Carlos Rivero is an Argentine author and composer, musician and music teacher, born in San Juan. He developed an intensive professional career as a folk percussion performer.

Specialized in Argentine folk music, he toured, played and recorded with many artists and groups, such as Manolo Juarez, Suna Rocha, Jaime Torres, Leda Valladares, Jairo, Facundo Saravia, Los Andariegos, and Los Chalchareros, among many others.

Rivero has composed Chamber Works for Percussion, being one of them Hunuc Huar (for flute, cello and percussion), the premiere of which took place at the Auditorium LRA Radio Nacional.

In 1995 he received a Trimarg Award, granted by the Argentine Music Committee of UNESCO, in the genre "Folk Projection".

In 2002 he was granted the National Fellowship in Folk Expressions by the National Arts Fund (Fondo Nacional de las Artes). In 2004 Carlos Rivero published his book: Bombo Leguero and Argentine Folk Percussion.

He played at the San Martin Theatre (Sala Martin Coronado) as part of the "Mar del Jazz" Festival with Greek guitar player, Andreas Geogiu, and Brazilian percussionist Eliezer Freitas Santos. He has also recorded with bass player Cesar Franov and guitarrist Quique Sinessi; the trio toured around the country.

Rivero formed part of the Ethnic Percussion Trio with Marcelo Garcia and Facundo Guevara, and he has also performed in a Duet together with the guitar player Jose Salussi. He was guest to the famous Argentine rock band Divididos during a concert in Parque Sarmiento, and also contributed with the band Bersuit Vergarabat, for the CD La Argentinidad al Palo. With this group, he performed at concerts held in the River Plate Stadium and the Luna Park.

Since 1987, Carlos Rivero works as a full-time professor of folklore at the School of Popular Music of Avellaneda. He also gives clinics and lectures on Musical Language Appreciation, Bombo leguero and Argentine Folk Percussion all over the country.

External links

http://www.carlosriverobombo.com.ar
http://www.bombolegueroypercusion.blogspot.com
http://www.revistaquilombo.com.ar/revistas/17/q17.htm
http://www.empa.edu.ar/plantel_docente_folklore.htm
http://www.astrolabio.net/espectaculos/articulos/109631074879207.html
http://www.revistaen.com.ar/n08/notas/arbolito.php
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