Maestro Julio Davila was born in 1943 Buenos Aires. At the age of six he began his piano studies Santa Cecilia´s Conservatory. continued with professor Pedro Sebastian Caballero, who belongs to Argentine National Music And then studied under guidance of Orestes Cufaro whom completed musical formation realizing harmony studies.
In 1957 he formed his first orchestra “Los Jovenes del Tango” with the sponsorship of Mr. Francisco Ducan. Davila’s debut was at the “Radio del Pueblo” and his orchestra also performed at clubs. Two years later, he became a professional musician when he was called by Argentino Ledesma to work as pianist. After that, he was called by many well known artists such as Floreal Ruiz, Alberto Marino, Roberto Rufino, Jorge Duran, Roberto Florio, Alberto Moran, Nestor Fabian, Hugo Marcel, Maria Graña and Nelly Vazquez, among others.
In 1960 Davila created the Mar del Plata orchestra. In 1965 he received an offer to form and conduct a stable orchestra for the Kimberley Club of Mar del Plata and for five years he appeared on TV Channel 8 in a popular show called “Saturday´s of Sea and Mountains”. During that period, he accompanied renowned national singers in various tango shows, accompanying Roberto Goyeneche for a season. From then on, and for twenty-six years Davila accompanied Goyeneche throughout the world.
In 1992 he became director of the musical revue at the Monumental II Theater of Buenos Aires. The following year he was named director of a musical cycle at the Monumental Theater of Buenos Aires denominated “Buenos Aires in time of Tango” with Guillermo Galve and Adriana Varela. In 1994 he became the director of the show “Why do I sing so” at in the National Cervantes Theater. The same year he worked as musical director for the singer Ricardo “Chiqui”. Organized by Luis Aguilé, Maestro Davila shared the spotlight of the “Argentine Week” at the Puerta de Hierro Theater in Madrid, Spain, with Beba Bidart, Mabel Manzoti, Barry Finn, and Oscar Pano.
Since 1997, he is the director of Mar del Plata Tango Orchestra.
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
