Enrique González Bethencourt
Contemporánea Music 20th Century Murgas and carnival

Founder of NiFú-NiFá

Enrique González Bethencourt founded and directed Afilarmónica NiFú-NiFá and is regarded as a father of Canarian murgas.

Enrique González Bethencourt, linked to El Toscal in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, founded and directed Afilarmónica NiFú-NiFá. His figure is fundamental to understanding the musical dimension of Tenerife carnival and the consolidation of murgas in the Canary Islands.

Regarded as a father of Canarian murgas, he helped define a format combining music, satire, social criticism, humour and popular participation.