The above mentioned credits appear to be a pseudonym for one of the bands of Eleuterio Yribarren. Although this Argentinian bandleader was successful in his day and recorded many sides, sadly he is totally forgotten outside of its homeland. Eleuterio Yribarren (for an unknown reason, he is often referred to as 'Iribarren') was born around 1890 in Navarra, Spain. He was a composer, conductor, violinist and pianist and played various reed instruments. Barely 7 years old, he began studying musical theory and harmony at the Academia Nacional de Música of San Sebastián (Spain). After the inauguration of the Academia de Bellas Artes, he went on to study violin with teacher Alfredo Larrocha, eventually perfecting his skills of this instrument in France, as he was accepted as a student by the teacher Philippe Sandré, disciple of the Belgian musician Thompson, and finally at the Royal College of Music in London, where his teacher was the Spanish composer and conductor Enrique Fernández Arbós (1863-1939). He arrived in Buenos Aires in 1912, and performed at the 'Petit Salón' and the 'Royal Pigall'. At the latter venue he founded the first jazz band ever heard in Buenos Aires, comprising Americans and local musicians. From then on, the band would continuously perform in an array of ballrooms and theaters in Buenos Aires. At various times, the orchestra was credited 'American Jazz Band', 'Orquesta Yribarren' and 'Red Hot Panamerican Jazz'. In 1924 he traveled to France and Spain, where he spent several months. On his return he devoted himself exclusively to recording sides for the Max Glucksmann company. Subsequently, early 1925, he signed performing contracts at the Casa Harrods and the 'Ta-ba-ris Restaurant'. Around 1930, he composed the instrumental and vocal scores for the first Argentinian sound films (some of them post-synchronized), a.o. 'Corazón ante la ley' (1929), in which the actor Miguel Gómez Bao interpreted Yribarren's songs 'Chinita', and 'El cantar de mi ciudad'. In 1925 he finished composing a revue in collaboration with José Vázquez Vigo. Besides being a musician, Yribarren directed the first Argentine sound film short in 1929. It was called "Mosaico Criollo", and it was recently rediscovered and restored. Unfortunately, Yribarren's career ended abruptly, since he died at young age in Buenos Aires on October 25, 1932. This outstanding record was made in 1927.
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