Yamandú Palacios

Yamandú Palacios Pintos (28 April 1940 – 6 January 2021) was a Uruguayan composer, guitarist, and singer of popular music.

Life and career Born in Montevideo, Palacios completed secondary school in 1955 and then began studying music and guitar with Professor Callejas. Two years later he entered the National School of Fine Arts in Montevideo to study painting and drawing. Between 1958 and 1961 he performed with vocal groups and a folk dance ensemble.

In 1975 he settled in Rome, where he gave numerous concerts and performances both in that city and in other Italian localities, including Genoa, Milan, Naples, Turin, Vicenza, Verona, Cagliari, Florence, Urbino, and Venice. He also performed on several occasions with Inti-Illimani, notably at the inauguration of the Circo Culturale e Popolare founded by actors Gigi Proietti and Vittorio Gassman. Palacios died on 6 January 2021, aged 80. Basta Ya (Macondo, Montevideo, 1967) Canta Yamandú Palacios (Macondo, Montevideo, 1969) Poeta al Sur (Orfeo, Montevideo, 1973) Poeta al Sur (Odeon, Buenos Aires, 1973) Canción de Nuestro Tiempo (Zodiaco, Rome, released simultaneously in Italy, Australia, France, Sweden, and Ecuador, 1975) Yamandú Palacios (Movieplay, Madrid, 1977) Desde el Exilio (Dicap, Rome, released simultaneously in Australia, France, Sweden, England, and Ecuador, 1977) Nuestra Luz (La Batuta, Montevideo, shared cassette album with Tabaré Arapí, 1985) Yo no canto el desencanto (Estudios Orión, Montevideo, 2007) Guitarras hermanas (double album with his brother Leonardo Palacios, Estudios Orión, Montevideo, 2011)