Bienvenido Fabian (March 20, 1920 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic – November 23, 2000 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) was a composer from the Dominican Republic during the era of the dictator Rafael Trujillo.
Don Fabian composed famous ballads and Afro-Cuban music such as "Dos Alma" and "Tuya, Y Mas Que Tuya" made famous by the combo orchestra La Sonora Matancera and Celia Cruz throughout the 1950s and 1970s. Many compare the collaboration of the group La Sonora Matancera & Celia Cruz with Fabian to the likes of the Duke Ellington Orchestra.
Discography
Fabian's compositions appear in albums such as
Isidoro Flores y su conjunto - La Sabrosona (1960)
Boogaloo Combo - Com Muito Ritmo (1972)
La Sonora Matancera
Songs composed by Fabian
- Goza Negra
- Mi noche fatal
- Besarte,
- Di que no,
- Lo que te pido,
- Condena,
- De que color son tus ojos,
- Quien si no tú,
- Al fin te fuiste
Sources
Biblioteca Nacional de Espana
References
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