Los Cuñaos
| Company type | Vocal ensemble |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1974 in Caracas, Venezuela |
| Founder | Alí Agüero |
| Defunct | 1981 |
| Headquarters | Caracas , Venezuela |
| Products | Venezuelan music recordings, jingles |
Los Cuñaos is a vocal ensemble consisting of eight members, established in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1974. Their musical selections consist of well-known Venezuelan compositions, creatively arranged to fuse traditional sounds with pop influences, characterized by lush and warm vocal harmonies.
History
The group was created by musician Alí Agüero, who had previously been part of the Onda Nueva ensemble directed by Aldemaro Romero. Los Cuñaos originated from a musical style that merges Venezuelan joropo with Brazilian bossa nova, incorporating aspects of jazz and classical music.
Functioning mainly as a studio-based vocal group, Los Cuñaos became specialists in performing jingles, producing brief commercial melodies for Venezuelan television and radio. Although their work was widely heard in advertising, the individual singers remained relatively unknown to mainstream pop music audiences. Many prominent Venezuelan jingle vocalists initially came from the popular music sector.
Their debut live appearance occurred at the Aula Magna of the Central University of Venezuela towards the end of 1974. Following this, the group embarked on tours across Chile, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and the United States.
Selected repertory
- Adios
- Alma llanera
- Ayúdame / Cuando no sé de ti / Te necesito / Ansiedad
- Barlovento / San Juan to' lo tiene
- Caballo viejo
- Canchunchú dichoso / Caramba
- Caracas / Cimarrón
- Carmen
- Carretera / Me gusta soñar
- Chucho y Ceferina
- Conde a Principal
- Crepúsculo coriano
- Dama antañona / Mujer merideña
- Danzas orientales / Maremare / El robalo / La burriquita
- El ausente / Brumas del mar
- El cumaco de San Juan / Mónica Pérez
- El muñeco de la ciudad / El carite
- El raspao'
- Esquina la Bolsa
- Fantasía criolla
- Flor de Mayo / Ahora
- Florentino y el Diablo
- La chipola
- La Ruperta / El perico / Préstame tu máquina
- Maracaibo en la noche / Pregones de la Plaza Baralt
- Maria Elena / Adios a Ocumare
- Niño lindo
- Olor a Navidad / Grey Zuliana
- Poco a poco
- Polo coriano
- Pueblos tristes
- Quinta Anauco / Y llueve todavía
- Quitapesares / Amándonos
- Ricciardi
- San Juan se va / Moliendo café
- Serenata
- Tu ternura / Anhelante
- Zumba que zumba
Discography
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Los Cuñaos – Música Venezolana | CBS–Columbia |
| 1975 | Los Cuñaos Volumen 2 | CBS–Columbia |
| 1975 | Los Cuñaos Volumen 3 | CBS–Columbia |
| 1976 | Los Cuñaos 4 | CBS–Columbia |
| 1979 | Los Cuñaos 5 | CBS–Columbia |
| 1981 | Los Cuñaos 6 | CBS–Columbia |
| 1990 | Sabor Venezolano (compilation) | CBS–Columbia |
External links
- "Cuñaos" que no son "cuñaos" (Spanish). El Universal. Accessed December 12, 2015.
- Collection of YouTube videos