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El amor de mi bohío
"El amor de mi bohío"[1][2](also known as "Mi guajirita"[3]) is a song composed, music and lyrics, in the s, by the CubancomposerJulio Brito (Julio Valdés-Brito Ibáñez),[4][5] known as “The melodic painter of Cuba”[6][7] for having been one of the musical authors who most beautifully described the Cuban countryside in his songs.
Song by Julio Brito
Thematic
[edit]The song describes a typical landscape of the Cuban countryside, while telling the story of a peasant in love, who must leave his hut and his wife to go to work the nation.
The author describes the Cuban countryside:
Valley of the silver moon, path of my loves, I want to offer to the flowers the song of my montuna It is all love, what reigns in my hut where the stillness of the river dreams
He talks about the love he feels for his partner:
It's my life, a pretty little guajirita, the prettiest little thing, brun
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Julio Brito
Cuban musician
Julio Brito[1][2] was a Cuban musician, composer, orchestra conductor and singer. He achieved great popularity both in his native Cuba and internationally, thanks to compositions such as the guajira "El amor de mi bohío" or the world famous bolero "Mira que eres linda", interpreted by numerous artists around the world, even today. His way of describing the Cuban landscapes and his very careful lyrics earned him the nickname of "The melodic painter of Cuba".[3][4]
Biography
[edit]Julio Brito (Julio Valdés-Brito Ibáñez)[5] was born in Havana (Cuba) on January 21, From his earliest childhood he showed great aptitude for music.
He studied music with Pedro Sanjuán[6] (), a famous Spanish musician and teacher, who gave him an excellent musical education.
In , at the age of 16, he joined Don Azpiazu's orchestra as a saxophonist, a very successful orchestra on the island of Cuba.
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