Artist
Ali Primera

Alí Primera was baptized as Alí Rafael Primera Rosell by his parents Antonio Primera and Carmen Adela Rossell. Poor from the start, he lost his father when he was three. His father, who worked served as an official in Coro, died accidentally during a shooting incident that occurred when some prisoners tried to escape from the jail in town in 1945. As Primera was still quite young when his father died, he travelled with his mother and 2 siblings t ... hrough different towns on the Paraguaná Peninsula, including San José, Caja de Agua, where he graduated from elementary school; Las Piedras and finally, La Vela, near Punto Fijo. It was in this town that Primera worked a number of jobs, from a shoeshiner at the age of 6 to a boxer, due to the miserable conditions his family lived in. These jobs did not, however, discourage him from continuing his studies. In 1960, Primera and his family left La Vela looking for a better life and moved to Caracas, where he enrolled in the "Liceo Caracas" in order to complete his education. After he graduated in 1964, he enrolled at the Central University of Venezuela to study Chemistry at the School of Science. While at the university, he started singing and composing music. At first, it was a just a hobby for him, but it gradually came to take up all of his time. His first songs, Humanidad and No basta rezar, the latter of which was presented at the Festival of Protest Songs organized by the Universidad de los Andes in 1967, propelled him to fame. Between 1969 and 1973, Primera lived in Europe thanks to a scholarship he was received in 1968 from the Communist Party of Venezuela to continue his studies in Romania. Once in Europe, he earned a living by washing dishes and occasionally sang in places that respected his work. He recorded his first album Gente de mi tierra in a studio in Germany. Primera's compositions talk about the suffering of the people, destroyed by poverty and social inequality. Because of his songs, he quickly made his way into the hearts of the people and soon became known as El Cantor del Pueblo or The People's Singer. Primera died in a car accident on February 16, 1985 on the Autopista Valle-Coche in Caracas. Before his death, Alí Primera had started a new album at the end of 1984 that combined the recurring themes of his songs with beats that he had never used before such as the gaita from Zulia in Venezuela. Even though the Venezuelan government declared in 2005 his music to be national property, the reality is that the rights to his albums were turned over years ago to the now defunct Venezuelan record company Top Hits, which was acquired by the Mexican record company Balboa Records. See more [+]

Techos de Cartón |||||

Que triste, se oye la lluvia en los techos de cartón que t...

El Sombrero Azul |||||

El pueblo salvadoreño tiene el cielo por sombrero, tan alta ...

Alma Mater |||||

Alma Mater[G] quieren matar[A]te ...

Basta de hipocresia |||||

Basta de mentes hipócritas basta de mentes estólidas que nos...

Blanquísima Gaviota |||||

bienvenida a mi costa, bendita sea tu sed que te trajo has...

Caña clara y tambor |||||

las lluvias de primavera le embellecieron la piel ese cami...

Canción del tiple |||||

Andino que subes lento la montaña de tu vida San Benito y C...

Esclavos De Esclavos |||||

Sutil es la esclavitud ya no sentimos el latigo que nos re...

Alberto Lovera |||||

culpando, a los que te mataron Tu grito se escucha siempre ...

Trigo Y Molino |||||

se encuentra indefenso y que se encuentra inerme como la e...

Vamos Gente de Mi Tierra |||||

Vamos gente de mi tierra que llevas a cuesta una gran decepc...

Yo No Se Filosofar |||||

yo no se filosofar pero lo que me sobra me basta para pens...

Yo Vengo de Donde Usted No Ha Ido |||||

Yo vengo de donde usted no ha ido yo he visto las cosas que...

Zapatos de Mi Conciencia |||||

Lo que digo en este canto es la historia de un encuentro qu...

A Cualquier Compañero |||||

De qué nos sirve una canción bonita Y ocultar la realidad Ha...

Camarada |||||

(A) Yo te digo camarada por encima de la idea y aferrado ...

Canción Para Acordarme |||||

al árbol de la noche y fui en busca del sol y todavía me a...

Cuando Nombro La Poesía |||||

a dos viejos zapatos y a Carlota y a un odio terrible por l...

Ahora que el petróleo es nuestro |||||

No quiero ver pordioseros enfermos sin hospitales y muchac...

Canción mansa para un pueblo bravo |||||

(1) El lagrimear de las Cumaraguas está cubriendo toda mi ti...

Canto oriental |||||

canto mil veces cantando suena el clarín de los gallos cua...

Comandante Amigo |||||

el pueblo te llora el pueblo está triste pero en nosotros ...

Coquivacoa |||||

Pare, primo, la canoa que me parece que llora la chinita all...

Cuando las águilas se arrastren |||||

Cuando el soldado no sirva a la Patria en el jardín de un ...

Cuba es un paraiso |||||

Hay gente que causa risa Cuando trata de mentir Sobre Cuba...

Dispersos |||||

dispersos corazones las luchas dispersas busquemos las raz...

El Gallo Pinto |||||

I COMO HA LLOVISNAC EN A RA A VOZ DE PIO ALVARAC QUE LINDA A...

El despertar de la historia |||||

la historia dormía y se despertó. Estirando los brazos ab...

Es de noche |||||

Es de noche cuenta el limpiabotas cuanto ha hecho y cuenta...

Estrella Roja |||||

de la liberación 'y el comunista siempre avanzando luchand...

Frutal de Amor |||||

Tenía la piel llena de domingos la mujer que yo amaba los ...

Hay Que Aligerar La Carga |||||

dale la mano al obrero dile que la lucha es larga que hay,...

Humanidad |||||

hay motivos de alegrías pero de tristezas hay muchos más ...

Inolvidable Ho Chi Minn |||||

Tenia la figura pequeña y la barbita blanca el camarada HO C...

La Patria Es El Hombre |||||

si me han cortado a tiritas todo el azul de mi cielo se ha...

La Piel de Mi Niña Huele a Caramelo |||||

- La piel de mi niña huele a caramelo y al mango dulcito ...

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