Delfín Quishpe
| Delfín Quishpe | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Delfín Quishpe |
| Also known as | Delfín hasta el fin |
| Born | December 4, 1977 |
| Origin | Guamote, Ecuador |
| Genres | Techno, Folklore, |
| Instruments | Vocals |
Delfín Quishpe Signature move "El pasito del delfín" (born December 1977 in Guamote, Ecuador) is an Indigenous Kichwa Ecuadorian singer-songwriter, rockstar, performing in a style he calls "Andean techno-folklore".[1] His popularity largely comes from the comical nature of his music. Quishpe's song "Torres Gemelas" (Twin Towers) remains the song that has received most attention.[2]
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[edit] Biography
Delfín was born in a small town named San Antonio in Guamote, Ecuador.
Delfin’s fame came in December 2006 [3][4] when his song Torres Gemelas (Twin Towers) was uploaded to YouTube. By January 4, it had been heard by 250,000 people,[1] and by March 24, the several copies of the video on YouTube had over a million views and thousands of comments.[3]
[edit] Discography
In 2003, he recorded his second album "El Gallito". It contained songs as: "El Gallito Bandido", "El Delfincito", "Cuando Me Vaya", and "Cuaya Huay".[citation needed] A year later he created his first video, the same that was posted on Internet.[citation needed]
[edit] Viral videos
In 2006, "Torres Gemelas" (Twin Towers) was released. While the song is tragic in nature, the subject matter being Delfin losing a loved one in the terrorist attack of 9/11, the whimsical and kitschy nature of the song as well as the poor acting in the music video has made this song a bit of an internet meme.
In April 2010 Defín Quishpe released the song "En tus Tierras Bailaré" with the two Peruvian "You-tube stars" Wendy Sulca and Tigresa del Oriente. The song received attention in Latin American media and got rapidly more than one million hits in a few weeks.[5] The song has later been called a "Youtube We are the World" by Calle 13 singer Residente.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Leo Marcazzolo, "Sería una sorpresa cantar en Viña", The Clinic No. 197, 2007-01-04. An online copy can be found on http://www.lesterfibla.com/documentos/delfin.doc
- ^ David Sasaki, Ecuador, Chile: Kitsch Goes for Cash on YouTube, Global Voices, 2007-03-07.
- ^ a b Xavier A. Flores Aguirre, El símbolo Delfín, El Universo, 2007-03-24.
- ^ [1] Revista Lideres, retrieved 2010-03-22
- ^ Diario El Tiempo, Ecuador
- ^ Diario El comercio, Peru
[edit] External links
- Official Website (Spanish)
- Official Blog (Spanish)
- Official Myspace Page (Spanish)
- Torres Gemelas music video
- The story of Quishpe (Spanish)
- Article on the Delfín Quishpe phenomenon (English)
