“PANCHO” CESPEDES, EL CANTANTE Y COMPOSITOR CUBANO-MEXICANO, DEJÓ SU CARRERA DE MEDICINA POR UNA CARRERA MUSICAL. SU “VIDA LOCA” . VIDEOS/ FOTOS.
Francisco Fabián Céspedes Rodríguez, también conocido como Pancho Céspedes (nacido el 28 de febrero de 1957) es un músico, cantante y compositor cubano nominado al Grammy. Nacido en Santa Clara, Cuba, Céspedes es ciudadano mexicano naturalizado. Es más conocido por su canción de 1998, “Vida Loca”. Saltó a la fama en 1998 con su álbum Alright, melodías que van desde baladas hasta jazz con un toque de bolero.
VIDA TEMPRANA Y CARRERA ARTÍSTICA
Francisco Fabián Céspedes Rodríguez dejó su carrera de medicina para concentrarse en la música. Así, durante varios años, formó parte de algunas agrupaciones cubanas como el grupo Pucho López (con el que visitó España por primera vez a principios de la década de los 90) y la Orquesta Cubana de Música Moderna, agrupación que cantaba tanto temas de autoría como de “feeling” -un movimiento musical surgido en Cuba, que es una mezcla de jazz y bolero- que se presentaban a lo largo del país, para finalmente llegar a México donde decide iniciar una carrera en la música.
En 1992, cuando Luis Miguel se encontraba seleccionando los temas que formarían parte de “Aries”, decidió incluir la canción escrita por Francisco Céspedes titulada “Pensando en ti”, una de las canciones más importantes de ese álbum, iniciando así su primera etapa en la música como compositor. Otro tema de Francisco Céspedes cantado por Luis Miguel en 1996 fue: “Lo que tú dejas”, este último fue parte del álbum “Nada es igual”.
Participó como solista en el Festival de Viña del Mar de 1997, representando a México con “Te hablo”, canción que había escrito en Cuba años atrás y que obtuvo el segundo lugar en el festival latinoamericano de esa misma fama.
Es justo después del éxito del festival, que Francisco Céspedes en 1997 graba su primer disco como solista titulado “Vida loca”. En él mostraba todas las vivencias que había tenido en los últimos años, con un álbum lleno de ternura y amor que se convirtió en uno de los más exitosos en México, España, Estados Unidos, Perú y Chile.
RECORRIDO MUNDIAL
Durante 1998 y 1999, Francisco Céspedes realizó una extensa gira visitando los países más importantes de Latinoamérica y España, país en el que se presenta varias veces durante el año debido al enorme éxito de “Vida loca”, álbum ganador del Quíntuple Disco de Platino en este país, así como 3 Premios Amigo como “Mejor Artista Nuevo Latino”, “Mejor Solista Masculino Latino” y “Mejor Álbum Pop Latino” y un Premio Wave como “Revelación Latina 1998”, además realizó un dueto con Presets para el tema “No One Like You”. En 1999, lanzó su álbum “¿Dónde está la vida?” el cual fue Disco de Platino por ventas en México y en el extranjero alcanzó un gran éxito debido a que la salida fácil “¿Dónde está la vida?” fue emitida en la telenovela mexicana “La casa de la playa”.
Entre marzo y septiembre de 2002, grabó “Oh Corazón”, su tercer álbum de estudio, en la Ciudad de México.
En 2004, Francisco Céspedes saca su gran éxito, “Dicen el alma / Greatest Hits” donde incluye dos canciones nuevas: “Dicen el alma” y su primer sencillo “Lloviendo ausencia”. Además como bonus incluye duetos de “Torbellino” con Ana Belén y “Vida loca” con Milton Nascimento.
En 2005 Francisco Céspedes lanza su nuevo álbum titulado “Autorretrato”. El subtítulo Okan Eyo, que en yoruba significa “cosas del corazón, problemas del corazón”, resume la esencia del álbum, que incluye versiones de Bésame Mucho, entre otras.
En 2006, Francisco Céspedes regresa con un nuevo álbum tributo a Ignacio Villa, conocido como “Bola de Nieve”.
Algunas de las canciones que hacen único a este material son “Oh Amor”, “Vete De Mi”, “No Puedo Ser Feliz”, “Drume Bold”, “Adiós Felicidad”.
Este nuevo material de Francisco Céspedes también incluye un DVD con un documental que muestra el proceso de grabación de un disco de esta generación y que actualmente alberga a muchos artistas cubanos que viven fuera de la isla.
Con la venia de Ball obtuvo una nominación al Grammy en el 2007, en septiembre del mismo año este material se hace merecedor del premio Orgullo Latino.
Para el 23 de junio de 2009 salió al mercado el material llamado “Recuerda…” con la colaboración de Gonzalo Rubalcaba tocando el piano, Ignacio Berroa en la batería, Armando Gola en el bajo y Richard Galliano en el acordeón, entre otros músicos. En el 2009, pone su huella en el Paseo de la Fama de México y obtiene la nominación OYE como Mejor Artista Masculino del año y con este álbum “Recuerdas…” es nominado a los premios GRAMMY y LATIN GRAMMY.
DISNEY MOVIE TRANSLATION
Participated in the translation of the Disney movie called The Princess and the Frog lending his voice to Louis, a lizard-loving jazz trumpeter who lives in the pantano.1 February 28,
The concert was recorded live from a small bar in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. It goes on sale in CD + DVD featuring 18 songs. The new album of Francisco Cespedes The concert was recorded live from a small bar in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon and will be released on February 28 on CD + DVD.
This material includes 18 songs, among which are 14 of the songs that have led to the top, like, “Where is the Life,” “Thinking of You”, “No One Like You”, “Morena”, “Lady “and” Vida Loca “. On this album there are also 4 new songs, which are “Tell me”, “seems”, “It is not the same” and “If not for you”, which were released the night that was recorded this concert.
Closer to You, was produced by Aneiro Tano, Jorge and Francisco Cespedes Avedaño; regarding this release, the singer himself wrote a few words:
“Valentine’s Day I fell asleep to start writing the words for this DVD-CD and I had a dream a little weird. We Aneiro Tano, Snowball, Gonzalito Rubalcaba, Raul del Sol, the people of the rock Payrol in Santa Clara, Amaury, David, and others who do not remember, playing dominoes in the middle of a football stadium, where each Once you win a hand, thousands of voices were heard shouting: “Vida Loca”, “Lady,” “Whirlpool”, “La Flor de la Canela”, until someone shouted: “jon ron” and I was alone with two piano and a trumpet fallen from heaven, still playing wonderful music, let themselves be embraced by all my appreciation. It was Chilo Morán, Jorge Aragon and Eugenio Toussaint. Upon awakening I was just thanking God for he that is in you and me, who has loved this music, this band accompanying me, those who have worked and, above all, those who are with me today, to you my Mariana, to you my heart Diego and well, we better enjoy this download bohemia, so I can be … More About You. “
DISCOGRAPHY
Vida Loca (1997)
¿Dónde Está la Vida? (2000)
…Ay Corazón (2002)
Dicen Que el Alma (2004)
Autorretrato (2005)
Con el Permiso de Bola (2006)
Te Acuerdas… (2009)
Más Cerca de ti (2011)
Armando Un Pancho, collaboration with Armando Manzanero (2012)
Más cerca de ti (En vivo), (2011)
Todavía, (2015)
“PANCHO” CESPEDES, THE CUBAN-MEXICAN SINGER AND COMPOSER, THAT LEFT HIS MEDICAL CAREER FOR A MUSICAL CAREER. HIS “VIDA LOCA”. VIDEOS/ PHOTOS.
Francisco Fabián Céspedes Rodríguez, also known as Pancho Céspedes (born 28 February 1957) is a Grammy-nominated Cuban musician, singer and songwriter. Born in Santa Clara, Cuba, Céspedes is a naturalized Mexican citizen. He is most known for his 1998 song, “Vida Loca”. He rose to fame in 1998 with her album Alright, tunes ranging from ballads to jazz with a touch of bolero.
EARLY LIFE & ARTISTIC CAREER
Francisco Fabian Céspedes Rodriguez left his medical career to concentrate on music. Thus, for several years, was part of some Cuban groups like the group Pucho Lopez (with whom he visited Spain for the first time at the beginning of the decade of the 90) and the Cuban Orchestra of Modern Music, the singing group both issues of authorship as “feeling”-a music movement that emerged in Cuba, which is a mixture of jazz and bolero which were presented over the country, to finally get to Mexico where you choose file starting a career in music.
In 1992, when Luis Miguel was selecting the topics that would be part of “Aries”, he decided to include the song written by Francisco Cespedes entitled “Thinking of You”, one of the most important songs of that album, initiating its first stage in music as a composer. Another topic of Francisco Cespedes sung by Luis Miguel in 1996 was: “What you’re leaving,” the latter was part of the album “Nothing is the same.”
He participated as a soloist at the Festival of Viña del Mar 1997, representing Mexico with “I speak to you,” a song he had written in Cuba qua years ago and which took second place in Latin American festival so famous.
It is just after the success of the festival, which Céspedes Francisco in 1997 he records his first solo album entitled “Crazy life”. It showed all the experiences he had had in recent years, with an album full of tenderness and love that became one of the most successful in Mexico, Spain, United States, Peru and Chile.
RECORRIDO MUNDIAL
During 1998 and 1999, Francisco Cespedes made an extensive tour visiting the most important countries of Latin America and Spain, a country which is presented several times during the year due to the huge success of “Crazy life”, which won album of the Fivefold platinum in this country as well as 3 Amigo Awards for “Best New Artist Latino”, “Best Male Solo Latino” and “Best Latin Pop Album” and a Wave Award as “Latino Newcomer 1998”, also performed a duet with Presets for the song “No One Like You”. In 1999, she released her album “Where is life?” Which went Platinum for sales in Mexico and abroad reached a major success because the easy way out “Where is life?” Was issued in the Mexican soap opera “The beach house.”
Between March and September 2002, he recorded “Oh Heart”, their third studio album, in Mexico City between March and September 2002.
In 2004, Francisco Céspedes out their greatest hits, “They say the soul / Greatest Hits” where includes two new songs: “They say the soul” and his first single “Raining absence.” Also as a bonus includes duets of “Whirlwind” with Ana Belén and “Crazy life” with Milton Nascimento.
In 2005 Francisco Cespedes launches her new album entitled “Self Portrait”. The subtitle Okan Eyo, which in Yoruba means “things of the heart, heart problems,” sums up the essence of the album, including versions of Besame Mucho, among others.
In 2006, Francisco Cespedes returns with a new tribute album to Ignacio Villa, known as “Snowball.”
Some of the songs that make this material unique is “Oh Love”, “Go Of Me,” “I can not Be Happy”, “Drume Bold”, “Goodbye Happiness.”
This new material Francisco Cespedes also includes a DVD with a documentary showing the process of recording an album of this build and now many Cuban artists living outside the island.
With the permission of Ball earned a Grammy nomination in 2007, in September the same year this material becomes entitled to the prize Latino pride.
For the June 23, 2009 was released material called “Remember …” with the collaboration of Gonzalo Rubalcaba playing the piano, Ignacio Berroa on drums, Armando Gola on bass and Richard Galliano on accordion, among other musicians. In 2009, puts its mark on the Walk of Fame in Mexico and get the OYE nomination as Best Male Artist of the year and this album “You Remember …” is nominated for GRAMMY and LATIN GRAMMY.
DISNEY MOVIE TRANSLATION
Participated in the translation of the Disney movie called The Princess and the Frog lending his voice to Louis, a lizard-loving jazz trumpeter who lives in the pantano.1 February 28,
The concert was recorded live from a small bar in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. It goes on sale in CD + DVD featuring 18 songs. The new album of Francisco Cespedes The concert was recorded live from a small bar in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon and will be released on February 28 on CD + DVD.
This material includes 18 songs, among which are 14 of the songs that have led to the top, like, “Where is the Life,” “Thinking of You”, “No One Like You”, “Morena”, “Lady “and” Vida Loca “. On this album there are also 4 new songs, which are “Tell me”, “seems”, “It is not the same” and “If not for you”, which were released the night that was recorded this concert.
Closer to You, was produced by Aneiro Tano, Jorge and Francisco Cespedes Avedaño; regarding this release, the singer himself wrote a few words:
“Valentine’s Day I fell asleep to start writing the words for this DVD-CD and I had a dream a little weird. We Aneiro Tano, Snowball, Gonzalito Rubalcaba, Raul del Sol, the people of the rock Payrol in Santa Clara, Amaury, David, and others who do not remember, playing dominoes in the middle of a football stadium, where each Once you win a hand, thousands of voices were heard shouting: “Vida Loca”, “Lady,” “Whirlpool”, “La Flor de la Canela”, until someone shouted: “jon ron” and I was alone with two piano and a trumpet fallen from heaven, still playing wonderful music, let themselves be embraced by all my appreciation. It was Chilo Morán, Jorge Aragon and Eugenio Toussaint. Upon awakening I was just thanking God for he that is in you and me, who has loved this music, this band accompanying me, those who have worked and, above all, those who are with me today, to you my Mariana, to you my heart Diego and well, we better enjoy this download bohemia, so I can be … More About You. “
DISCOGRAPHY
Vida Loca (1997)
¿Dónde Está la Vida? (2000)
…Ay Corazón (2002)
Dicen Que el Alma (2004)
Autorretrato (2005)
Con el Permiso de Bola (2006)
Te Acuerdas… (2009)
Más Cerca de ti (2011)
Armando Un Pancho, collaboration with Armando Manzanero (2012)
Más cerca de ti (En vivo), (2011)
Todavía, (2015)
Sources: Wiki/ PanchoCespedesBio./ Extractos/ Excerpts/ Internet Photos/YouTube/ Arnoldo Varona.
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