931 - March 1, 2000) was a Colombian musician and composer.<ref>{{cite book|title=Cultores de la música colombiana: el libro de oro de sus ídolos|url=https://books.google.com.mx/books?id=K_kTAQAAIAAJ&q=Andr%C3%A9s+Gregorio+Guerra+Landero&dq=Andr%C3%A9s+Gregorio+Guerra+Landero&hl=es-419&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwibzff6po_rAhUMMawKHfHkA6QQ6AEwAHoECAIQAg|publisher=Cámara Columbiana del Libro|year=2005|accessdate=August 9, 2020|isbn=978-958-33-7841-6|language=es|author=José I. Pinilla Aguilar}}</ref> He was known as "The King of Cumbia".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radionacional.co/noticia/musica/andres-landero-rey-cumbia|title=Andrés Landero: 20 años sin el Rey de la Cumbia|accessdate=August 9, 2020|date=March 1, 2020|publisher=Radio Nacional de Colombia|language=es}}</ref>


'''Andrés Gregorio Guerra Landero''' (February 4, 1932–March 1, 2000) was a Colombian musician and composer.<ref>{{cite book|title=Cultores de la música colombiana: el libro de oro de sus ídolos|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K_kTAQAAIAAJ&q=Andr%C3%A9s+Gregorio+Guerra+Landero|publisher=Cámara Columbiana del Libro|year=2005|accessdate=August 9, 2020|isbn=978-958-33-7841-6|language=es|author=José I. Pinilla Aguilar}}</ref> He was known as "The King of ]".
==Career==
Andrés Landero was born in ], in 1931. His father was the bagpiper Andrés Guerra and his mother Rosalba Landero. As a boy, he visited the mountains and learned the sounds of nature. In 1950 he began performing in his region. He bought his first accordion from Pacho Rada. He was instructed by Delia Zapata Olivella to be part of her dance group that was touring Europe. He arranged and recorded "La Hamaca Grande", composed by Adolfo Pacheco.


==Life==
Landero has been recognized throughout Latin America and the world with his famous songs such as "La pava congona", "Bailando cumbia", "Perdí las abarcas", "Las miradas de Magaly", "Flamenco", and "La muerte de Eduardo Lora", among others. These songs are characterized by their lyrics that talk about reality and that Landero captures with his lyrics of sensory images, as mentioned by ] in the documentary series "El rey de la cumbia".<ref>{{cite web|title=Quinto Capítulo de Landero la Tierra que Canta. Landero en México.|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP9cdxGCuvs|accessdate=April 24, 2024}}</ref>
Andrés Landero was born in ], on February 4, 1932.{{r|tiempo-2000}} His father was the '']'' Isaías Guerra and his mother Rosalba Landero.<ref name=heraldo>{{citation |url=https://www.elheraldo.co/tendencias/2020/03/09/20-anos-sin-el-indestronable-rey-de-la-cumbia/ |title=20 años sin el indestronable 'rey de la cumbia' |work=] |author=Fausto Pérez |date=March 9, 2020 |access-date=December 19, 2024}}</ref> As a boy, he visited the mountains and learned the sounds of nature. In 1950, he began performing in his region.{{cn|date=December 2024}} He bought his first ] from his friend {{ill|Francisco Rada|es}}, and formed his first musical group with Antonio Yaspes, Juan Gregorio Ortega and Vicente Fernández.{{r|tiempo-2000}} He was invited by ] to be part of her dance group that was touring Europe.{{cn|date=December 2024}} He arranged and recorded "La Hamaca Grande", composed by Adolfo Pacheco.{{r|tiempo-2000}}


Landero best-known songs include "La Pava Congona", "Bailando Cumbia", "Perdí las Abarcas", "Las Miradas de Magaly", "Flamenco", and "La Muerte de Eduardo Lora".{{r|tiempo-2000|tiempo-2014}} In an interview for the documentary series ''Landero la Tierra que Canta'', ] praised Landero's simple, vivid lyricism.<ref>{{cite AV media|title=Quinto Capítulo de Landero la Tierra que Canta. Landero en México. |publisher=Juan Carlos Díaz Martínez (Mambaco online) |via=] | date=7 March 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP9cdxGCuvs|accessdate=April 24, 2024}}</ref>
Landero formed his own group and began to participate in competitions where he was a winner. He has been proclaimed "King of cumbia" in El Banco, Magdalena, "King of the Sabanero" in Sincelejo, "King" in Arjona, Bolívar (1969) and "King of the Bolivarian accordion festival" (1968). He participated five times in the Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata, achieving two second places and two third places. His first group included Eduardo Lora as singer, Carlos Caro on the guacharaca and José Tobías on the drum. Landero made tours to Venezuela, Panama, the Dominican Republic and Mexico. In Colombia, he was declared "King of cumbia."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/CMS-13879877|title=El redescubrimiento de Andrés Landero, el 'Rey de la Cumbia'|date=April 24, 2014|accessdate=February 26, 2018|publisher=Casa Editorial El Tiempo|website=El Tiempo|language=es-CO}}</ref>


Landeros had admirers in Colombia and abroad, especially in the United States, where Colombian expatriates followed his performances and recordings. He died of a heart attack on March 1, 2000 in Cartagena after being hospitalized in the same city.<ref>{{cite web|author=Esperanza De Lavalle|url=http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-1255084|title=ANDRÉS LANDERO, OTRO GRANDE, MURIÓ|date=March 2, 2000|accessdate=February 26, 2018|publisher=Casa Editorial El Tiempo|website=El Tiempo|language=es-CO}}</ref> With his own group, Landero won several music festival competitions, including the Cumbia Festival in ], the Sabanero Festival in ], and the Bolivarian Accordion Festival in ].{{r|tiempo-2014}} He participated five times in the ], achieving two second places and two third places.{{r|tiempo-2014}} Landero made tours of Venezuela, Panama, the Dominican Republic and Mexico. In Colombia, he was declared "King of Cumbia."<ref name=tiempo-2014>{{cite web|url=http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/CMS-13879877|title=El redescubrimiento de Andrés Landero, el 'Rey de la Cumbia'|date=April 24, 2014|accessdate=December 19, 2024|publisher=Casa Editorial El Tiempo|website=]|language=es-CO}}</ref>

Landero fathered 24 children.{{r|tiempo-2000}} He died of a ] on March 1, 2000, in ] after being hospitalized in the same city.<ref name=tiempo-2000>{{cite web|author=Esperanza De Lavalle|url=http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-1255084|title=Murió Andrés Landero, Otro Grande|date=March 2, 2000|accessdate=December 19, 2024|publisher=Casa Editorial El Tiempo|website=]|language=es-CO}}</ref>


==Discography== ==Discography==
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* 1962 Candelazos Curro "En Acordeón" Vol. 9 (Phillips) * 1962 Candelazos Curro "En Acordeón" Vol. 9 (Phillips)
* 1964 Piel Morena (Phillips) * 1964 Piel Morena (Phillips)
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* 2010 Una Leyenda (Discos Fuentes) * 2010 Una Leyenda (Discos Fuentes)
* 2016 Yo Amanecí (Vampi Soul) * 2016 Yo Amanecí (Vampi Soul)
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==References== ==References==
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Colombian musician (1931–2000)
Andrés Landero
Born(1932-02-04)February 4, 1932
OriginSan Jacinto, Bolívar, Colombia
DiedMarch 1, 2000(2000-03-01) (aged 68)
GenresCumbia
InstrumentsAccordion
Years active1962–2000
Musical artist

Andrés Gregorio Guerra Landero (February 4, 1932–March 1, 2000) was a Colombian musician and composer. He was known as "The King of Cumbia".

Life

Andrés Landero was born in San Jacinto, Bolívar, on February 4, 1932. His father was the gaitero Isaías Guerra and his mother Rosalba Landero. As a boy, he visited the mountains and learned the sounds of nature. In 1950, he began performing in his region. He bought his first accordion from his friend Francisco Rada [es], and formed his first musical group with Antonio Yaspes, Juan Gregorio Ortega and Vicente Fernández. He was invited by Delia Zapata Olivella to be part of her dance group that was touring Europe. He arranged and recorded "La Hamaca Grande", composed by Adolfo Pacheco.

Landero best-known songs include "La Pava Congona", "Bailando Cumbia", "Perdí las Abarcas", "Las Miradas de Magaly", "Flamenco", and "La Muerte de Eduardo Lora". In an interview for the documentary series Landero la Tierra que Canta, Celso Piña praised Landero's simple, vivid lyricism.

With his own group, Landero won several music festival competitions, including the Cumbia Festival in El Banco, Magdalena, the Sabanero Festival in Sincelejo, and the Bolivarian Accordion Festival in Arjona, Bolívar. He participated five times in the Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata, achieving two second places and two third places. Landero made tours of Venezuela, Panama, the Dominican Republic and Mexico. In Colombia, he was declared "King of Cumbia."

Landero fathered 24 children. He died of a heart attack on March 1, 2000, in Cartagena after being hospitalized in the same city.

Discography

  • 1962 Candelazos Curro "En Acordeón" Vol. 9 (Phillips)
  • 1964 Piel Morena (Phillips)
  • 1965 Fiel Caricia (Discos Fuentes)
  • 1966 Cumbia en la India (Discos Fuentes)
  • 1969 Mujer Querida (Discos Fuentes)
  • 1969 El Engaño
  • 1970 Voy a la Fiesta (Discos Fuentes)
  • 1971 Serenata Vallenata (Discos Fuentes)
  • 1972 La Fiebre (Discos Fuentes)
  • 1973 Andrés Landero y su Conjunto (Tropical)
  • 1973 El Solterón (Discos Fuentes)
  • 1975 El Desahuciado (Tropical)
  • 1976 Cuerdas de Gallo (Tropical)
  • 1976 El Tigre del Acordeón (Tropical)
  • 1977 Los Hamaqueros (Caliente)
  • 1977 Con las Mejores Cumbias
  • 1977 Solo Cumbias (INS)
  • 1979 Bailando Cumbia (Discos Fuentes)
  • 1979 En Acción (Discos Fuentes)
  • 1979 Cumbia Artesana (Sonido Alva)
  • 1981 El Hijo del Pueblo (Discos Fuentes)
  • 1983 Angélica María (Discos Fuentes)
  • 1986 Cumbia Colombiana (Codiscos)
  • 1995 El Rey de la Cumbia (Discos Fuentes)
  • 2004 Historia Musical de Andres Landero (Discos Fuentes)
  • 2008 El Clarín de la Montaña (Producciones Damar)
  • 2010 Una Leyenda (Discos Fuentes)
  • 2016 Yo Amanecí (Vampi Soul)

References

  1. José I. Pinilla Aguilar (2005). Cultores de la música colombiana: el libro de oro de sus ídolos (in Spanish). Cámara Columbiana del Libro. ISBN 978-958-33-7841-6. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  2. ^ Esperanza De Lavalle (March 2, 2000). "Murió Andrés Landero, Otro Grande". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Casa Editorial El Tiempo. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  3. Fausto Pérez (March 9, 2020), "20 años sin el indestronable 'rey de la cumbia'", El Heraldo, retrieved December 19, 2024
  4. ^ "El redescubrimiento de Andrés Landero, el 'Rey de la Cumbia'". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Casa Editorial El Tiempo. April 24, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  5. Quinto Capítulo de Landero la Tierra que Canta. Landero en México. Juan Carlos Díaz Martínez (Mambaco online). 7 March 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2024 – via YouTube.
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