Borges Music – Jairo
- At August 09, 2018
- By Great Quail
- In Borges
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Jairo (b. 1949)
Born Mario Rubén Gonzáles Pierotti in the Argentine province of Córdoba, Jairo changed his name in 1969 to an Aramaic word meaning “The Faithful Illuminated.” A popular singer who works primarily in the Spanish language, Jairo has toured Europe extensively, winning several major awards and recording songs in Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and German. He has also cooperated with numerous authors, poets, and theater companies, and has released several albums.
Borges-Related Works
Jairo canta Borges (1975)
An album of Borges settings, described below.
Borges & Piazzolla (1996)
A remake of Astor Piazzolla’s 1965 El tango, this wonderful album features Daniel Binelli, Jairo, and Lito Cruz.
Jairo canta Borges
Jairo canta Borges
Ariola, 1975
Pura Jairo: Cancions 1970-2001
TST.DBN, 2001
Track Listing
- No hay cosa como la Muerte (Leguizamón-Borges)
- Buenos Aires: Búsqueda (Jairo-Borges)
- Milonga de calandria (Blázquez-Borges)
- Soy esos otros (Cabral-Borges)
- La rosa inalcanzable (Malvicino-Borges)
- Milonga de marfil negro (Plaza-Borges)
- Mil novecientos sesenta y cuatro (Piazzolla-Borges)
- Milonga de dos hermanos (Guastavino-Borges)
- La lluvia sucede en el pasado (Cortéz-Borges)
- Hombre de antigua fe (Falú-Borges)
- Buenos Aires: Destino (Piazzolla-Borges)
- No habrá sino recuerdos (Mederos-Borges)
Jairo canta Borges was released on LP in 1975. It was digitally remastered for the four-CD box set Puro Jairo, a collection of Jairo songs from 1970-2001.
Liner Notes from Borges & Piazzolla
Although I don’t have the original liner notes to Jaira canta Borges, the album is mentioned in the 1999 album, Borges & Piazzolla.
In 1979, one of his most beautiful records was released, Jairo Sings Borges, a major work in which eleven Argentine composers participated to put music to twelve poems by Jorge Luis Borges, who actively participated in the project. Some of these songs he took to Paris, where he was praised by writer Julio Cortázar and shared the stage at festivals, recordings and TV shows with such great singers as Nona Mouskouri, Charles Aznavour, Charles Trenet, Gilbert Bécaud and Georges Moustaki.
Additional Information
Jairo canta Borges — You can listen to the entire album on YouTube.
Jairo Homepage – Jairo’s official Web site. [Spanish]
Jairo Wikipedia Page – Wikipedia maintains a brief page on Jairo in English.
Author: Allen B. Ruch
Last Modified: 11 August 2019
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