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Bevacqua: Johnny Sablan helped perpetuate kåntan CHamorita
By Michael Lujan Bevacqua
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Over the past two weeks I’ve discussed musicians like The Charfauros Brothers and J.D. Crutch and their impact on CHamoru language and music.
Another name that must be added to this list is Johnny Sablan. In the late 1960s and 1970s, his contributions brought new influences to CHamoru music, while also recording traditional songs and keeping them from being forgotten.
Johnny Sablan grew up in postwar Hågat, surrounded by musicians and he developed, from an early age, a love for singing and music. He sang at the hospital for patients, at parties and even on shows like “The Alan Sekt Talent Show” on KUAM. But, like most of his generation, he performed American songs or some of his own songs but written in English.
Bevacqua: J.D. Crutch brought new sound to CHamoru music
By Michael Lujan Bevacqua
The CHamoru musical group The Charfauros Brothers was instrumental in creating contemporary CHamoru music following World War II. Another influential musician in this regard is the late Joseph Duenas, or J.D. Crutch.
J.D. Crutch grew up in the village of Talo’fo’fo’, working on ranches with his family in the 1950s and 1960s. This was a time when the musical flow of CHamoru life was starting to disappear. CHamorus had been known for centuries to be a people always singing.
J.D. Crutch grew up immersed in this everyday musical world and it instilled in him a love for making music. According to the late Joe “Uncle Tote” Cunningham, if you ever heard someone playing the guitar and singing before, during or after a movie in the theater, it was probably J.D. Crutch.
Bevacqua: Charfauros Brothers helped keep language alive
Michael Lujan Bevacqua
Last month, I got to sit down and interview Ignacio, “Ike” Charfauros, a member of the legendary CHamoru musical group The Charfauros Brothers. Joaquin “JC” Concepcion, a musician himself, set up the meeting. We spent the afternoon talking with Siñot Ike about his family’s role in helping create the contemporary CHamoru music industry.
The Charfauros Brothers was made up of a trio of musicians, including Ike, his brother, Tommy, and their cousin, Victor Cruz. They officially formed in 1959 and throughout the 1960s were one of the few groups that regularly performed CHamoru music on island. The Delgado Brothers and Mike Laguaña were a few other notable names, but most bands of the time performed American popular songs, which was in line with the overall push to Americanize the island politically, socially and culturally.
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