Enrique González Bethencourt

Founder of NiFú-NiFá · 1924–2010

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.

Historical role

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.

Timeline

  1. 1924 Enrique González Bethencourt is born in El Toscal, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
  2. 2010 Enrique González Bethencourt dies.

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