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Andrés Gregorio Guerra Landero (February 4, 1931–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, 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.

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 Celso Piña in the documentary series "El rey de la cumbia".

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."

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.

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. "Andrés Landero: 20 años sin el Rey de la Cumbia" (in Spanish). Radio Nacional de Colombia. March 1, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
3. "Quinto Capítulo de Landero la Tierra que Canta. Landero en México". YouTube. 7 March 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
4. "El redescubrimiento de Andrés Landero, el 'Rey de la Cumbia'". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Casa Editorial El Tiempo. April 24, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
5. Esperanza De Lavalle (March 2, 2000). "ANDRÉS LANDERO, OTRO GRANDE, MURIÓ". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Casa Editorial El Tiempo. Retrieved February 26, 2018.

• Colombian male musicians
• 2000 deaths
• 1931 births