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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.

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 93 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor X-45 10-in. 4/4/1924 La bella cubana Orquesta del Hotel Plaza-Habana ; Moisés Simóns Instrumental ensemble leader  
Victor X-53 10-in. 4/14/1925 Basta de amor Orquesta del Hotel Plaza-Habana ; Moisés Simóns Jazz/dance band leader  
Victor X-54 10-in. 4/14/1925 El escobero Orquesta del Hotel Plaza-Habana ; Moisés Simóns Jazz/dance band leader  
Victor BS-035380 10-in. before 3/30/1939 Rumba guajira Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Elsa Valladares Re-recording : Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-037435 10-in. before 6/7/1939 Chivo que rompe tambó Guillermo Portabales Re-recording : Male vocal solo, with guitar composer  
Victor MBS-091227 10-in. before 5/25/1949 El manicero Pérez Prado Piano solo, with percussion composer  
Victor D7VB-0426 10-in. 1/20/1947 The peanut vendor Desi Arnaz ; Desi Arnaz Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor D7XB-1777 10-in. 10/21/1947 Peanut vendor José Curbelo Orchestra ; Manyo Lopez Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor D9FB-2825 10-in. 12/29/1949 Marta Carlos Ramírez Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor CU-214 10-in. before 3/12/1940 El manicero Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Miguelito Valdés Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor CU-215[a] 10-in. before 4/1/1940 El manicero Orquesta Casino de la Playa Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor CU-265 10-in. before 4/1/1940 Danza del fuego Lecuona Cuban Boys Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor CU-343 10-in. before 4/23/1940 Colibrí Lecuona Cuban Boys Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BRC-Test-484 10-in. 12/9/1931 Marta Rodolfo Ducal Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia W150993 10-in. 12/2/1930 The peanut vendor California Ramblers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio composer  
Columbia [W]151188 10-in. 1/7/1931 The peanut vendor Rumba Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with incidental singing composer  
Columbia 82687 10-in. approximately 1919 Soledad Vicente Ballester Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia S96205 10-in. approximately 1928 El manisero Rita Montaner Female vocal solo composer  
Columbia W96684 10-in. August 1928 Palmira Rafael Betancourt ; Nilo Menéndez ; Rita Montaner Female vocal solo, with 2 pianos composer  
Columbia W96693 10-in. August 1928 Serenata cubana Rita Montaner Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia W96694 10-in. August 1928 Rumba guajira Rafael Betancourt ; Nilo Menéndez ; Rita Montaner Female vocal solo, with 2 pianos composer  
Columbia W96695 10-in. August 1928 Qué es el danzón Rita Montaner ; Orquesta del Maestro Lacalle Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia W96699 10-in. August 1928 ¡Vacúnala! : Rumba hampona Rita Montaner Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia W97318 10-in. July 1929 Con picante y sin picante Rita Montaner Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia W97330 10-in. July 1929 Chivo que rompe tambó Rita Montaner Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
(Results 26-50 of 93 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Simons, Moisés," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110453.

Simons, Moisés. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110453.

"Simons, Moisés." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110453

External Sources

Wikipedia: Moisés Simons

Discogs: Moisés Simons

IMSLP: Moisés Simons

IMDb: Moisés Simons

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Simons, Moisés, 1888-1945 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no97016435

Wikidata: Moisés Simons - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q661928

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/46966367

MusicBrainz: Moisés Simons - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7a801300-1c0a-45f2-912d-fbe5bacf99ee

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