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Article: Juan Reynoso: Genius of Mexico's Tierra Caliente.(Brief Article)
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- September 22, 2004
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JUAN REYNOSO Genius of Mexico's Tierra Caliente Arhoolie 509
Born in 1912, Joan Reynoso began playing the violin as a young boy. He was a witness to the Mexican Revolution and never had any formal education, but was always fascinated by the violin. He learned entirely by ear and in adulthood began to play with the finest regional musicians. Besides his life as a musician, Juan was a farmer and continued to play mostly as a hobby. He made some recordings and appeared on the radio for a short time in the 1940s but it wasn't until the 1990s that his fame traveled to the U.S. when some of his vintage recordings were released.
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