Dacio Ferrera
ContemporáneaMusic20th CenturySong and folklore

Canarian folk singer

Dacio Ferrera was a Canarian folk singer documented in performances on the television programme Tenderete during the 1980s.

Historical role

Dacio Ferrera is documented by the Canary Islands Historical Photography Archive in several performances on the programme Tenderete during the 1980s. Those records identify him as a singer and place him within the television and stage circuits that disseminated Canarian folklore.

The located documentation supports his public activity as a performer of traditional Canarian music, including a performance broadcast from San Cristóbal de La Laguna. The consulted biographical sources place him as one of the representative voices of Tenerife folklore, with birth in Arafo on 24 April 1938.

Timeline

  1. 1938Dacio Ferrera is born in Arafo, Tenerife.

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