• Source: Francisco el Hombre

Francisco el Hombre (Francisco the Man) is a legendary character of Colombian folklore. He is the archetype of a juglar (roughly translated, jester or minstrel), a traditional player of Vallenato, a traditional Colombian genre of music. It is generally acknowledged that the popularly known story of Francisco el Hombre contains elements of myth, as well as historical fact.




Background



Vallenato is a very important part of the Colombian culture as a whole, but especially its region on the Caribbean Coast. It originated in the Valle de Upar (Valley of Upar), which is also the origin of the genre's name (Vallenato literally translates to 'Born in the Valley' Valle=Valley, Nato=Born). There are a couple of integral aspects to the traditions surrounding Vallenato that are also important for the legend of Francisco el Hombre. The first is the instruments traditional to the playing of Vallenato, especially the accordion. The second is the concept of the piqueria. A piqueria is a showdown between two juglares of Vallenato. They are freestyle competitions where the participating juglares battle over who has the better accordion-playing skills, as well as who can freestyle sing better verses challenging and insulting the other. The concept of a piqueria is somewhat comparable to the "rap battle" of American hip hop culture, except for the added component of playing the accordion while delivering verses. The famous song, La Gota Fría (The Cold Sweat) is a good example of a piqueria vallenata.




The Legend


Legend has it that Francisco traveled throughout Colombia, going from town to town participating in piquerias, which he always emerged victorious from. One night, as he traveled, he pulled out his accordion and began playing some notes and singing to occupy himself as he walked. Suddenly, he realized that every tune he played was answered by a better one from afar. He spent several hours searching for his opponent in the darkness, to no avail. Suddenly, a ray of moonlight burst through the clouds and shone down on his adversary, revealing his identity: it was Satan himself. Upon revealing himself, the devil played a powerful song, so powerful that the light of the moon and stars were snuffed out, leaving his burning eyes as the only source of light in the night. Understanding that this would be his greatest battle, the juglar fell to his knees, looked up to heaven, signed the cross, and prayed the Apostles' Creed forwards and backwards. He then got up and played the most beautiful melody ever heard. The moon and stars returned to the sky. The devil let out an ear-piercing scream, and fled into the mountains, leaving Francisco as the winner of the duel, and bestowing upon him the moniker of el Hombre (the Man).




The historical Francisco el Hombre


There is dispute over who (if anyone) the legend of Francisco el Hombre is based on, but it is generally accepted that it was either Francisco Moscote Guerra, or Francisco Rada Batista.
Francisco Moscote Guerra was a famous Vallenato player from the town of Plato in the administrative department of Magdalena. He is mentioned in the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude as "an old globe-trotter of almost 200 years who frequently passed by Macondo divulging the songs composed by himself". The Colombian Ministry of Culture considers him the most probable candidate.
Francisco Rada Batista, also known as "Pancho Rada," (1907–2003) is also proposed as the legendary figure. He was certainly a legendary Vallenato artist. He is credited with revolutionizing the genre throughout his life, and is also credited with inventing the Vallenato subgenre known as son. The 2000 documentary film The Devil's Accordion asserts that he is the namesake of the legendary figure.
Regardless of who his true identity may have been, his image has deeply permeated throughout Colombia. The world's largest Vallenato festival, held in the genre's birthplace of Valledupar is called Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata (Festival of the Vallenato Legend). Another large Colombian music Festival is simply called, Festival Francisco el Hombre. Many images, statues, and sculptures of him can also be found over the country.




References

• Source: Francisco, el Hombre

Francisco, el Hombre is a Brazilian rock, Mexican, Brazilian and Latin American music band formed in 2013 by Mexican-born Brazilian brothers Sebastián and Mateo Piracés-Ugarte in the city of Campinas, São Paulo.
With three other Brazilian-born members, the group mixes musical elements from both countries and others from Latin America, based on continental trips by the brothers, resulting in music sung in Spanish, Portuguese and English. They are self-defined as a "pachanga folk" band. Rolling Stone Brasil described them as a mixture of Manu Chao and Nação Zumbi.
Their initial Latin American tours were self-financed, improvised and ofter started with very few shows previously scheduled. They would always find opportunities to play in streets, squares, hostels, bars and birthday parties.
Their 2017 song "Triste, Louca ou Má" (Sad, Crazy or Bad) was nominated for the 2017 Latin Grammy award for Best Portuguese Language Song.




History


After traveling around the world with their instruments, Mexican brothers Sebastián and Mateo Piracés-Ugarte moved to Brazil in the mid-2000s, naturalized themselves, settled in the district of Barão Geraldo in Campinas, São Paulo, and formed the band with the objective of "quitting jobs, college and every 'bond with
society'". The name of the group was inspired by a figure of the same name of Colombian folklore, known for his street performances of the accordion.
Until 2015, they had already done two South-America tours, with the second being called "Mochilazo" In the beginning of that year, after a show in Mendoza, Argentina, they were robbed and lost all their belongings, including instruments and documents. They only made it back to Brazil after an on-line campaign, help from friends and the local community, and funds raised via public performances with borrowed instruments.
In April 2015, they released their EP La Pachanga!, with six original tracks. The release event took place at the Centro Cultural São Paulo on 7 May, where they also recorded a video for the track "Dicen" (They Say), which featured Chilean singer Francisca Valenzuela in the studio version. According to the founding brothers, the track was created so they could talk to their young nephews about dictatorship. The EP also features the track "Minha Casa" (My House), the only totally in Portuguese written in Africa.
In 2016, they started the campaign #VaiPraCuba (#GoToCuba), through which they planned to finance a documentary about culture on the communist island, while on tour in the country to take part in the project "El Sur Suena", at the festival "AMPM – América por Su Música" in Havana. In the middle of that year, they did another Latin America tour.
In June 2016, they released a video for the track "Calor da Rua", produced by Curumin and Zé Nigro, which deals with domestic violence and would be part of their debut album. The album, titled Soltasbruxa, was released on 2 September. It was produced by Zé Nigro and it featured guest performances of Liniker and Apanhador Só, besides political lyrics with social commentary.
In March 2019, they released their second studio album, Rasgacabeza. In June 2020, they used a new single, "Despedida" (Farewell) to announce the departure of bassist Rafael Gomes, who had been with them for 6,5 years. He was replaced in the same year by Helena Papini, a name suggested by Gomes himself.
In October 2021, following a period of isolation, the band released their third studio album, Casa Francisco.




Members






= Current

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Sebastián Piracés-Ugarte – vocals, percussion and acoustic guitar (2013—present)
Mateo Piracés-Ugarte – vocals and acoustic guitar (2013—present)
Juliana Strassacapa – vocals and percussion (2013—present)
Andrei Martinez Kozyreff – guitar (2013—present)
Helena Papini – bass (2020—present)




= Former members

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Rafael Gomes – bass, backing vocals (2013–2020)
Erin O'Connor – vocals
Victor V-B – drums (2013—?)




Discography






= EPs

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Nudez (2013)
La Pachanga! (2015)




= Albums

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Soltasbruxa (2016)
Rasgacabeza (2019)
Casa Francisco (2021)




= Singles

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"Triste, Louca ou Má" (2016)
"Despedida" (2020)
2021 – "Nada Conterá a Primavera"
2021 – "Olha a Chuva"
2021 – "Se Não Fosse por Ontem"




References

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• Francisco Algora
• Strawberry and Chocolate
• Luis Alcoriza
• Partai Revolusioner Institusional
• Augusto Pinochet
• Manhunt International
• Che Guevara
• Chimalpahin
• Argentina
• Senda prohibida
• Francisco el Hombre
• Francisco, el Hombre
• Casa Francisco
• A Life of Speed: The Juan Manuel Fangio Story
• Rasgacabeza
• Soltasbruxa
• El Hombre Señalado
• List of Lollapalooza lineups by year
• Francisco Rabal
• The Boogeyman: The Origin of the Myth