Los Olimareños

Infobox musical artist
Name = Los Olimareños


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Genre = Traditional music
Years_active = 1962 - 1990
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Past_members =Pepe Guerra
Braulio López
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Los Olimareños is the name of the Uruguayan popular singing group originally formed by Pepe Guerra, Waldemar Sasías and Braulio López, who then took shaping the duo composed by Pepe and Braulio, it is estimated that in 1962. His name is related to being born in the city of Treinta y Tres (Uruguay), riverside Olimar. On matters of life and the situation then began to live the country, Waldemar and Pepe alongside Braulio departed through different paths. Despite the distance and roads disjuntos that have continued until the final dissolution of the group in 1990, all affectionately recalls, without denying the value that each has had on the lives of others.

All of them are popular today in memory of its people, its Thirty-Three and Uruguay. For the three are engraved in his memory those distant times, where some muchachitos of people started playing music in the family's house Noble (ardent admirers of local musical talent), the city of Treinta y Tres.

In the sixties, were part of the first movement of singing popular Uruguayan alongside Alfredo Zitarrosa, Daniel Viglietti, Jose Carbajal, Numa Moraes, among others.

The lyrics of his songs, coming mostly from the master Ruben Lena and Victor Lima, reflected "things here," and raised the concerns and sentires of ordinary people, workers, as well as everyday situations in rural areas .

Despite having a great attachment to their land, were not unrelated to social movements, cultural and political from Latin America. This led them to participate in various international calls, for example, "I find the protest song" convened by La Casa de las americas of Cuba, and conducted between July 9 and August 10, 1967.

As social unrest increased in Uruguay in the 60's and beginning of the 70's, Los Olimareños, being consistent this grassroots support, reflected in her songs the critics to a repressive state gradually. This Coup d'état them in June 27, 1973, banning their songs.

In 1974 began his exile that would last 10 years, during which toured the 5 continents, and settled for more or less long seasons in Mexico and Spain.

They return to Uruguay on May 18, 1984 and sing at the Estadio Centenario, under heavy rain to some 50,000 people, after 10 years of silence.

In 1990 the duo decided to secede-each-starting careers as solo performers.

Discografy

Long Plays

*"Los Olimareños" (1962)
*"Los Olimareños en París" (1964)
*"De cojinillo" (1965)
*"Quiero a la sombra de un ala" (1966)
*"Canciones con contenido" (1967)
*"Estrofas de amor" (1968)
*"Nuestra razón" (1969)
*"Cielo del 69" (1969)
*"Todos detrás de Momo" (1971)
*"¡Que pena!" (1971)
*"Del templao" (1972)
*"Rumbo" (1973)
*"Los Olimareños" (1973)
*"¿No lo conoce a Juan?" (1973)
*"Cantar opinando" (1973)
*"Cantando por el mundo" (1974)
*"Tierra negra" (1975)
*"La niña de Guatemala" (1976)
*"Junto al Jagüey" (1976)
*"Los Olimareños de Uruguay" (1977)
*"Donde arde el fuego nuestro (Mexico)" (1978)
*"Donde arde el fuego nuestro (España)" (1979)
*"Yacumenza" (1981)
*"20 años (Mexico)" (1982)
*"20 años (Ecuador)" (1983)
*"Los Olimareños (Serie inolvidable vol. I)" (1983)
*"Los Olimareños (Serie inolvidable vol. II)" (1983)
*"Donde arde el fuego nuestro" (1984)
*"Araca" (1984)
*"Sembrador de abecedario" (1984)
*"Cielito del Olimar" (1984)
*"Si éste no es el pueblo" (1984)
*"Los orientales" (1984)
*"Los Olimareños en Nueva York" (1984)
*"Orejano" (1985)
*"Los Olimareños en Ecuador" (1985)
*"25 años" (1987)
*"Los Olimareños no Brasil" (1988)
*"Canciones ciudadanas" (1988)

EP y Samples

*"Los Olimareños" (1962)
*"Presentando a Los Olimareños" (1962)
*"Simple (Hasta siempre / Guantanamera)" (1968)
*"Simple (Sembrador de abecedario / Lejos de Treinta y Tres)" (1969)
*"Simple (A Don José / A orillas del Olimar)" (1970)
*"Simple (Hasta siempre / Ya me voy pa' la guerrilla)" (1971)
*"Simple (Mujer querida / El beso que te di)" (1971)
*"Los olimareños" (1973)
*"Simple (La partida / Tierra negra)" (1975)

Colective Works

*"I Encuentro de la canción protesta" (1967)
*"Che vive" (1968)
*"Hasta siempre / Diga no!" (1968)
*"Protest song of latin america" (1970)
*"Encuentro de música latinoamericana" (1972)
*"¿Dónde están?" (1979)
*"Juntos vol. II" (1984)
*"El Canto Popular junto al PIT-CNT" (1987)

Free catalog

*"Antología" (19??)
*"El hombre del mameluco" (19??)
*"Los Olimareños en México" (19??)

Extern links

[http://www.musicauruguay.com/cpopular/blopez.htm Page with information about Braulio Lopez (Spanish)]

[http://musicauruguay.com/cpopular/pepeguerra.htm Page with information abaut Pepe Guerra (Spanish)]

[http://musicauruguay.com/cpopular/pepeguerra.htm Page with information abaut Pepe Guerra (Spanish)]

[http://www.pepeguerra.net/ Official Web Site of Pepe Guerra (Spanish)]