Remembering Cantalicio Rojas González:The Great Tolima's greatest jugglerl

On the occasion of the posthumous tribute given by the Mayor's Office of Ibagué to the composer Cantalicio Rojas González, Mundo Sonoro had the pleasure of receiving the visit of Mrs. Edith Rojas, granddaughter of the composer. It was a special moment to remember the valuable contribution of this popular singer of great roots in the musical memory of Tolima, who was born in Colombia, Huila, and after having developed most of his production in the municipality of Natagaima, he achieved national recognition for his originality as a singer of the Cali tradition and for his rescue of the Tolima’s cane, ancestral indigenous air. 

Con la publicación en 1993 de Memoria de Cantalicio Rojas González ( 1896-1974) de nuestro director Humberto Galindo,  se recuperó de manera importante su biografía y parte de su obra, que fue seleccionada por la Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango como una de las primeras publicaciones de consulta en línea del país, disponible Here

Likewise, the dissemination of Cantalicio Rojas' music by the Cantatierra group for more than 30 years has taken these repertoires from Tolima to Colombian stages and to countries such as Canada, Germany, Cuba and the United States, whose career can be consulted here. Here 

In 2013, Señal Colombia published the production Cantalicio Rojas, el juglar of the Güipas y guambitos series, to evoke the memory of this distinguished composer. from the series of Güipas y guambitos, to evoke the memory of this distinguished composer, as one of the last living testimonies of his family and friends. available at the following link

For being of cultural interest, we publish with the authorization of the family, the parchment of Decree 1000-0490 of June 18, 2024, which grants the posthumous distinction to the great Cantalicio Rojas González, who will celebrate on November 19, his 50th anniversary of death in Ibagué.

Escuche aqui las interpretaciones de Cantatierra sobre Cantalicio Rojas