Moisés Simons

Moisés Simons

Moisés Simons (born Moisés Simón Rodríguez; 24 August 1889 in Havana, Cuba – 28 June 1945 in Madrid, Spain), was a leading Cuban composer, pianist, and orchestra leader. He was the composer of El Manisero (The Peanut Vendor in English) which is considered by many to be the most famous piece of music created by a Cuban musician and has since been recorded by other musicians from around the world hundreds of times.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 24, 1889 (Havana), Died June 24, 1945 (Madrid)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, leader, lyricist, songwriter, piano, director, whistling

Notes: Name also appears as Moisés Simón.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 92 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-38850	10-in.	5/31/1927	Así es mi patria	Mariano Meléndez	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-45582	10-in.	6/13/1928	Palmira	Miguel de Grandy	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-45638	10-in.	6/15/1928	El manicero	Miguel de Grandy	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	XVE-48271	10-in.	12/13/1928	Sueña, guarachita, sueña	Carmen Burguete ; María Elosegui ; Mercedes Menéndez	Female vocal trio, with orchestra	composer, leader
Victor	XVE-48272	10-in.	12/13/1928	Paso nañigo	Antonio Machín	Male vocal solo, with male vocal chorus	composer
Victor	XVE-48273	10-in.	12/13/1928	Qué es el danzón?	Carmen Burguete	Female vocal solo, with male vocal chorus and orchestra	composer, leader
Victor	XVE-48274	10-in.	12/13/1928	La negra quirina	Carmen Burguete	Female vocal solo, with male vocal chorus	composer
Victor	XVE-48275	10-in.	12/13/1928	A llorar, a llorar!	Coro de Hombres	Male vocal chorus, with orchestra	composer, leader
Victor	XVE-48276	10-in.	12/13/1928	Oh! Cuba hermosa	María Elosegui ; Mercedes Menéndez	Female vocal duet, with piano	instrumentalist, piano, composer
Victor	BVE-53953	10-in.	7/26/1929	El manicero	Trío Matamoros	Male vocal trio, with 2 guitars	composer
Victor	BVE-59194	10-in.	2/28/1930	Marta	Eduardo Brito	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BAVE-60914	10-in.	8/26/1931	El manicero	Orquesta Típica Victor	Instrumental ensemble, wiith male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BAVE-60922	10-in.	Aug.-Sept. 1931	El manicero	Alberto Gómez	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	BVE-62152	10-in.	5/13/1930	The peanut vendor	Don Azpiazu ; Havana Casino Orchestra ; Antonio Machín	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Victor	65508	10-in.	6/4/1932	Vacunalá	Grupo da Guarda Velha	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	BRC-70119	10-in.	7/10/1931	Marta	Manolo Castro ; Havana Yacht Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus (take 1); with male vocal solo (take 2)	composer, lyricist
Victor	BSHQ-72534	10-in.	5/3/1932	Marta	Beniamino Gigli	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BS-78045	10-in.	9/29/1933	Cachumbambé	Orquesta Pedro Vía	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet	composer
Victor	BS-82506	10-in.	5/9/1934	Con picante y sin picante	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	BS-82508	10-in.	5/9/1934	Patica y Mondonguito	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus	lyricist, composer
Victor	BVE-84219	10-in.	9/7/1934	El manicero	Juan Arvizu ; Marimba Pan-Americana	Marimba band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-86379	10-in.	1/8/1935	A gozar	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-86391	10-in.	2/28/1935	Mi chulito	Orquesta Nano Rodrigo	Jazz/dance band	lyricist, composer
Victor	BVE-86399	10-in.	3/4/1935	La negra Quirina	Orquesta Pedro Vía	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-87484	10-in.	2/5/1935	Suena, guarachita, suena	Nilo Menéndez Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	lyricist, composer

(Results 1-25 of 92 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Simons, Moisés," accessed December 7, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110453.

Simons, Moisés. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 7, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110453.

"Simons, Moisés." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 7 December 2023.