Carlos Canaveris

Carlos Canaveri Sosa

He was born in Buenos Aires, the son of Carlos Canaveris Rabelo and Celestina Gaytan Luna, belonging to a Creole family mostly of Spanish-Portuguese ancestry.[3] He studied guitar with Juan Alais, Gaspar Sagreras,[4] and Antonio Rubira, three outstanding guitar teachers of the nineteenth century.[5]

He was one of the first professional guitarists in Buenos Aires,[6] and together with Sebastián Ramos Mejía, and Leopoldo Thompson, were known for integrating the first tango ensembles in the Río de la Plata, called like La Guardia Vieja.[7]

At the beginning of his musical career, Canaveris had integrated the first tango orchestra of Buenos Aires, directed by the bandoneonist Antonio Chiappe.[8]

In 1883 Canaveris formed a trio with the guitarist Eusebio Azpiazú, and the violinist Francisco Ramos.[9] Between 1904 and 1907, he integrated a trio with the violinist Ernesto Ponzio and José Dionisio Fuster, on flute.

Although Carlos Canaveris was known by the name of "el pardo", this musician was not of African roots. His father, Carlos Canaveri Ravelo, a farmer of Veinticinco de Mayo, served in the Argentine Army as lieutenant in the Guardia Nacional of the Buenos Aires Province in 1858.[10]

Carlos Canaveris belonged to a family of musicians. His son Carlos Canaveri Sosa was a renowned guitarist who performed on Radio París of Buenos Aires,[11] and his sister, Isabel Canaveri composed the "Cardo Azul", poem recorded by Carlos Gardel and José Razzano for the Odeon Records in 1913.[12]

• Matrimonios 1808-1864
• Argentina, National Census, 1895