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Jorge Galemire (March 11, 1951 – June 6, 2015) was a Uruguayanguitarist,arranger,composer andvocalist and member of Trelew along with vocalist Karen Ann. Galemire is recognized as one of the earliest creators and exponents ofcandombe beat[who?], on May 22, 2008, he was awarded a Graffiti (Uruguayan equivalent of the Grammys) for his lifetime's work.[1] In 1975 he participated for a short time in the groupCanciones para no dormir la siesta.[2] In 1977 he co-foundedLos que iban cantando, one of the most important groups in Uruguayan popular music during the military dictatorship.
Trelew formed in 2005 when vocalistKaren Ann and guitarist Jorge Galemire met in Uruguay. The band is notable for featuring Galemire, understood to be one of the most important guitarists in Uruguay'sCandombe Beat movement. He has featured on albums byFernando Cabrera,Jaime Roos andJorge Drexler, as well as multiple seminal Uruguayan albums from the late-1970s. Their mixture of lead singer Karen Ann's stories of her Welsh heritage with arioplatense (the all-encompassing name for music originating either side of theRío de la Plata) sound have led to recognition both in Uruguay and abroad.
After performing a number of shows in Uruguay, and then Argentina, Trelew released their debut album,Trelew in 2009. By this point the group had grown to includeNicolas Mora onbandoleon andAna de Leon onpercussion. De Leon was already well known in Uruguay at this point after featuring in the bandLa Dulce and in thecandombe drumming groupLa Melaza. Release of the record led to being featured in Uruguay newspapers such asBrecha,La Diaria andEl Observador, as well as on BBC Radio Wales.[3] In May 2009 they performed in Montevideo's historicTeatro Solís. He died in 2015, aged 64.[4]
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