Florencio dos Vilares (1914 – 1986) was a singing violinist
and natural chroniqueur the musical heritage of Galicia.
Florencio has preserved a repertoire, a way of interpreting
music and a way of life that disappeared with him with his death, but he is
remembered by a large part of the population of Fonsagrada. Romances sung by
him with the help of his violin, such as "La Hija de Bartolo" or
"El Testamento del Gato" are part of the collective memory of much of
the region. Florencio sang at parties, fairs, wherever there was a group of
people to entertain with his music and stories.
Until the middle of the 20th century, it was typical that
blind people were dedicated to bringing their music at festivals and markets in
European cities as a means of subsistence. The instruments that accompanied the
song were often zanfonas, violins or pulsed string instruments. Normally they
were accompanied by a person who guided them, often a young boy, who
accompanied with some percussion instrument or used to sell paper tokens.
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