Eneas Perdomo

Infobox Person
name= Eneas Perdomo


birth_date= Birth date and age|1930|7|11|mf=y
birth_place= El Yagual, Apure, Venezuela

Eneas Perdomo (born July 11, 1930) is a Venezuelan popular singer. He is one of the most recognized singer/songwriters of the Venezuelan Joropo scene.

Early years

Eneas Perdomo was born El Yagual, a town in the state of Apure, in Venezuela in 1930. His parents were Vicente Perdomo y Rosa Carrillo de Perdomo. As a youngster, he worked in the typical occupations of a man from the Venezuelan plains: cow herdsman, farm hand and truck driver.

Main body of work

He got his start in radio in the state of Guárico. His first recording, made in the late 1950s, was a poem by Cesar Sánchez Olivo entitled "Soga, Despecho y Alero". He went on to record more than 40 LPs and wrote many songs which have become Joropo standards. His best known song is "Fiesta en Elorza" a celebration of the festivities of the town of Elorza in the state of Apure.

He has received many honors, among them the "Orden al Libertador", "Orden Ricardo Montilla", "Orden Emilio Sojo", "Orden Sol Del Perú". He had a plaza dedicated to him, and a street named after him by the town of Elorza, who named him "Illustrious Son".

elected Compositions

*"A Barinas"
*"El Regional"
*"El Verdun"
*"Fiesta en Elorza"
*"Flor Sabanera"
*"La gaviota"
*"Lia"
*"Paisaje Apureño"
*"Periquera"
*"Pescador del Río Apure"
*"Puente Sobre Apure"
*"Recuerdos Llaneras"
*"Sabanas de Aráuca"
*"Sabanera"
*"Semana Santa en Achaguas"
*"Vestida de Garza Blanca / Alcaraván Compañero"

See also

*Music of Venezuela