Jose Larralde

José Teodoro Larralde Saad (Huanguelén, October 22, 1937), known simply as José Larralde, is an Argentine singer-songwriter and poet who stands out in the milonga country. He is one of the most outstanding references of his genre and of Argentine popular music. He received the Konex de Platino award in 1995 as the best male folklore singer of the decade in Argentina.

Biography

A native of the town of Huanguelén, in the southwest of the province of Buenos Aires, of Iraqi and Basque descent, from a very young age, at the early age of 7, he began to write verses of critical content that, throughout of his life, they will talk about trades, situations and characters that crossed his path.

In addition to dedicating himself to composition and singing, he worked as a bricklayer, mechanic, farm worker, tractor driver and welder, and continued working while making his first recordings.

His irruption was sudden, and the famous singer Jorge Cafrune had a lot to do with it. Larralde dedicated to his artistic work, in his hometown, longed to meet him and, knowing that his neighbor José Dip had dealings with him, frequently asked him to introduce him. One night in 1966, when he was at a barbecue at the house of his uncle Eduardo Saad, José Dip fulfilled his longed-for wish, and that is how Larralde introduced Cafrune to some of his own songs. The acceptance was immediate: after hearing him sing, Cafrune asked José Dip to call Hernán Figueroa Reyes, director of recordings for CBS, the next day, because he wanted to include some of the songs heard on his album in preparation, which was eventually released. in 1967, entitled Jorge Cafrune. It is in this way that, despite some setbacks, "Permiso" and "Sin pique" were finally present on the LP.

Cafrune returned to Huanguelén shortly after, since he had to perform in Girodías, more precisely in the Unión Social and Sports Club (you can still see the shed that constitutes the club, at the exit of the town) which is located almost 100 kilometers from there. On that occasion he invited José Larralde to accompany him. Cafrune performed 3 songs and then introduced Larralde, who from then on became the owner of the stage, with Cafrune's consent, and sang several songs, including "Herencia pa'; a gaucho son", which reached the ears of the directors of the RCA record company, who soon decided to hire him.

In 1967, he recorded the first of twenty-eight albums released in Argentina, not counting reissues and compilations.

He has found a way to make himself known, despite the fact that he has always fled from promotions and mass concentrations. His records have been sold in Germany, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Spain, Mexico, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela, among other countries.

In 2013, «Quimey Neuquén», a song by Marcelo Berbel and Milton Aguilar, which was recorded by Larralde on his first album, was used for the chapter Buried (buried), corresponding to the fifth season of the American television series Breaking Bad.

He speaks his truths with his folk music, singing against all kinds of what he considers injustices and inequalities.

Discography

José Larralde in 1968, at the age of 31.

• 1967: Canta José Larralde
• 1968: Permit.
• 1968: The feeling of José Larralde (Herencia pa' un hijo gaucho).
• 1969: Man.
• 1969: Pa' que dentre.
• 1969: The feeling of José Larralde (Herencia pa’ a gaucho-second part).
• 1970: Friend.
• 1970: Long shot milonga/Santos Vega.
• 1971: Cimarron and tobacco.
• 1972: Cimbre.
• 1973: Just (where I raised my anger).
• 1973: Macollando.
• 1974: From the heart pa' inside.
• 1975: And a why without end.
• 1976: To speak to solitude.
• 1977: To the manso no more.
• 1978: If I chose my destiny.
• 1979: From afar.
• 1980: From the south pa' over there.
• 1981: Amansando solitudees.
• 1982: A wind of that Lao.
• 1983: Speaking in Creole.
• 1984: Wind up.
• 1986: The joyful singing of sad birds.
• 1995: Like who looks at a wait.
• 1996: Bringing yesterdays, vol. I and II.
• 1999: At 11 -1/4.

Compiles and revisions

José Larralde in 1970, at 33 years old.

• 1972: Pa' usté.
• 1978: The Great Creations.
• 1979: To give in
• 1987: Inside.
• 1990: Portrait of a large.
• 1992: Milongas.
• 1994: 16 great successes.
• 1995: Series 20 successes.
• 1998: Folklore and truth.
• 1999: Romance of a persecuted.
• 2000: With my blood today.
• 2003: It is true that I say.
• 2004: Anthology.
• 2006: Larralde vs. Cafrune.
• 2007: Collection our folklore.
• 2008: Thirty truths.

Filmography

• 1971: Santos Vega, directed by Carlos Borcosque