Félix B. Caignet
Félix Benjamín Caignet Salomón, known as Félix B. Caignet, (March 31, 1892 – May 25, 1976) was a Cuban radio writer, broadcaster, poet, novelist, journalist, theater critic, singer and musical composer. He is known as a pioneer of radio broadcasting in Cuba, and as one of the creators of Latin American soap operas. He was known for his ability to make radio audiences cry. He purposely wrote to make people cry, as he realized that “many were born with pain and misery tattooed on their souls and had so much pain and bitterness in their lives that they never cried for themselves.” Caignet believed that the audiences “took on the feelings of one or another character who was suffering and, without being aware of it, associated their own pain with that of the fictitious figure, and cried with him or her.” Félix B. Caignet’s radio dramas were broadcast throughout Central and South America and brought stories of social reality and the “speaking in metaphors” narrative style into popularity. |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-45529 | 10-in. | 5/28/1928 | Te odio | Sexteto Habanero | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | BVE-46175 | 10-in. | 9/19/1928 | Quiero besarte | Luis Carlos Varona | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | XVE-48228 | 10-in. | 12/5/1928 | Carabalí | Ronda Lirica Oriental | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | XVE-48257 | 10-in. | 12/11/1928 | Frutas del Caney | Trío Matamoros | Vocal and instrumental trio | composer | |
Victor | XVE-56669 | 10-in. | 2/13/1930 | Ojos que besan | Trío Matamoros | Vocal and instrumental trio | composer | |
Victor | XVE-56693 | 10-in. | 2/17/1930 | Quiero besarte | Cuarteto Lirico | Vocal quartet, with guitars | composer | |
Victor | XVE-58701 | 10-in. | Mid-Feb. 1930 | Frutos menores | Cuarteto Figarola | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | XVE-67174 | 10-in. | 2/24/1931 | Tú bérá tu ba bé | Cuarteto Matamoros ; Rafael Cueto ; Miguel Matamoros ; Siro Rodríguez | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | CO21835 | 10-in. | 10/8/1937 | Mi alma te besó : Canción bolero | Chago Rodrígo ; Trío Panamericano | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia | W96679 | 10-in. | August 1928 | Te odio | Rita Montaner ; Orquesta del Maestro Lacalle | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | W96688 | 10-in. | August 1928 | Quiero besarte : Criolla | Rita Montaner ; Orquesta del Maestro Lacalle | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | W96689 | 10-in. | August 1928 | Carabalí | Rita Montaner ; Orquesta del Maestro Lacalle | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | W96700 | 10-in. | August 1928 | Mentira : Criolla | Rita Montaner | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | W97221 | 10-in. | June 1929 | Te odio | Los Trovadores Tamaulipecos | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia | W97274 | 10-in. | June 1929 | El carabali | Guty y Utrera | Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars | composer | |
Columbia | W97319 | 10-in. | July 1929 | Vete a colá café | Rita Montaner | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | W704055 | 10-in. | July 1931 | Carabalí : Mosaico africano | Guty y Añez | Male vocal duet, with guitars | composer | |
Brunswick | E28026 | 10-in. | 8/10/1928 | Te odio | Luis Carlos Varona | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
Brunswick | E28774 | 10-in. | 11/27/1928 | Te odio | Rodolfo Hoyos | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | HV32978 | 10-in. | June 1930 | Te adoro | Cuarteto Modelo | Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Caignet, Félix B.," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116398.
Caignet, Félix B.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116398.
"Caignet, Félix B.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.
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MusicBrainz: Felix B. Caignet - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/bba6033d-45e4-4ceb-9690-c6b9fe60c95e
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