Raúl Barboza
Argentine accordionist and composer who brought chamamé to international audiences, working from France from 1987.
- Years
- 1938–2025
- Country
- Argentina
- Instrument
- Chamamé accordion
Raúl Barboza was an accordionist and composer from Buenos Aires. His father gave him his first accordion at seven. He went on to develop his playing in chamamé, the music of northeastern Argentina rooted in Guaraní culture.
After moving to Paris in 1987, he brought chamamé to audiences around the world through tours and recordings. His 1993 album Raúl Barboza won the Grand Prix du Disque of the Académie Charles Cros. La tierra sin mal depicts the journeys of the Guaraní people, and his collaborations included the French musette player Daniel Colin. In Argentina, he received Konex Diplomas of Merit in 1985, 2005 and 2015.
Selected works, recordings and publications
- La tierra sin mal1995
An album inspired by the Guaraní search for a land without evil, with accordion, harp, guitars and percussion.
Release / publisherCD · La Lichère, LLL 257; also included in Frémeaux & Associés, FA180
Publication source - Rencontre à Paris
A collaboration with Daniel Colin, whose accordion and bandoneon join Barboza’s accordion in musette, songs and South American music.
Release / publisherCD · Frémeaux & Associés, FA573
Publication source
Biography source Chronology and discography Konex awards and life dates