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Cholo Valderrama
¡Caballo!

 
Tracks:
 
01.¡Caballo!
02.Como vivir
03.Me voy pal´llano
04.Ojitos de Pararapara
05.Soy el llano
06.Levantate Llaneraza
07.El deporte del coleo
08.Las alpargatas de Pancha
09.Saman florido
10.Dejo que mi verso viaje
11.Me dejó el rancho solito
12.Voy doble a mi gallo tuerto
13.El hato donde me crié
14.Catira pelo e´cocuiza
15.Caballo amigo
16.El baile de doña Asuncion
17.Llanero viejo
18.Y no la dejen pasar
  
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¡Caballo!

Caballo al hablar de ti
He de quitarme el sombrero,
Es respetar tu linaje
No importa el color del pelo
Solo me importa que seas
Tesoro que desde el cielo
Nos mando Dios pa’ poder,
Decir que somos llaneros.

Caballo tu eres mi vida
Eres mi pasión y ensueño,
Sin ti no habría los poetas
Ni existirían los llaneros;
Sin ti no habría coleadores
Tampoco caballiceros
Ni habría trillo en los caminos
Que marcaste de cerrero,
Cuando te comías el llano
Bajo la luz de un lucero.

Caballo tu eres la forja
Del nombre de caballero,
En ti se hicieron batallas
Y se libertaron pueblos;
Se engendraron ilusiones
Y se realizaron sueños;
Se fundaron amoríos,
Se trasnocharon recuerdos;
Se motivaron pasiones
Y se apocaron tormentos;
Cuando  tu relincho se oye
Quebrando en dos al silencio;
Siente la sabana rapia
Tus cascos sobre su pecho;
Tu cola como bandera
Tu crin a los cuatro vientos,
Paladín de libertades
Estampa del llano inmenso….

Caballo al hablar de ti
Es hablar de campo abierto
De las faenas del llano
De soga, bozal, cabresto
Es recordar mañoseras
Lazos  de toro violento
Es alargar los caminos
Sobre el pajonal disperso…

Tú fuiste, eres y serás… caballo
Botalón de mis ancestros
Tu brío afinca esperanzas
Que entre tus nervios de acero
Dan templanza a la hidalguía
Corajuda  de lanceros
Tu nobleza es la enramada
Donde descansan los tiempos;
Los que fueron, los que son,
Los que serán, los que han muerto.

Hay tantas cosas en ti
Que me sirven como ejemplo
Tu nobleza, tu paciencia
Tu coraje, tu talento
Y la enseñanza sublime
De cómo infundir respeto
Me crié contigo caballo
Caballo contigo muero;
Son muchas las galopadas
Que atesoran mis recuerdos;
Como aquel día que en tus ancas
En la manga de mi pueblo
Monté a mi morena altiva
Mi morena pelo negro
Que se abrazó a mi cintura
Puso en mi espalda sus senos
Cuando a galope tendío

Nos llevaste llano adentro…
   
      
Biography of Cholo Valderrama

Orlando ""Cholo"" Valderrama is one of the most outstanding Llanero singers of Colombia. With a successful singing, composing career spanning 25 years, and with 17 albums to his credit, he is a recognized performer of Llanero folklore music.
When he was still a baby, his parents were transferred to the Eastern Llanos region of Colombia. There, Cholo passed his childhood learning the workings of the llaneros farmers. As he grew older, Cholo developed a great fondness for horses that grew with the passage of the time and still exists today.
 
His first approaches to music were at the dances or parties of the neighborhood, a common practice for the people of llaneras land. But nothing was so far from their goals as to become singers and to dedicate themselves to music, because the love of music and experiences in the tasks of the field filled their lives completely.
Nevertheless, it was a good day when Cholo made the decision to sign up for a copleros competition . He didn't know that at that moment his life would change radically. In the years ahead, he continued gaining performing skills and acquired the name of Cholo. Valderrama had begun being recognized by the llaneros singers.
Cholo's first record, which was produced in 1978, was a success because of the song Quitarresuellos no. 2. This song, to the satisfaction of the artist, is still is in the market and continues to be requested by his fans.
 
After this recording, Cholo Valderrama became one of the preferred singers of the demanding, loving fans of llanera music. In addition, his born talent as composer was covering the region between the performer and educated people of llanero folklore. They began asking for songs written by this important singer. At the same time, he perfected his musical style with advanced studies of vocal technique at Westminster Choir College of Princeton (New Jersey).
 
Cholo Valderrama has crossed the world as an ambassador of llanera music with its Creole style. On several occasions, he has visited countries like China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, the United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, England, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and, of course, Venezuela, llanera region par excellence. Venezuela recognized the talent of this Colombian artist and awarded him the ""Florentino de Oro"" Honoris Causae.

In Columbia, a deserved tribute to Cholo was being chosen to participate in television special called ""Maestros"" that extolled and praised the works of the best exponents of Colombian folklore.
   
 
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Documental de Aniara Rodado y Gabriel Román
en Antropología Visual
  

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