MiCultura regrets death of composer Pedro Azael
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Panama, August 21, 2020.-The Ministry of Culture expressed its regret at the significant passing of famed Panamanian composer Pedro Azael Tsimogianis and acknowledged his outstanding contribution to culture in Panama and the world.
"Panama loses one of its best composers in popular music of the world, a prolijo creator of stories that generations have enjoyed for the candour, simplicity and humanist sense in each of its songs," said Carlos Aguilar Navarro, Minister of Culture.
Minister Aguilar Navarro highlighted Azael's great contributions to the development of culture in the country, being one of the most prolific managers and workers in the theater, the musical promotion and defence of the Panamanian artist.
The work by Pedro Azael includes more than 300 songs by some of the most important Hispanic artists, including Cheo Feliciano, Gilberto Santarosa, Rubén Blades, El Gran Combo, Frankie Ruiz, Alejandro Sanz, Rey Ruiz, Lalo Rodriguez, Paloma San Basilio, José Luis Rodriguez, Eddie Santiago, Jerry Rivera, Voltio, Andy Montañés, Carlos Alfredo, Víctor Manuel, Lefty Pérez, Héctor Tricar, among other great music.
The composer was internationally known for his themes "My Freedom," "My Exclusive" and "Let me have a kiss that will last up to Monday," among other great issues that caught up with the interest of audiences throughout the continent.
Pedro Azael also worked as director of the National Theater of Panama, musical advisor to the Polygram Latino USA label and Creative Director of Universal Music Publishing.
Azael studied Canto at the National Conservatory under the direction of Professor Federico Redondo who starts him at the lyric Canto.
He was a member of the Dicky Gaito Orchestra and entered the National OTI Festival in 1979 and shared his authority with Carlos Mazo Romero with his "My crime" song with Maestro Clarence Martin.
In 1980, she entered the union group and shared his front with Paulette Thomas and Fernando de Jesús and was one of the leading singers of David Choy's Abako Orchestra and became part of his "Jingleros" team with the masters Toby Muñoz and George Coulborne.
He had been leading his orchestra called Alkimir and was valid for 3 years and at the theater at the invitation of Maestro Edgardo Quintero, and had been at the play Sir Henry the Pirate directed by Bruce Quinn, followed by Maestra Vida, with his name and his name and his name as Reuben Blades, and his name was also directed by Quinn.
Azael studied theater with Prof. Roberto Mackay at the National School of Theater.
From 1998 and for ten years she was a singer of the Roberto Delgado Orchestra, as part of the chorus for Rubén Blades on the international tour of La Rosa de Los Vientos, and co-operates with the chorus for the Carnival album produced by the Spanish singer Sting on the theme "I will not let you burn Darien" by the complainant of Blades.
He also did research on the biography of Panamanian, Afro-Caribbean and Spanish music and conducted workshops and seminars about singing and proper management of his voice and was a tallerist at the Cultural Points of Panama's Mayor's Office.