Oscar Palavecino


Oscar Esperanza Palavecino is an Argentine folk singer also known as "El Chaqueño Palavecino."
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Childhood

Palavecino was born on 18 December 1959, in the town of "Rancho El Ñato" in the department of Rivadavia, in the Chaco region of the province of Salta. When he was nine, his mother Estela fell ill and his family moved to Tartagal, where they lived in his uncle's house. Palavecino worked multiple jobs during those years.
When Palavecino was 16, his mother died. Oscar took work selling gas cylinders before completing his mandatory military service in 1979. Upon his return to Salta, Palavecino became a truck driver. In 1983 he returned to Tartagal and began working as a bus driver; during this time, he began his interest in music.

Musical career

Palavecino began performing Argentinean folk music at the folk club "Gauchos de Güemes." When he was 25 years old, he formed his first group, Pilcomayo Tres, with "El Negro" Gómez on violin, Elvio Condoríen on guitar, and Oscar on percussion. The group toured the north of Argentina until Gómez left the band and the trio disbanded. Palavecino formed a second group with Oscar Bazán on lead guitar, Don Lucas Cabral on bandoneon, Elías Balderrama on second guitar and Pascual Toledo on percussion.
Palavecino began recording his first cassette with the participation of Mauro Matos, a Buenos Aires violinist. Unable to afford the cost of production, the record remains unfinished. In 1987, he released his first finished cassette, Pa' mis abuelos esta zamba. A second cassette, Pa'l tío Pala, came in 1989.
In 2001 he released his best-known song, "La ley y la trampa" off the album of the same name. The album won a Premios Gardel award.
In 2008, Palavecino won a Latin Grammy Award.

Discography

Since 1984, Palavecino has released over 25 albums, totaling approximately 600 songs.
YearTitleFormatLabel
1987Pa' mis abuelos esta zambaCassette
1989Pal' tío PalaCassette
1993Por culpa de ser cantorCD, DVD, vinylJAM
1995El alma de FelipitoCD, DVD, vinylDBN
1996Veinte éxitos del zorzal chacosalteñoCD, DVD, vinylDBN
1997Salteño viejoCD, DVD, vinylDBN
1998Apenas cantorCD, DVD, vinylDBN
1999ChaqueñadasCD, DVD, vinylDBN
2001La ley y la trampaCD, DVD, vinylDBN
2003La pura verdadCD, DVD, vinylDBN
2004Juan de la calleCD, DVD, vinylDBN
2004De gira - En vivoCD, DVD, vinylDBN
200520 grandes éxitosCD, DVD, vinylDBN
2005En vivo - Buenos AiresCD, DVD, vinylDBN
2006El gusto es míoCD, DVD, vinylDBN
2006El Chaqueño Palavecino y sus amigosCD, DVD, vinylDBN
2007Chaco escondido... Yo soy de alláCD, DVD, vinylDBN
2008Abrazando al caudilloCD, DVD, vinylDBN
2009La fiesta - En vivo CD, DVD, vinylSony Music/Columbia
201025 añosCD, DVD, vinylDBN
2011Mi cielo terrenalCD, DVD, vinylDBN
2013De pura cepaCD, vinylDBN
2014Pa' mi genteCD, vinylDBN
2015Recordando ayeres - En vivoCD, vinylDBN
2016De criollo a criolloCD, vinylEl Viejo Mistol
201733, falta envido y truco!CD, vinylEl Viejo Mistol
2019Soy y seré Vol.1CD, vinylEl Viejo Mistol
2024¿Quién me quita lo cantado?CD, vinylChaqueño Palavecino