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Recuerdos de la Alhambra - Los Indios Tabajaras (full)

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Uploaded by on Oct 19, 2010

Recuerdos de la Alhambra is a classical guitar piece composed by Spanish composer and guitarist Francisco Tárrega (1896).


Los Indios Tabajaras was a guitar duo of two brothers from northern Brazil.

Their beginnings are not clear, though most stories have them becoming accomplished guitar players after finding a guitar near Ceará, Brazil. Playing in Rio de Janeiro, they found success as Natalicio and Antenor Lima - dressing in ceremonial Indian costumes. Using classical guitars and playing transcriptions of classical violin and piano works, they were soon playing all over South America.

Probably as early as 1943, RCA's Latin American arm signed them to a recording contract. In the early 1950s, they took a break from performing and went back to study the guitar. After returning to the stage later that same decade, they released an album in the United States on an RCA-owned label named Vox.

Throughout this period, they had a steady stream of releases on RCA in Mexico and one of these, a Mexican folk tune named "María Elena" (Lorenzo Barcelata; named after the wife of a Mexican president and recorded in 1958), became a steady seller, a success throughout Latin America and was finally re-released in the U.S. in 1962. It spent 14 weeks on the Hot 100 in the fall of 1963, four of which were in its top 10 in November 1963, and had similar success in the United Kingdom. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.

Los Indios Tabajaras continued to tour throughout the Americas and Europe and in 1964 they had another release, "Always in My Heart". This failed to replicate the success of "Maria Elena" though it did make the Billboard Hot 100.

Their fluent guitar playing caught the ear of Chet Atkins and, along with pianist Floyd Cramer, they recorded an instrumental album in Nashville, Tennessee. They also recorded and released material with singer Don Gibson, including the song "Oh Lonesome Me".

RCA released albums by Los Indios Tabajaras into the 1980s. Though Antenor retired from performing, Natalicio Lima continued to perform into the 1990s with his wife, Michiko. He died in November 2009.

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  • I like to know if you have Fuge # 3 of JS. Bach this master piece has been played on the same record ? Thanks

  • @rubenletelier  Yes. Please check my channel. Enjoy.

  • Recuerdos de la Alhambra This is Perfect

  • @rubenletelier  Thanks for your comment.

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  • Bella Granada,te quiero!!

  • Musica de los angeles,del espiritu de los Arabes,con vistas hermosas...Bellisima !!!

  • Magnifica composición, magistral ejecución...

  • Just wondering what kind of experience Tarrega had in Alhambra that lead him to compose such a beautiful melody? Bravo..

  • Cantares de mi madre, eso recuedo al escuchar esta melodia, cuantos recuerdos y melancolia dejan con el tiempo los que se fueron, mas estas notas musicales hacen que broten sin poder contenerlo. Gracias por mantener esa epoca romantica y subliminal que se aferra a nuestras vidas gracias a la sublimacion de la musica de los Indios Tabajara. y a usted que nos engalana con su colaboracion artistica.

  • QUE MARAVILLA!!!!!!!!! Gracias por este video, te quedo perfecto con la musica!!!!!

  • maravilloso este dueto de hermanos brasileños grandes como guitarristas lastima que se sepa tan poco de ellos se queuno fallecio grandes masters'

  • I LOVE THIS MUSIC VERY MUCH

  • uy,que hermosa

    

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