Náfer Durán
Náfer Durán | |
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| Birth name | Náfer Santiago Durán Díaz |
| Also known as | Naferito[1] |
| Born | 26 December 1932 El Paso, Colombia |
| Genres | Vallenato |
Náfer Santiago Durán Díaz[a] (born 1932) is a Colombian accordionist and songwriter. In 1976 he was crowned rey vallenato by winning the accordionist competition of the Vallenato Legend Festival, and he played accordion on Diomedes Díaz's debut album.
Biography
[edit]Durán was born on 26 December 1932 in El Paso, in the Colombian department of Cesar (though at the time still in Magdalena).[2] His parents were Náfer Donato Durán Mojica and Juana Francisca Díaz Villarreal, and Alejo Durán was his brother.[1]
Durán was crowned rey vallenato when he won the accordionist competition of the Vallenato Legend Festival in 1976.[2] Later that year he played accordion on Herencia Vallenata, the debut album of Diomedes Díaz.[3] In 2009 Durán travelled to France, accompanied by guacharaquero Álvaro Mendoza and caja player Jorge Luis Zuleta, and a recording of their concert in Paris was released as a live album.[4]
Durán married his wife Rosibel Escorcia Mure in the 1950s, and they have twelve children together.[1][2]
Compositions
[edit]Durán writes songs in the genre of vallenato, and is particularly known for playing his accordion in a minor key.[5] His best known song is "Sin Ti", which he wrote for his wife while he was away working in Mompox. The song has been recorded by Carlos Vives.[2] Other notable compositions by Durán include "La Chimichagüera" (recorded in 1975 by Rafael Orozco and Emilio Oviedo), "El Estanquillo", and "Mi Lamento".[2][3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Also written Nafer. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Durán and the second or maternal family name is Díaz.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Nafer Durán, el rey vallenato que cuida su corazón con las notas del acordeón" [Nafer Durán, the vallenato king cares for his heart with the notes of the accordion], Radio Nacional de Colombia (in Spanish), 11 November 2022, retrieved 30 June 2025
- ^ a b c d e "Náfer Durán, el juglar que le canta a las historias pueblerinas" [Náfer Durán, the juglar who sings the stories of the people], El Universal (in Spanish), 30 March 2023, retrieved 30 June 2025
- ^ a b Ludys Ovalle Jácome (12 October 2022), "Implantan marcapasos a reconocido rey vallenato" [Pacemaker implanted in renowned vallenato king], El Tiempo (in Spanish), retrieved 30 June 2025
- ^ Sue Steward, "Nafer Durán – King of Vallenato", Songlines, no. 59 (April/May 2009), p. 63, ISSN 1464-8113
- ^ Marcos Fidel Vega Seña (2005). "Diomedes Díaz Maestre". Vallenato: Cultura y Sentimiento (in Spanish). Bogotá: Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia. p. 81. ISBN 958-8205-69-7.
External links
[edit]- Náfer Durán discography at Discogs
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