Fulgencio García
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Fulgencio García | |
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| Born | 10 May 1880 Purificación, Colombia |
| Died | 4 March 1945 (aged 64) Bogotá, Colombia |
Fulgencio García (10 May 1880 – 4 March 1945) was a Colombian musician and composer. He studied bandola in Bogotá under Pedro Morales Pino and is remembered for his instrumental compositions, particularly "La Gata Golosa".
García was born on 10 May 1880 in Purificación, in the Colombian department of Tolima. At a young age he moved to Bogotá.[1]
In Bogotá García took guitar lessons from Vicente Pizarro, and later studied other string instruments under Emilio Murillo and Pedro Morales Pino.[2][1] García is particularly remembered as a player of bandola, his favourite instrument.[3][2] He played in the group Estudiantina Bogotá (alongside Arturo Patiño, Alejandro Wills, and Ignacio Afanador) and the conjunto Arpa Nacional, led by Jerónimo Velasco.[1] He also led an estudiantina bearing his own name.[4]
García was married and had three children.[2] He died in Bogotá on 4 March 1945.[1]
