Julián Rejala
Julián Rejala was a Paraguayan guitarist.
He was born in a small town of Aregua, in the Central Department of Paraguay, called “Kokué Guazú”, on February 16, 1907.
He studied guitar with Enriqueta González and interested in theatre he work in Julio Correa's Company, the great creator of Guaraní Theatre.
First steps
In 1934 he formed the Conjunto Folklórico Guaraní, bringing in Santiago Cortessi, Jorge Caballero, Agustín Cáceres, Agustín Larramendia, José L. Melgarejo, Fidelino Castro Chamorro, and others.This group was active during and after the Chaco War. In the beginning the group was under the direction of Roque Centurión Miranda with the name “Elenco Chaco Paraguayo”. After the war he founded the first folkloric dancing group in Paraguay, becoming a pioneer in a genre that has continued to develop up through the present.
Career
In 1940 he did presentations in Brazil and joined in Asunción, to Erika Milée's Dance Academy, in Asunción, in quality of professor. In 1944 he continued to teach in the Agrupación Tradicionalista Guaraní.Many outstanding musicians were in his group. He researched and compiled many folkloric dances and had the great merit of rescuing many traditional dances that were almost forgotten.
Between 1960 and 1965 he did many recordings in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Work
His most well-known songs include:- “Che reja guive”
- “Morena mía”
- “Sùplica”
- “Olimpia”
- “Alguna vez”
- “Morena mí”
- “Mi brasileñita”
- “Mi folklore”
- “La conquista de Yrendague”