- Jorge Bravo de Rueda
Jorge Bravo de Rueda (
September 13 ,1895 -November 22 ,1940 ), was aPeru vian pianist and composer.He was born in
Chancay ,Peru . Inspired by thehuayno s ofAndean music , he composed the internationally popular tune forguitar andpan flute s "Vírgenes del Sol" (sometimes erroneously "Virgi nes del Sol"): possibly the second best-known Peruvian song worldwide after "El Cóndor Pasa", it was covered by dozens of interpreters, among othersYma Súmac ,Los Calchakis , andLos Chacos .As of 2006 , theCongress of Peru has a project for a "Universidad Nacional Jorge Bravo de Rueda Querol" named in his honor. He died in theRímac District of Lima, Peru.References
* [http://www.todaslassangres.com/NotassobreLima.htm "Sobre Jorge Bravo de Rueda"] (in Spanish) down in the page
* [http://www2.congreso.gob.pe/Sicr/TraDocEstProc/CLProLey2001.nsf/0/af255b7019488e7f05256fd5006ef935?OpenDocument Congress of Peru document about the University proposal] (in Spanish)External links
* [http://www.musicaperuana.com/english/clasicos.htm The song "Virgenes del Sol" (0.02 MB)] in free
MIDI file , coded by Ricardo M. Serrano
* [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/] in free
Ogg file , played by Sentimiento Perú
* [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=17:1651858 A list of 38 covers of "Virgenes del Sol"] at AMG
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