Singer Nelly Omar she is connected to the universe of the countryside because of her background and sensitivity. Her style embraces the rural and urban worlds, which is revealed in her repertoire of tangos, milongas, waltz and folklore songs. She is considered to be the greatest active performer. Borned in 1911, she continues performing and recording with remarkable technique and expressiveness that cannot be matched. She was born on a farm in the province of Buenos Aires and settled in the capital city with her family after her father died. She started singing in a movie theatre and in 1930 she performed on the radio. This was the beginning of her successful and long lasting professional career. Although she formed a duet with her sister, Nilda, she became known as a soloist. In 1938 after a performance in the small town of Valentín Alsina, the audience carried her on their shoulders and called her “Gardel in a skirt”. She had in fact identified herself with Gardel for years, and she had admired him since her childhood. Although she made a set of outstanding recordings with Francisco Canaro and his orchestra, she performed invariably with guitar accompaniment. She was Homero Manzi’s muse –it is said that the tango Malena is inspired in her, and Sur (by Troilo and Manzi) was exclusively sung by her. She performed it for the first time in 1948 in a show in Montevideo. She was loved and admired by Eva Perón, and was the voice of the supporting songs La descamisada and Es el pueblo. After Peron was overthrown in1955, she underwent political persecution. She endured and suffered inner exile. She started recording again at the end of the 60s, and in the 70s started perfoming regularly once more, dressed in a classic poncho that became her distinctive wardrobe. Her repertoire included city-like and rural themes, and was specially made up of milongas, tangos, waltzes and folklore songs (Campo afuera, Nobleza de arrabal, Tu vuelta –an important success, among others). As a composer, some of her pieces were: Amar y callar, Misterio y canción, Pa’Dumesnil. You are enjoying a memorable concert by Nelly Omar at the mythical Luna Park Stadium, featuring the following pieces: “Parece mentira”, “Era en otro Buenos aires”, “Día de la verdad”, “La maleva”, “Jacinto Chiclana”, “Nobleza de arrabal”, “Tu vuelta”, “Mano blanca”, “El adiós de Gabino Ezeiza”, “Sur”, “Amar y callar”, and “Desde el alma”.
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