hɪz fˈɜːst ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ, mˌeɪd ɪnðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z,  wʌzɐ pˈoʊᵻm baɪ seɪzˈɑːɹ sˈænʃeɪ ɑːlˈɪvoʊ ɛntˈaɪɾəld sˈoʊɡə, dᵻspˈɛtʃoʊ wˈaɪ ɐlˈɛɹoʊ.
His first recording, made in the late 1950s,  was a poem by Cesar Sánchez Olivo entitled Soga, Despecho y Alero.