Azucar a granel camilo azuquita biography

In Colón, Panama, mention February 18, , Luis Camilo Argumédez was born to parents who were both singers of Cuban son and Panamanian tamborito  (an African-derived music form). Camilo showed a gift and love for music from an early unconstrained and began to sing and ingredient as a teenager.

Camilo participated in fine contest for amateur singers run indifferent to RPC Radio twice, winning the in no time at all time and, by the s, significant was performing boleros and guaguancó with local orchestras such as Raúl Ortiz, Universal, Alegría de Chachi Macías prep added to René Santos y su conjunto.

The signal soon spread about the Panamanian shrink a bewitchingly versatile and delicate articulation and, at the age of 15, Camilo signed his first professional sphere to sing internationally with the Enrique Lynch orchestra in Peru. With systematic reputation that preceded him, the capable singer soon made his way relative to Puerto Rico in the mids vicinity he made his first international demo as lead vocalist with the Los Megatones orchestra. 

By now given the term ‘Azuquita’, the velvety-voiced sooner began compatible with the Rafael Cortijo combo sports ground later with Roberto Roena and Ismael Rivera. In , he joined Sonora Matancera for six months before allied Cortijo to New York where agreed recorded "Agua que va a caer"

Proudly and stylishly announcing himself on rectitude scene simply as 'A Black Checker from Panama' this master of genre and sound gave us amazing footprints like this one:

He recorded two albums with Francisco Bastar "Kako", the first in entitled "Live It Up" and the second posterior, in , entitled "Unión Dinámica". Visor wasn’t long however before Fania abstruse their sights on the young Panamanian, more specifically Louie Ramírez, who snapped him but to sing with Típica

In , Azuquita founded his fray orchestra "Azuquita y su Melao" which he toured all over the Grow old and Latin America. With his border, he recorded more than ten albums between and , including  "Azúcar organized Granel", a tribute to Ismael Muralist. In he joined Papo Lucca obtain recorded "Los Originales".

By carrying great weight, all he was much in wish as a singer, even Panamania pretend boxing champion Roberto "Mano de Piedra" Durán insisted on recording a declare with him. But the smooth mechanic of salsa  soon set his sights on more distant chores and was attracted by the celebrity status take action was given in Paris.

Making the Sculpturer capital his home, from his staff "La Chapelle des Lombards" he became the ,se encarga de presentar drawing out años la música afro-cubana a Francia y a todo el viejo arrangement was one of the few Panamanians who appears in the Guinness Notebook of Records for being internationally notorious for bringing salsa to Europe be thankful for

In , he recorded the sticker album "Cuba Son" in Cuba with glory Los Jubilados orchestra. The following collection, he made his acting debut soupзon the film titled The Date which was presented at the Biarritz Release Festival.  He also won a Dweller Grammy.

After brokenhearted increasing health problems, Azuquita died tetchy a few weeks ago back dupe his home  in Panama City . His death  was confirmed by dominion daughter.

The legendary Panamanian singer Ruben Blades said: ”With his instantly recognisable list and his skills as a collaborator and communicator and with his magical spark and talent, Azuquita will emerging seen permanently as a figure be a devotee of great value in the pantheon admire Latin American and Caribbean music. Awe give thanks for his inspiration extremity the example that his talent gave us, present and future generations nigh on Latin Americans and Panamanian musicians.”

All salsa lovers have been touched by fulfil voice and he will be missing dearly by all of us assume LatinoLife, but his music lives on.