The history It is not always how it was told, it would be better to hear how it was lived. The peruvian cumbia has, among its good performers, Angelo Fukuywho came from a really small town, but that was not an impediment for him to think big.
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The former member of the ‘Yaipen Brothers’ he did not always sing on stage. He took his first steps in surprising places, he knew how to win the soles one by one and once consecrated, he did not change, but respected others. For example, he made them respect the now popular Dayanita. It’s worth it read his story. Let’s start.
Ángelo, your phrase ‘Throw him out’ sounds very Mexican.
That’s what they told me, but I reply that they’re not right, because if it were as they say, it would be ‘Órale’.
Where did you get it?
When I was a boy, in my land, my uncles listened to the classic rancheras, but I put my very Peruvian tone on it.
Where are you from?
My town is ‘Chiquitoy’ in La Libertad and my uncles used to play those Mexican songs.
THE ORIGIN OF ANGELO FUKUY
And at what age did you earn your first coins?
As a child I went to the parks to sing or I got on the buses.
Did you pass the hat?
Sure and get to collect 50 soles. With that money I felt like a millionaire.
And whose songs were you singing?
ChayanneChristian Castro or Luis Miguel.
So you are a country man.
I know how to cut alfalfa, also sugar cane, muzzle donkeys and horses.
Is it true that burritos know their way back home without being guided?
Of course. I have two at my mother’s house: ‘Mil amores’, who wants to be with all the females of her species, and ‘Juaneco’, who is affectionate and playful. They are intelligent.
DONKEY’S MILK AND ITS BENEFITS
What else do you know regarding country life?
I milk cows and have had 4 types of milk.
Which?
Of ram, goat, donkey and cow.
Which one is the best?
That of the donkey, to take care of the voice.
Speaking of your talent, did you conquer girls with your singing?
I sent my girlfriends audios of songs.
The theme that your fans always ask you for?
‘Go away, make of your life what you want’.
It is a song for heartbreak.
To my face they cheated on me.
ANGELO FUKUY, LOVE AND LACK OF LOVE
count that please
I had a crush in elementary school. One day he was playing soccer at her house.
Follow…
The ball went out his door, I went to pick up the ball and he was there, making out with a boy from High School.
How strong!
Until being with the ‘Hermanos Yaipén’, I had a presentation in Trujillo.
What happened?
She arrived with some girls, she was dressed in red and I was just beginning to sing.
Did you remember her?
Of course, and for me she was the only one in the room and I started: ‘I hope you die, that the earth opens up and you sink into it…’
You are going to read this…
Now we are good friends
FROM YOUNG MAN TO SUCCESS WITH ‘BROTHERS YAIPEN’
How did you make the jump to that emblematic group of our cumbia?
I won festivals from municipalities close to my town. I came to Lima to try my luck at the program Raul Romero which was called ‘R with R’.
How did it go?
Six thousand people showed up and I got to be in the top fifteen, but then I left.
Then?
I came back and went to study accounting.
And music?
I met Jorge Cortijo, a restaurant owner who offered me to work in his cebicheria and stay at his house, because coming from Chiquitoy was a sacrifice.
You accepted?
Immediately. She waited tables, in the kitchen and sang in a digital group.
Then?
One Thursday, when I was rehearsing, 2 people came in to eat. They ordered a stretcher, cheetah with garlic and a liter soda.
Who were they?
Walter and Javier, the owners of ‘Hermanos Yaipén’.
Did you sing in front of them?
I had to rehearse and I began to interpret: ‘A tear is falling on your cheek’, songs from ‘Los Angeles Negros’, the bolero ‘Los arestes que el a la luna’.
Did you convince them?
They asked me if I knew how to sing cumbia.
You obviously said yes…
I had never done it, but I said yes and interpreted: ‘I fell in love with you’.
And how did it go?
They introduced themselves, gave me their card and an address in Chiclayo. ‘We are waiting for you there’, was his comment.
You were?
I arrived and I didn’t find them, and there was only a secretary, who clarified: ‘They are waiting for you in such a restaurant, go and you have to sing’
What was your first subject?
‘Raise your hand’.
ANGELO FUKUY – LOVE IS GOOD
What is the most amazing thing you have experienced on stage?
In Iquitos, a fanatic threw her swimsuit at me and it landed right on the microphone.
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What is the true story with the comedic actress ‘Dayanita’?
She’s my friend. We met when we went with the group to introduce ourselves to the channel where she worked.
How did that ‘crush’ come regarding?
A friend from the orchestra wanted to tease her, really. What he was saying was not something ugly, but I thought it might bother her and I stopped him.
What did you do?
I stopped him: ‘Daddy, don’t make those jokes’ and she reacted gratefully and hugged me. From that moment we are great friends.
You are now solo.
Yes, I have assumed that great responsibility.
Was it difficult to make the decision?
I spoke with my parents, wife and they told me now is the time.
Is it a new record?
We are producing songs with the fusion of Mexican instruments and the sound of the Peruvian guitar.
Recommend us a song from that new production.
They are all very hot, but they might start by hearing: ‘Raise your glass’.
Many successes in what follows in your career
A big hug for the readers of ‘Trome’.
