Daniel Alomía Robles
Peruvian composer and ethnomusicologist (1871-1942) · Peru · On the map · Musicians · Died at 71
Daniel Alomía Robles was a Peruvian composer and ethnomusicologist. He is best known for composing the song "El Cóndor Pasa" in 1913 as part of a zarzuela - a musical play that alternates between spoken and sung parts - of the same name.
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This song was based on Andean folk songs and is possibly the best known Peruvian song, partly due to the worldwide success that the melody obtained when it was used by Simon & Garfunkel as their music for "El Cóndor Pasa ", although that song has different lyrics.
