Aprieta En El Rincon - Music

José Marcelino Díaz Marquetti April 26 1909 – March 29 1967 Better Known As Cheo Marquetti Was A Renowned Cuban Son Vocalist And Songwriter. Marquetti Was Born At 277 Velarde Street El Cerro Havana 1 Cuba. He Was The Son Of Mercedes Díaz Campos And David "El Lucumí" Marquetti Suárez 2 An Abakuá Member Of Los Chinos Buenos A Mixed Band Whose Members Dressed As Chinese. 3 He Grew Up In The Havana Neighborhoods Of San Juan De Dios And Cayo Hueso. He Started His Career In 1926 With A Sexteto Minerva. He Joined The Belén Puig Orchestra And The Ernesto Muñoz Conjuncto In 1930 As Singer Of Danzons. He Then Joined A Number Of Septetos Among Them Septeto Cauto Led By Manuel 'Mozo' Borgella With Whom He Recorded In 1940 Including The Song Efi Embemoro - The First Afro-Ñáñigo Song To Be Recorded Cheo Marquetti Previously Had Recorded This Tune In A Duet Setting With Bienvenido Granda In 1936 Accompanied By Septeto Nacional De Ignacio Piñeiro . This Was Followed By Stints With Septeto Hatuey Septeto Facenda And The Famous Septeto Habanero. He Is Also Said To Have Been A Member Of Septeto Cuba Alabama De Abelardo Barroso Jóvenes Del Cayo Dandy Del 40 La Sonora Piñón And Septeto Mora. In An Effort To Achieve Wider Recognition He Left Cuba For Mexico In The Mid Forties. Only Mildly Successful He Returned In 1953. Back In Havana He Joined Orquesta Sensación Led By Rolando Valdés To Briefly Replace The Much More Famous Sonero Abelardo Barroso . This Engagement Was Followed By Temporary Stints At A Group Whose Fame Survives Today Chappottín Y Sus Estrellas Whose Members At The Peak Of Their Success And Fame Were Félix Chappottín Miguelito Cuní René Álvarez Lilí Martínez And Gina Martín As Well As Marquetti. Between 1955 And 1957 He Had His Own Conjunto Los Salseros With Whom He Recorded A Couple Of Albums For Panart Reissued By EGREM . He Also Made Appearances In A Number Of Mexican Movies Including Cuñado Los Hijos Se Van 1941 Chucho El Remendado 1951 And Mujeres Del Teatro 1951 . In 1957 He Traveled To Venezuela And On His Return Rejoined Orquesta Sensación. In 1958 He Left The Group And Formed Another Conjunto For More Recordings. In 1961 He Dissolved His Group To Move To Panama. He Returned To Havana In 1963. After His Return He Was An Occasional Contributor To Grupo Tutankamen. He Died In Relative Obscurity In El Cerro Havana Cuba At The Relatively Young Age Of 57. Cheo Marquetti Is A Real "singer's Singer" With A Beautifully Lyrical And Expressive Voice. Contemporary Vocalists And Musicians Such As Henry Fiol Count Him As A Major Influence. 4 A Few Compilations Of Cheo Marquetti's Solo Recordings Have Recently Been Reissued. 5 read less