13 Facts About Gabino Ezeiza

Gabino Ezeiza, nicknamed El Negro Ezeiza, was an Argentine musician.

Gabino Ezeiza became renowned, both in his native land and in Uruguay, after a memorable encounter with Oriental payador Juan de Nava, who carried at the time a certain halo of invincibility.

Gabino Ezeiza was eventually proclaimed the winner with the improvisation of his famous "Saludo a Paysandu".

Gabino Ezeiza went on to become one of the greatest payadores in the history of the art form.

Gabino Ezeiza was well known for his sense of humor.

Gabino Ezeiza was an afro-Argentine born in the San Telmo barrio, and lived at a time when there were a considerable number of black Afro-descendants in the area of present-day Greater Buenos Aires.

Gabino Ezeiza's counterpoints became famous and the one held on July 23,1884, at the Artigas Theater in Montevideo with the oriental singer Juan de Nava is remembered, witnessed by a large auditorium.

In that meeting, Gabino Ezeiza improvised there what would become the popular song Heroico Paysandu, with which he defeated Nava, becoming one of the most important payadores in history.

Gabino Ezeiza had memorable payadas with other rioplatense singers such as Nemesio Trejo, Puanes e Hidalgo, Pablo Vazquez, Arturo de Nava, Cazon, Luis Garcia.

Gabino Ezeiza made friends at the popular Cafe de los Angelitos in Buenos Aires.

Gabino Ezeiza died in his house in Flores, Buenos Aires, on October 12,1912.

Gabino Ezeiza affirmed that the milonga came from the candombe, a style of music and dance that originated in Uruguay among the descendants of liberated African slaves.

Gabino Ezeiza considered that the milonga rhythm would have been an evolution, in classical guitar, of Afro-Argentine candombe carried out by Afro-Argentines in the Argentine Pampas.