Alí Primera, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alí Primera

Venezuelan musician

Date of Birth: 31-Oct-1942

Place of Birth: Coro, Venezuela

Date of Death: 16-Feb-1985

Profession: composer, singer, guitarist

Nationality: Venezuela

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Alí Rafael Primera Rosell (31 October 1942 – 16 February 1985) was a Venezuelan musician, composer, poet, and political activist.
He was born in Coro, Falcón State, Venezuela and died in Caracas.
He was one of the best known representatives of Nueva canción ("new song") in Venezuela – his songs "condemning exploitation and repression, and celebrating resistance, struck a chord among a wide public," and he is popularly known in Venezuela as El Cantor del Pueblo (The People's Singer).
In 2005, the government of Venezuela declared his music to be an example of the national heritage of Venezuela.