Jota aragonesa cacho tirao biography

Argentine guitarist

Oscar Emilio Tirao (April 5, 1941 – May 30, 2007), known as Cacho Tirao, was an Argentineguitarist. He was a member of the Astor Piazzolla quintet.

Biography

Tirao was born on April 5, 1941, and began playing guitar at the age of four, with his father.

Jota aragonesa cacho tirao biography

At age seven he won his first prize, for a presentation in the artistic section of Radio Mitre. At only 16 years old he was included as a soloist in the orchestra of the Teatro Argentino de La Plata. Member of Astor Piazzolla's epic quintet, Tirao worked among others with Osvaldo Tarantino, Dino Saluzzi and Rodolfo Mederos.

He accompanied Josephine Baker and left about 40 records, one of which sold a million copies. He is also the composed many pieces , including the Concert for Guitar and Symphonic Orchestra "Conciertango Buenos Aires" written for Joaquin Rodrigo and which premiered in Belgium in 1985.

In February 1986, his daughter Alejandra playing with her fourteen-year-old brother