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Professor MSc. Carlos Colmenárez

Mauricio Silva with ¡fury!

Composer, arranger, producer, pianist, trombonist, vocalist and conductor he participated in the recording of more than 200 productions.

It is a great honor and the pleasant satisfaction of having one of the most prolific, successful and recognized Venezuelan musicians who works as a composer, arranger, producer, pianist, trombonist, vocalist and conductor as a special guest; who is also recognized by all salsa fans at home and internationally.

We refer to Mauricio Silva, who has a musical lineage inherited from his grandfather Manuel Silva Linares and his father Miguel Angel Silva; the latter stood out as the jazz bassist for Gerry Weil, Billo’s Caracas Boys, Los Melódicos and Orquesta de Porfi Jiménez, among others; his uncle Rafael Silva was considered one of the best and most experienced trombonists in Venezuela.

Composer, arranger, producer, pianist, trombonist, vocalist and conductor He participated in the recording of more than 200 productions — Mauricio Silva with ¡fury!

Some of his brothers are also musicians and include: Josué Miguel Silva (now deceased) and Daniel Silva, an outstanding bassist and singer in diverse orchestras nationally and internationally. His son Briant Silva and his nephew Harold Silva are part of the new generation.

Mauricio Silva was born in Caracas on December 30th and became interested in training very well in his profession from a very young age which is why he studied with great Venezuelan and foreign musicians.

He has participated in the recording of more than 200 productions. Some of them with: Sexteto Juventud, La Crítica de Oscar D’León, Wladimir y su Constelación, Dimensión Latina, Los Satélites, La Salsa Mayor, Arabella y su banda, Los Melódicos, Billo’s Caracas Boys, Silva y Guerra, Mauricio Silva y su orquesta, Oscar D’León, Cheo Valenzuela, Caribbean Magic, Porfi Jiménez, Salserín, Erick Franchesky, Guaco, El Trabuco Venezolano, Wílmer Lozano, Legacy of Venezuelan Salsa, Legacy of World Salsa, among others. His compositions include Se Necesita rumbero (recorded by Oscar D’León), Te haré feliz, Debe ser el amor and Canto al Madera.

To start this interesting interview, we want to welcome to Mauricio to “Salsa Escrita” the salsa column in which we support musical talent and promote the event of our Latin music nationally and globally through International Salsa Magazine www.salsagoogle.com.

Thank you very much Professor Carlos, the truth is that I am very happy to appera as a guest in your widely-read column and I want to send my greetings to your readers and followers, I am very happy to share with you.

Master Mauricio for us it is a pleasure to interact through this prestige means of communication, let me tell you that we consider you a great idol of our Afro-Caribbean music and want to know how you started liking music. Carlos, music means everything to me, it is my formula of life and I am in it as long as I can remember. Through many studies and divine support for everything I have done and although I am not the most successful in the world, I feel very satisfied with it.

Well Mauricio, by the way, by the time you were in the orchestra “La Crítica”, were you influenced by any musician?

Yes, when I was in La Crítica, I was very much influenced by Oscar D’León as the main factor, when I saw him playing and singing with that incredible swing, that definitely left its mark and listening to artists of the time such as Andy Montañez, El Gran Combo, Ismael Rivera, Héctor Lavoe, Celia Cruz and note that life allowed me to work with all of them;

because I worked with Hector, Celia, Oscar and many others from Puerto Rico, Cuba and my training was routed to tropical music by accompanying Daniel Santos, Celio Gonzalez, Alberto Beltran and the commitment was greater to know that they came from the Sonora Matancera and that is how my taste for music was cultivated.

And to start this interesting interview, we want to welcome you Mauricio to "Salsa Escrita" the salsa column, where we project the musical talent and make known the events of our Latin music nationally and globally through International Salsa Magazine www.salsagoogle.com. — Mauricio Silva has participated in the recording of more than 200 productions

When was the idea of singing born, Mauricio? Really, the idea of singing was not one of my goals, it dit not crossed my mind to be a singer, and moreover, being in front of an orchestra got me so nervous, since being behind made feel like a duck to water, conducting, playing, but not facing the public. I did not consider myself a singer, I simply have a normal ear to have a guide to melodies of the songs, the fact that I started singing was with “Salsa, Silva y Guerra”.

Manuel Guerra had asked me for some musical arrangements for one of his projects, which was going to be recorded in Puerto Rico with arrangers from there such as Ray Santos and Máximo Torres.

Manuel Guerra had asked me for some musical arrangements for a project of his, which was going to be recorded in Puerto Rico with arrangers from there, with Ray Santos and Máximo Torres. — “Salsa, Silva y Guerra”

I made arrangements to two of my compositions for him: “Qué linda es la vida”, “Se va el amor”, and well, it was recorded on the island of Puerto Rico, that was spectacular, but the “Black Friday” occurred and costs doubled, so Manuel had to finish the production in Venezuela and then he asked me to help him finish it, we set up the trombone, chorus and I took him to ride the voice, but Manuel had tone problems with the songs, he did not get the tones in the right way, I recorded all the guides to the songs, I learned them and I recorded them for him.

Well, we have been trying to get him to record for 3 months, but he could never record that and the sound guy said that I was doing well without being a singer and he wasn’t.

And yet, at the end, I ended up recording that album, which was called “Salsa, Silva y Guerra”, because I got involved with Manuel Guerra and the label Rodven decided to call it that, and there the singer Mauricio Silva was born without wanting to. I never intended to be a singer, so when it is for you, it is like you do not even take off and so begins my career as a vocalist. Mauricio, we understand that you participated in more than two hundred productions and that shows that you are a very active musician in the music industry due to your professionalism.

Manuel Guerra had asked me for some musical arrangements for one of his projects, which was going to be recorded in Puerto Rico with arrangers from there such as Ray Santos and Máximo Torres.

He did not get the tones in the right way, I recorded all the guides to the songs, I learned them and I recorded them for him. Well, we have been trying to get him to record for 3 months, but he could never record that and the sound guy said that I was doing well without being a singer and he wasn’t.

Tell us: look, I had about 200 albums I had them computed, but I don’t know, I lost count.

For example, these days I met again with a musician from Barranquilla, we had already worked together in 1987 during a musical tour of the United States, me as a pianist in an orchestra and him as a timbalero, who is very famous in his city and I made an arrangement for him at that time and he brought back to that work and told me it was on Youtube.

So my participation has been as an arranger, musician, pianist, trombonist, choirboy, apart from the records I have served as a singer or as a guest.

I remember that I worked with “El Trabuco Venezolano”, artists from Panama, Puerto Rico, Colombia, naturally Venezuela, the United States, and Cuba.

I have done many things, both with salsa, boleros, bagpipes and much more, what happens is that I am more known in the salsa style, Venezuelan music, jazz, Bosanova, merengue, the Billo’s music, Los Melodicos, actively participating with them and salsa I have done work with Choco Orta from Puerto Rico, El Canario, Oscar D’León, Arabella, with the song’s arrangement I made of “Callejón” by Tite Curet Alonso; the truth is that I’m not complaining. Mauricio, by the way, an almost obligatory question, what have you made in such confinement by the pandemic there in Miami and how has Covid-19 affected you?

Tell us: well, the year 2020 was very difficult for all of us and the main thing that can never stop is the food and medicines supply; but entertainment and recreation is paralyzed and has timidly begun to move a little bit, but they have even stopped it again because the pandemic is still going on and here vaccination began here but the first to receive them will be the doctors, the nurses, elderly people, children and the general public, which, hopefully, will be the solution by 2021 and so artists will return to the stage.

I was affected by the coronavirus, it really hit me, solitary confinement for 15 days with many symptoms, but it detected with the exam, I did all medical treatment, I went through a lot of depression, but thank goodness I woke up much better one Sunsay and I said, am I cured? (laughter) then I had another test and it was negative, but it is an experience that has killed colleagues, friends and family; here in Florida, more than 2000 people are infected daily and 3000 people die every day in the whole country, but we remain optimistic with respect to work out airy.

Mauricio, do you have any upcoming project? Yes, there are always projects, I am producing new artists that will be know later on, but the global legacy of salsa is the most recent thing I put on the market, it is a tribute to salsa, so that the new generations can get to know that salsa that falled us in love in the 70s, 80s and 90s.

This is on all digital platforms and there is also the legacy of Venezuelan salsa. Likewise, the album “Billo’s Legendarios” in which I got the chance to be the arranger and in charge of the musical part of that production with the participation of: Carlos Vives, Oscar D’León, Charlie Aponte, Wilfrido Vargas, Sergio Vargas, Alex Bueno, Eddie Herrera, Don Fulano and Mily Quesada; in addition, the Venezuelan singer Karina and the vocalists of Billo’s Caracas Boys are special guests.

I am also working with the new from “Adolescentes” in its new phase from the hand of El Negro Mendoza.

I am doing the “Legendary Billo’s No. 2” and in talks with Gilberto Santa Rosa, Tito Nieves, Silvestre Dangon, Carlos Vives, who wants to sing the theme “La Casa de Fernando”, and also I am helping many colleagues because the world of the record has changed a lot, there are no longer record companies that support, so stay tuned to 2021 because very good productions are coming.

Mauricio, tell us, which singers have you accompanied in your successful career? Well, I had the honor of learning and playing with Alberto Beltrán, Celio González, Daniel Santos, those three singers from “Sonora Matancera”, we accompanied them with “La Crítica”, but even then, I accompanied Ruddy Márquez, José Luis Rodríguez, Oscar D’León, Celia Cruz, Héctor Lavoe, Justo Betancourt, Ismael Miranda, Eddie Santiago, Vity Ruiz, Maelo Ruiz, Tito Rojas (QEPD), Pedro Arroyo, Luisito Carrión, Rafu Warner, most of those artists from the 80s and 90s, and many more with whom I had the opportunity to be formed, musically speaking.

Mauricio, to finish, we have a friend in common, Nelson García “Nelsonero” in Barquisimeto, how was your work with him? Speaking of Nelson, is to talk about a great musician, a great person, from the first time I knew him, we were connected, we made a record with very few resources, but there was a magic of a talented boy who looked for a musician that is me and he put himself in his hands, and let them take him, although the songs are mostly from him or almost all the songs were from Nelson and I made those arrangements looking for a style with trombones and baritone sax, resulting in an album with a lot of heart, and from then on.

Many doors have been opened to Nelson for his way of being and he has traveled to many places in the world, and I really love him very much, I ask you to support him because he is one of those real talents, he is not made up, he is not manufactured, he is natural, that is Nelson de Jesus “Nelsonero”.

Dear Salsa fans, regular Salsa Escrita readers, we are very grateful to Mauricio Silva for the interaction we have had, give us a final message: Thank you Professor Carlos, of course, very grateful for allowing me to share in your widely read salsa column in which you promote and support the talent from my country and the rest of Latin America; I hope we can meet up again soon; I have a little bit of Barquisimeto, because I have an aunt who lives in the urbanization El Obelisco, I have cousins, godparents, Rafael Ure and a very big big greeting to all of them.

I love that city a lot, the “Musical City of Venezuela”, I have numerous friends there and I participated in orchestras such as: Nino y si Orquesta, La Banda Actual, they are all friends and we share a lot, so I send my greetings to all of them, thank you for this opportunity Professor Carlos Colmenárez “The Friend of the Salseros” and I hope to see you soon, we love you with fury!

after the rehearsal with the Los Angeles Philharmonic with Gustavo Dudamel and Oscar D'Leon - Mauricio Silva — Mauricio Silva after the rehearsal with the Los Angeles Philharmonic with Gustavo Dudamel and Oscar D’Leon

See you next time and keep dancing salsa!

COVID-19 affects the world of salsa (Music)

COVID-19 in 2020:

Through time we have faced different challenges that life has given us but this 2020 was the strongest for many years, where several negative things hit us worldwide but the one that affected us the most was COVID-19 .

Before the end of 2019, Asian countries began to have suspected cases of a new disease related to pneumonia, which to date is very deadly for humans, but the seriousness of the situation was not known until In December, Hubei province in Wuhan, China became the epicenter of an outbreak of pneumonia of unknown causes.

Patient zero so far is unknown where he was located, but a group of patients presented to different hospitals in Wuhan, all with pneumonia of unknown and very aggressive origin, they were hospitalized for presenting acute respiratory distress syndrome, then one of these patients died being the beginning of deaths from this disease in the country, and later increased the number of positive cases of this disease determining the epidemic in the province and other sectors of China.

As of January 7, the Chinese authorities announced that they had identified a new type of coronavirus (New Coronavirus, 2019-nCoV), where simultaneously, other possible pathogens were ruled out, including the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV), the Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), influenza virus, avian influenza virus, and adenovirus.

From that moment the authorities worldwide knew that they were facing a new threat that would affect the entire population worldwide, after the epidemic it became a pandemic in a few months, since the virus first spread through Asia and Oceania, then through Europe and finally throughout America, currently being the second pandemic with the highest consumption of human lives in the history of humanity to date, being in the first place the Black Death or Black Death.

COVID-19 :

It is an infectious disease of the coronavirus family (which can make animals and humans sick); Its name is derived from the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), it was announced as a pandemic as of March 2020 by the World Health Organization (WHO).

COVID-19 can be similar to or confused with the common cold, so one must be vigilant and isolate oneself when the following symptoms appear: Cough, Fever and Tiredness being the most common symptoms, they can also present more serious symptoms such as shortness of breath or shortness of breath, muscle pain, chills, sore throat, runny nose, headache, chest pain, loss of smell, and conjunctivitis.

To determine if the person is positive for this disease, the corresponding tests must be carried out in the COVID-19 care centers (hospitals, clinics or COVID-19 screening tents).

Where 2 tests will be performed, the quick so-called Rapid Test “AC” (which consists of a blood sample to see if there are antibodies), however if it is negative, the other test called PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) must be performed, which detects the RNA of the virus and The antigen test which detects certain proteins in the virus, both tests consist of taking a sample of fluid from behind the nose and / or throat; If the person tests positive, they must stay there to see if the disease occurs or is cured in a period of 14 days or more, depending on their next tests, they can go home or not.

Currently, people are tired of being in isolation, so many leave their homes with their provisions (masks, gloves, alcohol or disinfectants, glasses or masks) and others without much concern about taking care of themselves using only their masks without covering their nose or taking them off on the street, whether they do not mind getting sick or do not believe in it, which is a mistake since, everyone has the right but they have a duty not to contaminate their peers since it can infect others or be infected since the virus They are transmitted through the respiratory droplets that one produces when speaking, breathing, sneezing or coughing and the virus can stay for a time in each place depending on the material where the virus is, however in the air it does not last almost at all since the virus is It is very heavy and remains on the ground, however you have to prevent removing the mask at all times and less if you are in a very crowded place.

COVID-19 prevention techniques — Steps to avoid COVID-19

In the world of music, many of us have been affected by quarantine, since social isolation to prevent the spread of the disease affecting our jobs, shows and / or events but despite everything it is something we have to do and look for the way to work without putting yourself at risk since, just as prevention has been done to everyone, this has not prevented many neglects on the part of other people who do not believe in the disease or simply do not care about their health and the safety of the rest , causing the displacement of the disease to other places and / or people.

We must be conscientious, set an example if we want to get out of this pandemic and return to the life we had before, or rather have more freedom starting a new lifestyle since life will not be the same as before since the changes already made They contributed new ideas towards progress, the only thing that is needed is the freedom to go out and not be afraid of getting sick.

We take the opportunity to remember and commemorate the deceased artists who lost their fight against COVID-19 or another disease this 2020, Armando Manzanero known as the king of romanticism, Victor Cuica the great teacher of teachers in the music of Jazz Latin-Jazz with his most notable talent of the saxophone, Óscar Chávez singer, actor, composer, music researcher, theater director and poet, Gustavo Nakatani Ávila, known as Yoshio, Mexican singer of the 70’s and 80’s, Overt Elena singer of the Chaney orchestra of Puerto Rico and the Gallero Salero Tito Rojas, which we and his followers will always have in our hearts.

deceased artists 2020 — Colash of deceased artists

The world of music, many of us have been affected by quarantine, as social isolation to prevent the spread of the disease. Take care, there are many talents killed by the COVID-19 , we do not want one more talent like you.

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ISM January 2021

Cover january 2021

ISM brings you the January edition full of information that surely will interest you. Marlow Rosado talks about his two new studio recordings and marks expressed in music and ISM wants you to know a bit about the Orquesta Oeste 11.

North America

Bella Martínez presents “Las memorias de Jimmie Morales: un conguero para la historia”

“Vuelve conmigo” the new song by Enyel CO

This is the start of PC Records in 2021

Paquito Guzmán and Daniel Peña working together

“Golpe Duro” is the new from Little Johnny Rivero

“¿Qué hemos logrado?” winner at the Global Music Awards

Professor MSc. Carlos Colmenárez

Ángel “Cucco” Peña and a great legacy

José Madera, Timbal of Machito and his Afro-Cubans & Tito Puente

Génesis of Salsa, its essence, characteristics, rhythm, history and expansión

Tito Rojas passes away at 65 years of age

“El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico” in a virtual concert

Manny Cruz and Daniel Santacruz in Forbes magazine

Marlow Rosado talks about his two new recordings and contribution to music

Sandy from the duo Sandy and Papo passed away this December 23

Armando Manzanero “The King of Romanticism” left us this morning

Renowned pianist and producer Sony Ovalles died

Carlos Santana was part of “Peace Through Music: A World Event for Social Justice”

Europe

La Maxima 79 Salsa Orchestra was born in Milano, Italy

Latin America

ISM wants you to know a little about the Orchestra Oeste 11

@Latinasson, the online radio of Latin music and rhythms

COVID-19 affects the world of salsa (Music)

Yolanda Rivera The Lady of Salsa

Anthony Cruz Was one of the most emblematic interpreters of romantic Salsa

Génesis of Salsa, its essence, characteristics, rhythm, history and expansión

Professor MSc. Carlos Colmenárez and his “WRITTEN SALSA”

Artist jan 2021

New Music Video Billo’s “Tu Amor Para Navidad”

Get ready to celebrate another Christmas with Billo’s

Celebrating Christmas with Billo’s has been for a long time part of the Venezuelans traditions, and fans around the world. This year, to the surprise of many, it won’t be the exception. Thanks to the project carried out by several recognized latin singers, who participate with so much love and fondness, we can enjoy a legacy of good music.

JN Music Group, a record company that support latinamerican talents, reaches a higher level. On this occasion it does with “Legendarios”, an album that commemorates the band’s career and master Luis María Frometa.

Few days ago it was released another production from this album: “Tu Amor Para Navidad”. The single is interpreted by Billo’s Orchestra, which right now are under the baton of Frometa’s son Adrian Frometa, and are settled in Miami. “Tu Amor Para Navidad” featured executive production by Juan Hidalgo and Nelson Estévez, arrangements by Mauricio Silva, musical production by Víctor Pabon and Remil Renna, and performed by singers Abraham Casanova, Rolando Mendoza, Fredy Giménez and with the participation of Victor Pabon.

Billo's Tu amor para Navidad — Billo’s is bringing right for Christmas “Tu amor para Navidad”.

The music video is already available on the different digital platforms, and has exceeded the expectation within the industry. Only on YouTube it has more than ninety thousand views. In the audiovisual work you can observe the different singers inside a kind of musical studio. The artists were very happy and smiled incessantly.

More about the song

Yo sólo quiero tu amor, para esta navidad y que me llenes de luz, cuando haya oscuridad, Yo solo quiero tu amor, para esta navidad, saber que estoy a tu lado y que conmigo tú estás”, is part of the corus.

It has already had a good acceptance, and it’s projected as another song that will be part of the band’s history. Venezuela was present within the creation and composition of some of the songs, among them we can find Simón Ruiz “Simón”, Óscar Hernández “Oscarcito”, and Yasmil Marrufo. The actor Ricardo Álamo was part of the direction team, and of course the team from JN Music Group.

“Tu Amor Para Navidad” is part of “Legendarios”, the album has another eleven singles that have broken records in views and downloads. There is also an animated music video for “Tres Perlas”

The fans of Billo’s and the latin artists that were part of this project, had enjoyed each release. Carlos Vives, Milly Quezada, Tito Rojas, Oscar D’ León, Wilfrido Vargas, Sergio Vargas, Charlie Aponte, Eddy Herrera, Alex Bueno, Don Fulano and Karina; were the responsibles to give their voices to Billo’s hits. Beside, we are waiting for the behind the scenes of the production, a documentary that portraits the work of each participant.

The band’s new generation has a presentation schedule in Miami, and they will end the year with the tour “Tu Amor Para Navidad 2020”. However, with this new single some new work commitments can emerge. What could bring 2021 to them? We hope for endless opportunities!

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The Legends: Tribute to Billo’s

North America / United States

Tribute to Billo’s. How was made?

Legends was conceived between April and September and it is already a reality! The album that is making people of all ages dance.

The record label JN Music Group is recognized for enhancing the work of Latinos in the United States. The company has 37 years of experience in the market and is chaired by Juan Hidalgo and Nelson Estévez, producers of Latin music in its different genres. Both have set themselves the goal of promoting other genres because “not everything is reggaeton”.

Adrián Frometa, grandson of the remembered Luis María Frometa “Billo’s”, is the new Director of the orchestra and was in charge of the negotiations around the album.

Great tropical artists participated in the tribute to Billo’s — Artists like Milly Quezada, Karina and Oscar D’León participated in the Billo’s album

“Los Legendarios” was conceived as a nice reminder of the musical career of maestro Luis Frometa. The proposal was born in these months of quarantine and the invited artists did not hesitate to participate. Different exponents of tropical music came together to enhance the work of the Dominican artist.

“For us as a record label it is an honor to make this tribute album that maestro Billos deserved it for a long time, the artists we have contacted are excited to participate in what we are sure will be the end of the year album”, commented Nelson Estévez owner by JN Music Group.

The project aroused great interest from fans around the world; and from now on it is considered the “album of the year”. A few days after its premiere, the views on YouTube have exceeded ten thousand visits. “Sigan bailando”, performed by Milly Quezada, reached forty thousand views.

Established artists such as Tito Rojas, Oscar D ’León, Wilfrido Vargas, Carlos Vives, Milly Quezada, Eddy Herrera, Karina, Alex Bueno, Charile Aponte, Sergio Vargas and Don Fulano; they were in charge of giving life to the remembered songs.

A closing of the year that arrives in style, under the musical production of Remil Cobi Renna and Victor Pabon.

“Tres Perlas”, performed by Carlos Vives, “De qué me sirve el cielo” by Karina, “El Brujo” by Don Fulano, “Por encima de todo” by Óscar D ‘León, “Sigan bailando” by Milly Quezada and “ Caminito De Guarenas” by Alex Bueno, are some of the video clips that are already on the different digital platforms. The cover is accompanied by an illustration by Luis Frometa and the interpreters.

The initiative took place during the long days of the global pandemic, where many artists and producers took the opportunity to exploit their creativity, generating new materials; and pleasantly surprising the fans. The album was recorded between Miami, New York, Colombia, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.

“Tres Perlas” was very famous in 1971. In this case, Carlos Vives was in charge of bringing it to life. It is the beginning of a job well thought out and done with the heart. It has an animated audiovisual work where Vives and the remembered Frometa are observed. There are also three ladies, symbolizing “Santa Marta, Barranquilla and Cartagena”, present in the song.

Remembering the golden age

The singer is remembered for his great successes, as well as his great love for Colombia and Venezuela.

Luis María Frometa was the founder of Billo’s Caracas Boys and, for years, he remained at the helm. Starting in the 1960s, they became more famous in Colombia. He took part in family gatherings and renowned events.

Even Pablo Escobar himself, a remembered drug trafficker from that country, wanted to have him in some of his celebrations. In fact, he came up to thank her himself after he sang for his mother’s birthday. However, his children claim that he was not aware of who the hiring was for and if he had known, he would not have wanted to make an appearance.

The Billo’s also had the opportunity to appear at the Bogotá Modelo Prison, after Carlos Orjuela, Frometa’s friend, was confined in one of his cells. The singer did not hesitate to visit his friend. However, he did not allow it. He looked for excuses to prevent me from visiting that place. This was not an impediment for Frometa who ended up showing up at the facilities. For him, they too had the right to enjoy his music. Those who accompanied him affirmed that the energy was incredible and everyone enjoyed the presentation.

The group had great talents such as: Memo Morales, Cheo García, Felipe Pirela, Manolo Monterrey, José Luis Rodríguez, Rafa Galindo, Víctor Pérez and Nelson Henríquez.

Luis María Frometa Pereira, was born in the capital of the Dominican Republic, on November 15, 1915. He got his nickname for a phrase he used very frequently, he called any route that came his way Billo. He started in music from a very young age. Represented the Santo Domingo Symphony and the Firefighters Orchestra Band. So he walked through some small bands, until he reached his first big break. Venezuela was one of the first countries to receive him with open arms and where he was presented for the first time under the name “Billo’s’ happy boys ”´; ignoring the demand of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo, dictator who led his country.

Even when the band disintegrated, Frometa remained in Venezuela. Going through difficulties, economic downturns and a disease that took him away from the stage. However, he returned in style and was consolidated in the memory of those who enjoyed his songs. The contracts did not stop arriving and thus were the beginnings of a band that celebrates 80 years of musical trajectory.

A tribute to history

This is why this 2020 will be a celebration for the issues that moved masses and passed from generation to generation. “Legends” consists of twelve songs and ten originals by the group.

The idea is that Billo’s remains in the hearts of his fans. After 80 years since its creation and some 100 productions are still valid. His repertoire has always been the most varied; It ranges from boleros, guarachas, porros and Dominican merengue. Also, of Caribbean music.

Milly Quezada, a Dominican merenguera with a Colombian heart, was one of the special guests. In charge of interpreting “Sigan Bailando” and was very enthusiastic.

“What I consider to be one of the most contagious and joyful tropical songs that best defines the happy and fun spirit of Latin Americans and especially of us, the Caribbean, who carry the rhythm in our blood. Definitely, the greatest and most important contribution of the Billo’s Caracas Boys was the presentation, diffusion and positioning of the Dominican merengue, which he transmitted with such musical and literary quality, as well as other Caribbean genres that belong to all of us, ” said Quezada.

Carlos Vives also premiered his album song: “Tres Perlas”. He confessed himself a fan of the teacher Fometa and, for this, he is very excited.

“If there is a legendary orchestra, it is Billo’s. I want them to enjoy it, to mourn it, because I know that many will do it, and that the youth discover a great figure in music that is not only from Dominicans, Venezuelans and Colombians, but from all of America ”, said the artist through from your Twitter account. “Participating in this album is as if I had won a prize, I don’t know what, but I feel like a prize,” said Vives.

Legendarios is now available on different digital platforms under The Orchard Music label (on behalf of J&N Records, LLC). Do not miss it!

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