One of the singers and most renowned harpists who has Venezuelan music is called Juan Vicente Torrealba and yesterday turned 100 years. Born in Caracas he was too young to Guarico state where he spent his childhood and learned to play guitar and harp. At 18 he returned to Caracas and begins to perform at the National Radio station Venezuela with his brother Arturo Torrealba and his son, Santana Torrealba Leon. The musical trio recorded their first album and the group will put "The Torrealberos".
From there, his career flourished as the plain artist in the rainy season, managing to win numerous awards and accolades. During his life he has been devoted to spreading and exalting music Venezuelan plains and divulging the National Heritage.
Juan Vicente Torrealba has realized approximately 130 discs between LPs and recordings in 78 rpm, has written more than 300 compositions, recorded ten compositions alongside string orchestra, won more than 45 awards and has been designated as one of the 100 Latin American personalities XX century, was also named honorary professor at the Military Academy of Venezuela and Cultural Heritage of Universal Music by the Government Department of Meta in Colombia.
Therefore, we leave here his best songs:
Concert in the plain
Alma llanera
Girl black eyes
the paraulata
Sabaneando
successes
