Oscar Palavecino

Oscar Esperanza Palavecino (Palaviccini) is an Argentine folk singer also known as "El Chaqueño Palavecino."

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. Year Title Format Label 1987 Pa' mis abuelos esta zamba Cassette 1989 Pal' tío Pala 1993 Por culpa de ser cantor CD, DVD, vinyl JAM 1995 El alma de Felipito DBN 1996 Veinte éxitos del zorzal chacosalteño 1997 Salteño viejo 1998 Apenas cantor 1999 Chaqueñadas 2001 La ley y la trampa 2003 La pura verdad 2004 Juan de la calle De gira - En vivo 2005 20 grandes éxitos En vivo - Buenos Aires 2006 El gusto es mío El Chaqueño Palavecino y sus amigos 2007 Chaco escondido... Yo soy de allá 2008 Abrazando al caudillo 2009 La fiesta - En vivo Sony Music/Columbia 2010 25 años DBN 2011 Mi cielo terrenal 2013 De pura cepa CD, vinyl 2014 Pa' mi gente 2015 Recordando ayeres - En vivo 2016 De criollo a criollo El Viejo Mistol 201733, falta envido y truco!2019Soy y seré Vol.12024¿Quién me quita lo cantado?Chaqueño Palavecino