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Petite, sweet and frail, when Maldonado Etelvina let out her voice to sing the bullerengue could outshine anyone.
His voice was able to get the public tears when he played songs like 'Why me paste', his compositions that came to see a mother who left their children alone.
The singer was one of the leading figures of folklore and traditional music of the Colombian Caribbean.
Would be one of the representatives of Cartagena de Indias in the festival La Mar de Musicas Cartagena, Spain, in its 2010 edition dedicated to his country, Colombia.
With Etelvina be an important part of intangible heritage of Cartagena de Indias.
With his lyrics, taken from everyday life and feelings, transmitting his voice became a great ambassador of bullerengue, and an example for new generations to tap into the traditional music of the Caribbean.
One of his last public appearances was in the Drum and Cantadoras Jolgorio over the past Fiestas de la Independencia.
Etelvina, along with Petrona Martínez, Martina Camargo, Pedro Beltrán Ramayo and The Jolly Ambulances delighted the audience with his songs.
In 2008, in the same space, he also shared the stage with Petrona Martínez and Toto La Momposina.
He also participated in the last Grand National Concert July 20 held in the Plaza de la Aduana, in the Off Off Festival with a concert in Colombiatón and the closing of the Week Obeso Artel.
Etelvina had been chosen for the Festival La Mar de Músicas of Spain and the Mayor of Cartagena to represent the city in July 2010 edition will be dedicated to Colombia.
According to information provided by Dr. Karen Rodelo, one of the attending physician at the Health Center of El Pozon, Etelvina he collapsed at his home around 3 pm, was attended by a marked respiratory distress and high blood pressure.
She underwent an electrocardiogram, oxygen was provided and referred to the Clinic Laura Carolina to receive tertiary care, but arrived without vital signs after being intubated and stabilized with resuscitation.
The Mayor of Cartagena and the Institute of Cultural Heritage and Cartagena IPCC prepared a cultural act of gratitude for his contributions to folklore, for which invite artists and cultural managers who are interested to participate.
About Etelvina Maldonado
Etelvina was born on April 25, 1930 in a small town on the island of Baru in Cartagena Bay.
From the hand of his father and mother Pedro Maldonado Francisca de la Hoz, Etelvina childhood was spent in pilgrimages of carnivals, celebrations, songs bullerengue fandango language and the constant sound of the drum, so learned and seized a tradition that gave recognition singer.
Poverty has been a source of inspiration and success, working with families the clothes washing and ironing, office that played singing tangos, boleros and bullerengue, in one of these days of domestic work, the musician Stanly Montero discovers and Rafael Ramos contact to start a journey that today has among the most representative singers from the Caribbean and Colombia.
His best known songs are "Why you hit me," Give me your hand raw "," if you burn the mountain "," a rice pile "," carambantúa "," weeping "and" coffee rum, among others.
His most recent album with the traditional format and emphasizes a minimalist production with the ringing voice and the strength of the drums that traditionally accompany the singers, with cheerful drum improviser, the caller (drum marcante) and bombo (bass drum ), a section of vocals, instruments and bagpipes shaking Indians.
Source: La Mar de Músicas
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